Fish Jumped out
#1 Guest_lozgod_*
Posted 12 November 2009 - 09:58 PM
I am thinking I should of let the cat eat it because now it is going to die and I ain't going to be able to find it.
No other fish do this, so I am assuming it is not a water quality issue. Just a suicidal fish.
#2 Guest_AussiePeter_*
Posted 13 November 2009 - 01:55 AM
I doubt that the fish will die, they usually recover ok.
Cheers
Peter
Had my first successful jumper. The cat constantly stares at the aquarium from the arm of the couch which is right next to the tank. Every night when the lights go out I hear the splashing and thud (in the opposite order) of one of the fish trying to jump out. Tonight he was successful. I heard the thud without the splash. The cat sprung in to action behind the tank. I went to go beat the cat to the fish. After it's 5 foot descent it landed behind an unused power head I had under the tank making it hard for the cat to get it's paw to the fish. The cat was relelntless and I had to act fast. I got the longnosed dace and threw it back in the tank. Looked damaged but managed to go hide somewhere.
I am thinking I should of let the cat eat it because now it is going to die and I ain't going to be able to find it.
No other fish do this, so I am assuming it is not a water quality issue. Just a suicidal fish.
#3 Guest_jblaylock_*
Posted 13 November 2009 - 08:21 AM
Anyways, I've found that out of all the different shiners, minnows, chub, and daces that daces seem to be more prone to jump. I've lost more daces (including my only Longnose) to jumping. I have lost Blacknose and SRBD to jumping as well. I have lost some shiners, scarlet and saffron, to jumping but way less than Daces.
If you got him back in quick, I'd say he should be alright.
#6 Guest_AussiePeter_*
Posted 13 November 2009 - 03:49 PM
I have my tank covered very well, and fish still find a way to get out. Between the tank rim and the canopy, there is a tiny gap and somehow fish get out of it, and I mean it's a small small gap.
If you have a gap or space then you almost may as well not cover you tank at all! It is definitely not "covered very well".
Tootles
Peter
#7 Guest_jblaylock_*
Posted 13 November 2009 - 03:58 PM
If you have a gap or space then you almost may as well not cover you tank at all! It is definitely not "covered very well".
Tootles
Peter
yeah, good point, a .25 inch gap is the same as not covering a tank at all. It is covered very well. I would think a full canopy would fit the requirements as a good cover.
#8 Guest_gerald_*
Posted 13 November 2009 - 04:37 PM
#9 Guest_jrhodo_*
Posted 13 November 2009 - 07:32 PM
I think the fish jump towards the room light when the tank light goes out.
Edited by jrhodo, 13 November 2009 - 07:33 PM.
#10 Guest_lozgod_*
Posted 14 November 2009 - 10:05 AM
That is exactly what happened. It was right by the canister filter return tube. They like to swim against the current of it.Dace are headwater-stream specialists; their instinct is to follow flowing water upstream and jump up riffles and small falls. Thats how they colonize new habitats and get back home if a big storm flushes them downstream. This is their nature, not "suicidal" behavior. You might need to cut and fit a plastic screen where the filter return enters the tank.
#13 Guest_gerald_*
Posted 16 November 2009 - 09:40 PM
i put like 18 blacknose dace in my open top tank no more than 2 months ago and i am left with 2.
#15 Guest_AussiePeter_*
Posted 17 November 2009 - 11:39 AM
Cheers
Peter
So, after the first dozen or so dried up on your floor, did you ever think about maybe covering up the gaps where they jump with screen? If you're not willing to provide condition where your fish can live safely, maybe you shouldn't be keeping them. Sorry to be so negative, but really this sounds kinda irresponsible IMO. You can do better, really.
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