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mikdavy2   Enthusiast Posts: 167 Kudos: 224 Votes: 35 Registered: 09-May-2003   | I was planning to restock my 29 gal, so i was taking the fish out to give back to a friend that was willing to take them. I had a breeder cage that held baby cories setting on the side of the tank, and while i was catching my black neons with the net, one made a desperate bolt for the surface and ended up jumping out of the tank and into the breeder cage.  Which in the end wasn't so bad, cause he was easier to get out of the cage rather than the tank. http://www.thousandfootkrutch.com http://www.hawknelson.com |
 Posted 12-Mar-2006 22:19 |        |
keithgh     *Ultimate Fish Guru* Posts: 6371 Kudos: 6918 Votes: 1542 Registered: 26-Apr-2003   | Would not you jump out of the way if you were being chased by a big net I know I would. At least he was easy to catch and came to no harm. I think you will find most fish can/will jump out of a tank, my latest jumpers were a Cherry Barb and a CAE both never survived all floor landers and found many hrs later Have a look in [link=My Profile] http://www.fishprofiles.com/forums/member.aspx?id=1935[/link] for my tank info Look here for my Betta 11Gal Desktop & Placidity 5ft Community Tank Photos Have a look in [link=My Profile] http://www.fishprofiles.com/forums/member.aspx?id=1935[/link] for my tank info Look here for my Betta 11Gal Desktop & Placidity 5ft Community Tank Photos Keith  Near enough is not good enough, therefore good enough is not near enough, and only your best will do. I VOTE DO YOU if not WHY NOT?  VOTE NOW VOTE NOW |
| Posted 13-Mar-2006 06:20 |  |
Calilasseia   *Ultimate Fish Guru* Panda Funster Posts: 5496 Kudos: 2828 Votes: 731 Registered: 10-Feb-2003  | Oh yes, if there's no other escape route, even bottom dwellers such as Corys will jump ... Mind you, some fishes have a well-deserved reputation for being ICBMs with fins even without a net to encourage them. Hatchet Fishes are a prime example - freshwater flying fishes that can jump an AMAZING distance in relation to their small body size! Keep those guys WELL covered!   |
| Posted 13-Mar-2006 07:33 | |
| BruceMoomaw Mega Fish Posts: 977 Kudos: 490 Votes: 0 Registered: 31-Dec-2002 | The reason for that is that Hatchets are the only real "flying" (as opposed to gliding) fish -- their huge chests contain powerful muscles allowing them to flap their pectoral fins fast enough to get considerable lift, allowing them to stay in the air considerably longer before coming back down. (Another few million years of evolution and they might be capable of staying aloft as long as they chose, or rather until they needed to use their gills again.) I've heard enough horror stories about the little devils that I have never dared to put any in the library tank that I maintain. |
| Posted 13-Mar-2006 10:40 | |
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