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I was asleep and suddenly i woke up thinking there was something wrong. As my 30 gallon aquarium is in my room, i went over to it and noticed a fish was missing. i looked behind the aquarium, and there was an orange platy. It was still alive, so i put it back into the aquarium and it is now fine.

More to the point, how can i stop them from jumping out of the aquarium. the platy must have got out throught the gap in the canopy where the wires can be fed through.

I use saran wrap

Cover glass would stop this (or the plastic alternative).

i use a towel to cover up gaps after i almost lost my BEST sword tail female, she jumped through the filter intake, went on the side of my dresser and i fought to get my hand down there, i thought i was going to have to forget her, then i grabbed domething (forget what) and pushed he from the back twords me, well now she is back in the tank and my tiger guppy still ignores his 5 femals and goes after her, and no other fish have ever jumped out of that tank scence, but while at my grand parent's house, i brought my pregnant guppy, she jumped out of the holding container, i was crushed, she was my favorite and last female, btut then my grand parents felt bad and went out, and got me 4 beautifull baby girls

Wow, you WERE very lucky to wake up like that, just in time to save your fish. That is great.
I have a glass top and for the back where all the appliances hang, I trimmed the hard plastic they provided with my glass and everything fits very tight.