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	Silver Shark takes final leap
keithgh Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 6371 Kudos: 6918 Votes: 1542 Registered: 26-Apr-2003	I had a large 7&3/4 ins Silver Shark who regually jumped out if he was suddenly disturbed. This morning he was on the carpet well gone. The only place he could have jumped out was the two corners where the filter intake and out tubes are at each end. I still have large ones there and a reason go go and get another one. Have a look in [link=My Profile] http://www.fishprofiles.com/interactive/forums/profile.asp?userid=6741[/link] for my tank info 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 26-Jan-2006 12:16
jasonpisani Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 5553 Kudos: 7215 Votes: 1024 Registered: 24-Feb-2003	Really sad, Keith. I think that it was just bad luck, to pass from a small gap, as a corner gap, where the filter pipes pass. http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/s8xi5heh/my_photos http://www.geocities.com/s8xi5heh/classic_blue.html http://groups.yahoo.com/group/buzaqq/ http://www.deathbydyeing.org/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/corydoras/ Member of the Malta Aquarist Society - 1970. http://www.maltaaquarist.com
Posted 27-Jan-2006 01:00
krige Big Fish Posts: 405 Kudos: 1088 Votes: 377 Registered: 24-Jul-2003	Sorry for your loss keith , i would hate one of my two large silvers to die they are truly getting monstorous. Gibson SG you know you want one!!
Posted 29-Jan-2006 15:20
bettachris Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3875 Kudos: 4173 Votes: 452 Registered: 13-Jun-2004	feel bad for u man, i hate when that happens.
Posted 29-Jan-2006 16:47
kieran Fingerling Posts: 35 Kudos: 22 Votes: 3 Registered: 02-Jun-2005	Thats really bad luck, unfortunatly not much you could have done, the filter has to go in and out somewhere, My silver shark is getting more and more jumpy the bigger he gets, i was doing a bit of re-decorating in the tank a few days ago, and one minute he was nudging me and investigating my hand, the next he jumped right out of the water, luckily he landed straight back in again. I'm soon to be upgrading to an external filter, i wonder if this is a problem i may experience in the future
Posted 12-Feb-2006 03:32
hckycoz Small Fry Posts: 3 Kudos: 2 Registered: 13-Feb-2006	I have kept silver sharks for a while and have never had a problem with them jumping. The only time one jumped was whem i severly stressed him out. He landed on the carpet and i picked him up and hes been fine since. I think the only reason the y jump is becuase of stress We're just two lost souls swimming in a fish bowl year after year
Posted 14-Feb-2006 07:21
Falesha13 Hobbyist Posts: 52 Kudos: 65 Votes: 5 Registered: 21-Jan-2006	I am sorry for your loss. I have never lost a fish due to it jumping out of my tank, but I do know the pain of losing a beloved fish buddy.
Posted 14-Feb-2006 09:18


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