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.
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, Nov 12 2009 09:58 PM
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Posted 13 November 2009 - 01:55 AM
Maybe you should cover your tank better. 
I doubt that the fish will die, they usually recover ok.
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I doubt that the fish will die, they usually recover ok.
Cheers
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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.
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Posted 13 November 2009 - 08:21 AM
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.
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.
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.
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Posted 13 November 2009 - 10:34 AM
That dace must be telling his dace friends about how he went through this opening, and was nearly eaten by a demon and was unable to breath but then felt himself being lifted back into the world of the living. 
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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".
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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".
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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.
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Posted 13 November 2009 - 04:37 PM
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.
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Posted 13 November 2009 - 07:32 PM
As to the cat, No, you should not have fed the fish to the cat. You don't want to reward the cat for that behavior. I think the cat probably stresses the fish as they can see it, a predator, but cannot escape. Seems logical, but I have no data to prove it.
I think the fish jump towards the room light when the tank light goes out.
I think the fish jump towards the room light when the tank light goes out.
Edited by jrhodo, 13 November 2009 - 07:33 PM.
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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.
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Posted 16 November 2009 - 09:40 PM
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.
i put like 18 blacknose dace in my open top tank no more than 2 months ago and i am left with 2.
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Posted 17 November 2009 - 11:39 AM
My thoughts exactly. Why bring home a bunch of fish just to allow them all to jump out and die? We have enough trouble justifying why folks should be able to keep native fish (or even any fish), but when the authorities see things like this it is going to do nothing to convince them of how native fish enthusiasts value our native fish resources and they folks should be able to keep native fish.
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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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