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I was wondering if clownies can jump out of tanks or not. I was checking on my fishtank and one of my clownies was out of the tank and dead.....I feel awful.
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The other possibility is maybe the cats went fishing

most loaches can and will go jumping. i lost one loach that jumped out and the cat caught it while it was gasping on the floor

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My clowns have never jumped out or attempted to jump out. I would be looking to find out what caused the loach to jump out. Normally if they are spooked they will go and hide.

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Well, i don't think that CL's are known for jumping.
What other fish do you have in the tank?.
Don't you have a hood?
Did any of the other fish go missing, due to jumping?.


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I have a hood and they were very young juveniles in a 10g tank. The tank mates are 3 guppy fry and two ottos. I use the tank primarily for a glorified breeding net, so there are a lot of plants started in there. I have snail issues so got two clownies. I was planning to give them to my local lfs when they got bigger.

Last edited by esandbergger at 14-Dec-2005 04:18

I walked past my tank heard a sploosh. Thought I frightened a fish hovering near the surface and the sploosh was it taking off. Seems it was hovering near the surface and I spooked it right out of the tank! The sound I had difficulty placing after the sploosh was the poor loach flipping on the floor! I quickly popped it back in.

I have also seen one on the floor of the lfs flipping around. They put it back in the tank and presto. Coolies.

So I do think that clownies do pop out on occassion. If they are near the surface and get spooked out they come.

Last edited by wish-ga at 14-Dec-2005 20:29

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Mine do dolphin dives all the time even when they are not spooked to ask me for food. So I think if I didnt have the secure lid on, they would jump out.

I think a net would be a good idea to put on top of the tank. In my bedroom tank, until I could get a hood done, I put two sheets of thermocol to cover.

I've lost clown loaches in the past to jumping out. They can and will jump. Never an older juvie or adult though. Every loach I lost like that was 2 inches or smaller. Do you have on any lights in the room when the tank is dark? I always wondered if that contributed to it. Both times I lost a fish a light was left on in the house while the tank was dark, it was like they were trying to go exploring. Go to the light....

Sorry for your loss, and cats are terrible fisherman of loaches.

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Ultimately, any fish is capable of jumping out on an aquarium. There are, of course, some species that are much more e than others - if the fish is a surface dweller, then it's more likely to do so than the likes of a bottom dwelling Doradid catfish, and in the case of species such as Hatchet Fishes and Pantodon buchholzi, which are freshwater flying fishes, they WILL jump with astonishing acrobatic ability.

On the face of it, most people wouldn't immediately think of Corys as being capable jumpers, but remember that they pop to the surface to take atmospheric oxygen now and again, and as a result should be provided with at least basic cover to forestall any accidents. You never can tell when one of your Corys is going to be a bit enthusiastic about the surface trip, or misjudge the speed at which to hit the water surface ...

A Clown Loach seems an unlikely candidate for a bad jumper at first sight - a bottom dweller that likes caves. But then, quite a few people here have had loaches of various species go carpet surfing, so I suspect we'd better add loaches to the list of fishes that need reasonable attention to covering just to be safe.

The more active the fish, the higher the risk, all other parameters being equal, and Clown Loaches can be pretty active fishes. Having said that, I'd hesitate to place them in the same category as species such as Leporinus Characoids, which are basically ICBMs with fins when the mood takes them!


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