Wrasse that don't jump?

[MedicalRower]

Hey.

I have been doing some reading, and was wondering if any of the various wrasse species do not jump. I have a 36G bowfront with neither canopy nor cover, and was wondering if there was a specific breed that would stay in my tank without those things.

So far, I have a few corals (LPS/soft/polyps with the intention of eventually also getting some SPS), a green clown goby, and a pair of black percs. I also plan on getting a bicolor dottyback and a flame angel, so something that will work well in that setting would be awesome.

Thanks,
Jessica

 

[xxtriggermanxx]

they all jump . the only one that wont is the dead one on the carpet !

 

[albano]

they all jump . the only one that wont is the dead one on the carpet !

+1...but doesn't have to be on carpet...could be dead on tile or wood floors, also!

 

[SushiGirl]

Not many fish (not just wrasses) that don't have the high potential of jumping.

 

[jt_milstead]

All fish have the potential to jump. Ive had wrasses,clowns, angels, and even a tang jump. I would recommend you make a screen top.
Go to HomeDepot ,and get a screen kit, and pick up some pond netting.
Here is the netting ive used numerous times...
http://www.customaquatic.com/estore/control/product/~product=PD-DM02307

 

[snorvich]

All fish have the potential to jump. Ive had wrasses,clowns, angels, and even a tang jump. I would recommend you make a screen top.
Go to HomeDepot ,and get a screen kit, and pick up some pond netting.
Here is the netting ive used numerous times...
http://www.customaquatic.com/estore/control/product/~product=PD-DM02307

Yep. Exactly.

 

[xxtriggermanxx]

+1...but doesn't have to be on carpet...could be dead on tile or wood floors, also!

So is vinyl flooring safe ?

 

[zachk]

Possibly one of the Pygmy wrasses.

 

[iamwrasseman]

try tying a brick to his fin ? they all seem to be quite notorious for jumping so you will be wasting your money .

 

[reefjunkie42]

also that stock list will def make the wrasse jump...black precs and dottybacks..not a great combo for wrasses and wayy to small for 36bow long term. i see judging from your post count and join date that your new to the hobby, Id reccommend reading until you cant anymore....then read more and more. seriously this is a great hobby, but can get frusterating quick if you dont know what your doing(or care not to learn)

on a side note...i just read your past posts, and you are putting fish in wayyyyy too soon.25 days isnt enough for most cycles, esp if you use unestablished rock. did you check the water to make sure your not posioning them with ammonia? is your tank even done cycling? I know your excited but rome wasnt built in a day, and neither were saltwater tanks. I suggest you make certain there isnt ammonia or a cycle going on in your tank. and judging from the use of dry rock and "some" LR and dry and you probably are cycling. ammonia is lethal to a fish and kills them. you need to figure out what is happening with your water parameters, animal cruelty is not cool.

 

[MedicalRower]

I have been monitoring my tank daily, and my ammonia spike has been gone form more than a week. My nitrates and nitrites (as well as phosphorus) are 0, and all of my other parameters are within normal limits. Not my first time at the fish tank rodeo, but my first real try at doing it right. No animal cruelty here! Thanks for the concern, though

 

[IFbettas]

Like stated above, there are no wrasses that won't jump. Actually, any species of fish can and will jump. I will never have an uncovered tank ever again after having my achilles tang jump out last year.

 

[iamwrasseman]

yes any fish can jump for sure but i would trust a tusk to stay in an uncovered tank .maybe a broom tail wrasse too but i would have a large specimen .

 

[av8]

also that stock list will def make the wrasse jump...black precs and dottybacks..not a great combo for wrasses and wayy to small for 36bow long term. i see judging from your post count and join date that your new to the hobby, Id reccommend reading until you cant anymore....then read more and more. seriously this is a great hobby, but can get frusterating quick if you dont know what your doing(or care not to learn)

on a side note...i just read your past posts, and you are putting fish in wayyyyy too soon.25 days isnt enough for most cycles, esp if you use unestablished rock. did you check the water to make sure your not posioning them with ammonia? is your tank even done cycling? I know your excited but rome wasnt built in a day, and neither were saltwater tanks. I suggest you make certain there isnt ammonia or a cycle going on in your tank. and judging from the use of dry rock and "some" LR and dry and you probably are cycling. ammonia is lethal to a fish and kills them. you need to figure out what is happening with your water parameters, animal cruelty is not cool.

I cannot agree more with the "take your time" advice. I have a ten gallon populated by 25+ pink tip bubble anemones (all descended from one), one clown, a few crabs and a turbo grazer. I never check the water parameters, except for salinity, and rarely do water changes. But I never do anything in a hurry. This hobby is a practice rather like meditation. Go REALLY SLOW, avoid spending money on stuff you really did not need, and you will likely be successful. As a point of reference, my oldest clown in a 55 gallon mixed reef is 21+ years old.