Who has lost fish not having screen on rimless tank

AdamB · Oct 3, 2019

Hello all,
Curious to see how many rimless tank owners without screen top cover have found fish in floor! Is it worth purchasing a screen cover ?

JoshB94 · Oct 3, 2019

Lost my first one, melanarus wrasse last week :/ 3 months in the new rimless, 6 months total in another without screen but small lip. Definitely investing in a canopy now to also reduce light bleed over

billwill · Oct 3, 2019

Hah, better question would be who hasn’t lost a fish from jumping yet.

intricate_reefer · Oct 3, 2019

I forgot to put the top on mine one night and lost a Midas Blenny

Justfebreezeit · Oct 3, 2019

Lost a hooded fairy wrasse with a screen top. Found the gap in the back for the pump wires

AdamB · Oct 3, 2019

What i am concerned about .
I just added a melanurus and a clown fairy wrasse yesterday. My friend that owns reef shop told me he has never lost one jumping out.
I didn’t really want to put screen on top but I don’t want to loose my flatworm exterminator either !
I have been back and forth on whether to buy screen for months.

AdamB · Oct 3, 2019

billwill said:
Hah, better question would be who hasn’t lost a fish from jumping yet.

True! I thought of that after I posted !

Justfebreezeit · Oct 3, 2019

Honestly there's no disadvantage to having one as far as I'm concerned. I forget its on when I'm. Checking the tank out. (Should have enough flow you can't see through the top anyways)

sfin52 · Oct 3, 2019

Lost a chalk Bass. I don't have a rimless just a reg tank with out glass top.

KrisReef · Oct 3, 2019

Screens are like car seats for fish. I hate when I find a dried-up fish in that back seat.

jbrady429 · Oct 3, 2019

I lost a chalk bass several months back, and my Brazilian flame back angel a couple of weeks ago. I won’t put another fish in the tank until I get a screen top.

nkyreef · Oct 3, 2019

Lost 3 all on separate tanks: a clownfish, fairy wrasse, and bar goby.

Tomwlf · Oct 3, 2019

Lost a blue throat trigger first night. Found out they're jumpers after the fact.

AdamB · Oct 3, 2019

One person has been lucky without a loss! I just got on aqua cave and ordered screen top! I don’t like throwing $100+ away or on the floor to dry up !

hotdrop · Oct 3, 2019

Never found mine either cat or dog ate it

X-37B · Oct 3, 2019

Justfebreezeit said:
Lost a hooded fairy wrasse with a screen top. Found the gap in the back for the pump wires

I lost a clown that way too.

intricate_reefer · Oct 3, 2019

AdamB said:
What i am concerned about .
I just added a melanurus and a clown fairy wrasse yesterday. My friend that owns reef shop told me he has never lost one jumping out.
I didn’t really want to put screen on top but I don’t want to loose my flatworm exterminator either !
I have been back and forth on whether to buy screen for months.

Why don’t you want a top? I have a rimless as well and the top really takes away the looks. They do have some really nice acrylic ones though. I’m thinking about getting one but they are pricey.

AdamB · Oct 3, 2019

VaporCountry said:
Why don’t you want a top? I have a rimless as well and the top really takes away the looks. They do have some really nice acrylic ones though. I’m thinking about getting one but they are pricey.

I like the view looking down in my Deep Blue shallow reef setup with nothing blocking my view ...
Yes, I have seen the acrylic ones and have priced them . They are really nice looking but don’t know if I wanted to spend around 3- $400 on one.