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Clownfish Jumped :(

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Miketc17

I just got home to my Picasso Clownfish on the floor...great christmas present :(. He was my absolute favorite fish. I've had him for a little over a month. I've had no issues with him. Is this common? Now I'm definitely getting a mesh lid ASAP.
 
saltkreep88

saltkreep88

The clownfish is not a notorious jumper like some fish, however any fish can jump. I had a clownfish jump many years ago, my current two are 9 years old and no jumping yet. And sorry to hear about your jumper, your mesh lid sounds like the way to go.
 
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Maplewood20

Was told that clowns were not jumpers so I ran topless until I lost two in three months. Now back to my old glass top. Prefer topless but fund much lass evaporation and less topping off, so that is a plus...
 
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Miketc17

Maplewood20 said:
Was told that clowns were not jumpers so I ran topless until I lost two in three months. Now back to my old glass top. Prefer topless but fund much lass evaporation and less topping off, so that is a plus...
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I prefer the topless look. But I rather have a piece of mind knowing that nobody can jump out. I'm contemplating between a DIY mesh lid or a glass top.

Sunny said:
What else is in the tank? Any fish can jump if bullied.
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I have another clown, a six line wrasse, and a midas blenny.
 
Sunny

Sunny

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The other clown might be a problem. Also six line wrasses can get very aggressive as well ..
 
@marko@

@marko@

I'm sorry man. That sucks.
Imo a screen doesn't really take away from the top less look. Especially if the tank has a rim. Use 1/4" mesh, it's ideal ime.
The thing about glass tops is they block evaporation so if you use a fan or anything like that over the summer to help with the cooling, they won't work. Also the condensation on them looks annoying and may mess with your light by acting as lenses.
 
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Miketc17

@marko@ said:
I'm sorry man. That sucks.
Imo a screen doesn't really take away from the top less look. Especially if the tank has a rim. Use 1/4" mesh, it's ideal ime.
The thing about glass tops is they block evaporation so if you use a fan or anything like that over the summer to help with the cooling, they won't work. Also the condensation on them looks annoying and may mess with your light by acting as lenses.
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Yeah I think I'm definitely going with the screen. I definitely agree with you about the condensation, it make everything look so ugly. So you have convinced me, mesh lid it is!
 
Hawkeye

Hawkeye

i've never had a cover. Had a pair of clowns for years...rarely did they leave their "spot". Maybe because my tank is 24" deep and for the bulk of time my clowns were the "boss" of the tank. Tang added in later did not mess with them.

How deep is your tank?

That all stated we were recently trying to catch a "problem" fish in the tank and our clownfish launched itself at my wife. My wife says - i could've swore the clown just tried to attack me. A second later the clown launched itself out of the tank and onto the floor. We surmised it did this because we were close to her anemone and she was defending her turf.
 
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Miketc17

Hawkeye said:
i've never had a cover. Had a pair of clowns for years...rarely did they leave their "spot". Maybe because my tank is 24" deep and for the bulk of time my clowns were the "boss" of the tank. Tang added in later did not mess with them.

How deep is your tank?

That all stated we were recently trying to catch a "problem" fish in the tank and our clownfish launched itself at my wife. My wife says - i could've swore the clown just tried to attack me. A second later the clown launched itself out of the tank and onto the floor. We surmised it did this because we were close to her anemone and she was defending her turf.
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It's a 40B. And it does make sense that she was just defending her turf, at least it makes sense to me.
 
Hawkeye

Hawkeye

a 40B is 17" high - minus whatever substrate you may have. I heard of one vendor that sells a DIY cover - you buy the parts and put the mesh cover together..i'm sure someone will chime in.
 
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Miketc17

Hawkeye said:
a 40B is 17" high - minus whatever substrate you may have. I heard of one vendor that sells a DIY cover - you buy the parts and put the mesh cover together..i'm sure someone will chime in.
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That sounds very interesting! I'll start looking into it.
 
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Mike S

Bulk reef supply still has the 1/4 inch netting in stock just not the kits. You can always get the rest of what you need from the window screen section in one of the big box stores. Unfortunately they don't carry the clear netting which is what you really want.

I have a small tear in my netting and one of my wrasses managed to find it this weekend. Found him shriveled up on the floor today. :( Time to order more myself.
 
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Miketc17

Mike S said:
Bulk reef supply still has the 1/4 inch netting in stock just not the kits. You can always get the rest of what you need from the window screen section in one of the big box stores. Unfortunately they don't carry the clear netting which is what you really want.

I have a small tear in my netting and one of my wrasses managed to find it this weekend. Found him shriveled up on the floor today. :( Time to order more myself.
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Damn I'm sorry to hear that! I went to HomeDepot today and managed to get everything except the clear netting for 16 bucks. Any ideas where I can find the clear netting besides online?
 
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