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	clownfish jumping?
rabbit Fish Addict Posts: 580 Kudos: 461 Votes: 7 Registered: 24-Oct-2003	well, this morning my dad woke me up saying that mu clownfish jumped out of the tank and went carpet surfing, anyway i dont know how,why or when it happend. The only other fish in the tank are another clown,cherub angel and a yellow tail damsel, i dont beleive it was any of them as they were all afraid of it. my parameters are ph8.3,ammonia 0,nitrIte 0, nitrAte .25, sg 1.024
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:40
shaz Hobbyist Posts: 57 Kudos: 48 Votes: 1 Registered: 31-Jul-2004	Clownfish are known to jump, its best to have a cover for your tank. If you dont want to buy a cover, then dwarf angels are good fish that normally dont jump, (your cherub should be safe, and im not sure about your damsel.)
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:40
lil_mikey69 Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3180 Kudos: 2380 Votes: 1 Registered: 22-Jan-2003	I've never heard of Clownfish being jumpers. Its certainly not a trait of the fish, like Wrasses or anything. My guess is it got chased out of the tank. #1 suspect would be the Damsel fish.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:40
terranova Fish Master Posts: 1984 Kudos: 1889 Votes: 229 Registered: 09-Jul-2003	Carpet surfing!! Sounds like my ferret, nicknamed carpetshark. Anyway... Okay well clowns aren't usually big jumpers, but I wouldn't hesitate to think like Mikey, damsels are VERY active and could make even the most peaceful fish act kinda skittish. (sp?) You really should have at the very least a glass canopy over that tank, because if you aren't around to catch him next time...well...RIP little shishie. Plus it'll help to reduce evaporation. It's a worthwhile investment. -Formerly known as the Ferretfish
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:40
lil_mikey69 Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3180 Kudos: 2380 Votes: 1 Registered: 22-Jan-2003	BTW...I have had fish jump myself. Two flasher wrasses. I think it was a group sucide. They had no access to kool aid, so they jumped together. I even have a glass canopy. They both managed to get out of the 1/2" space in the back where my protein skimmer is hanging.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:40
rabbit Fish Addict Posts: 580 Kudos: 461 Votes: 7 Registered: 24-Oct-2003	im going to put some fly screen over it. with the damsel at night he shares a "house" with my cherub angel behind some LR, im still not really sure why it happend.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:40


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