My wrasse just jumped!

[Oscaror]

My dad was down stairs getting food and when I went downstairs I just saw the back of the tank (which is a little open) splash. Then my wrasse landed on the top of the tank and I threw it back in.

Have any of your fish jumped? Did you manage to save them?

 

[Newb_reefer1]

Yes ! Very scarily I was cleaning off my glass and some rocks that grew a bit of algae on them and my eightline flasher jumped out of the tank hit my back wall and went through a tiny while in the back of my stand and thank god she landed in the sump unharmed

 

[Smells Fishy]

I think most fish will jump given the right reason. Open top tanks are nice but you should always play it safe with a screen top.

 

[mainereefer]

every fish will jump! some are known jumpers like wrasses fire fish...... but I have been sitting infront of a tank watching things next thing I know I have a mandarin land in my hand...
I actually just put a cover on my tank because I was worried about my clownfish jumping

 

[currentking]

I have wrasse in a rimless with no top and they haven't jumped. But my goby did! Go figure...

 

[leadsinker]

Once had a clown fish jump three different times. Strike three, your out!!!

 

[TruRacr314x]

If you caught the act and were able to get the fish back in the water pretty quickly, it should be fine. I lost a few nice fish before I gave in to the screen tops...

 

[Tphill]

Our cat scooped out my chalk bass one time. Luckily my son was watching and got the fish back in the tank. The fish is fine. Cat is recovering. I had forgotten to slide the screen back after feeding.

 

[MikeyB]

The only fish I've had jump was my sargassum trigger. not even sure why, I had him for over a year and then one night I didn't see him and found him a couple feet away from my tank

 

[Fish76]

A while ago, I had a tank with glass tops and I dont know how my dotty back did it, but he managed to squeeze out of the small opening I had cut out on the plastic back strip for the filter piping. Luckily, I was in the room and because of its color it caught my eye on the white carpet and he was spared.

 

[SeahorseKeeper]

Wrasses are known jumpers. I had my clown fish jump down my shirt while I was doing tank maintenance.

 

[ksanfranfan]

I've had a wrasse and a goby that I've found on the floor before. The wrasse had several incidents and the first time was the last time for the goby.

 

[ultimatemj]

Just a gap in a lid is all it takes

 

[jdl513]

I had my fair share of "fish jerky" a few years back.

Will never have a display without a screen cover again.
If you keep fish in an open top it is just a matter of time before one jumps.

 

[gacolt]

i have had wrasse,clowns,eels and a couple other fish jump.im about to build a screen top cause my anthias just went hardwood surfing the only reason i have not made one sooner is i hadnt had a jumper in 10 years.

 

[evolved]

ALL wrasses require a COMPLETELY covered tank. Any gaps will eventually lead to one less fish. 1/4" clear mesh works quite well.