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MY first TRAGEDY 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...:'(
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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!
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Sorry to hear
Are you using glass lids or eggcrate?
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It's just the plastic hood for the fluorescent light that came with the tank
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Have you thought about trying eggcrate?
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hmm.. no.. where can i find it?
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In the lighting section at the hardware store. Just ask them for it and they can show you.
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Really sorry to hear the news man, clowns are really hard to lose, especially when they are one of only a few fish.
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MY first TRAGEDY 
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...:'(
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