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Koby!
10-11-2006, 04:20 PM
came home from school today and went to feed my 20g nano. and i only saw my sixline and one of my true percs.... i thought.. that there was no way that "she"<i think> would have jumped... but sure enough i checked behind the tank and there "she" was...:( my hood used to be tight fitting but i took the front half off for more gas exchange at the surface.... and now one of my first 2 fish is dead...:'(

V
10-11-2006, 05:27 PM
kody, sorry brother, jumpers really suck. dirrecting an outlet towards the surface can increase gas exchange 10fold, as does a small fan or air pump outlet placed in the cavity in the hood. as long as you can allow it to escape your fine. a screening material might be needed to protect your tank futher from jumpers. its a damn shame, it really is. loses are hard when your growing attached to them!

CarmieJo
10-11-2006, 07:07 PM
Koby,

I am sorry to hear about your loss. I hate it when something like this happens.

gwen_o_lyn
10-12-2006, 11:04 PM
Sorry to hear :(

Are you using glass lids or eggcrate?

Koby!
10-12-2006, 11:06 PM
It's just the plastic hood for the fluorescent light that came with the tank

gwen_o_lyn
10-12-2006, 11:41 PM
Have you thought about trying eggcrate?
Fish can still jump through it, but less likely and you get the oxygen exchange.

Koby!
10-12-2006, 11:46 PM
hmm.. no.. where can i find it?

gwen_o_lyn
10-13-2006, 12:21 AM
In the lighting section at the hardware store. Just ask them for it and they can show you.

Small Fry
10-13-2006, 09:57 PM
Really sorry to hear the news man, clowns are really hard to lose, especially when they are one of only a few fish.

My condolences

sailfin
10-17-2006, 08:47 AM
Hey there

I'm sorry for your loss. I lost a jumper too this Summer. I didn't think clowns could jump, they barely can swim. I'm really sorry.