JawFish Jumped to its death :(

[Shad]

I went to feed my fish, I looked down to check out my friend in his Den that he has hung out in for the past two years and he was not there. I new something was wrong. I looked on the side of the tank, on the floor. There he was. He must have been there for less than an 1/2 hour. I wonder what made him want to jump to his death?????

 

[Killerdrgn]

Chemical imbalances in it's head, leading to depression and suicidal thoughts.

 

[BrooklynsReefMan1]

maybe high ammonia levels a fish that invaded his territory scared him to jump \\\\\


sorry for your loss

 

[prattreef]

Sorry to hear, but jawfish are known jumpers, this is not out of character.

 

[Deanos]

Jumping is a predictable characteristic of jawfish.

 

[Shad]

I have read that Jawfish like to jump, I thought after a couple years with no attempts at jumping he was gonna be ok.
I would like to get another type of Jawfish or a fish with similar building behaviors, (not jumping behaviors) any suggestions? Is there a particular cover I can use on the tank that will not cut down the light penetration. I heard of people using plastic crate type materials.

 

[Deanos]

Do you mean "no successful attempts?"

 

[Shad]

Deanos, That is probably very true.

 

[ellebelle]

Search for KathyC's thread about her mesh covers. I have one on my tank and it doesn't seem to hinder light penetration at all.

 

[bigbris1]

This made me think of when Fry jumped out of the mayor's office window like, "and I just can't take life anymore"

Sorry for your loss.

 

[aaron23]

my last 120 setup i had a strand of chaeto flow into my overflow box, ultimately it overgrew to mass proportions,,,

Both mandarin and jawfish managed to get over the overflow box and die because the chaeto grew above the water level... didnt figure it out till I redid the tank,,, guess it happens.

 

[ming]

You can also get a fully enclosed canopy which has been working for me

 

[rjs5134]

Be careful with "eggcrate" covers. It is simply a 2'x4' flourescent light diffuser, made of plastic, that you cut to fit. I had a blue-dot jawfish for several months with a glass canopy. Within a few weeks of removing the glass and replacing it with eggcrate(which many said would work) my blue-dot jumped to his(her) death. It typically works well, but it's not perfect. That was a $150+ lesson.

I think your best bet is a decorative wood canopy, possibly even open top. I just don't know how high they must be to contain a jumper.

Rob

 

[Shad]

My only problem is that I have a 92 gal. bow front with an outer orbits fixture hanging over top of my tank. Im thinking a canopy would be pretty tough to fit in between the tank and the light fixture.

 

[Deanos]

My only problem is that I have a 92 gal. bow front with an outer orbits fixture hanging over top of my tank. Im thinking a canopy would be pretty tough to fit in between the tank and the light fixture.

Solution

 

[Shad]

Deanos, Thanks for the link!

 

[Bob 1000]

Chemical imbalances in it's head, leading to depression and suicidal thoughts.

Chemical imbalances in his tank...lmao... Just kidding... I couldn't resist a good ST syndrome joke

 

[PhoenixOne]

This made me think of when Fry jumped out of the mayor's office window like, "and I just can't take life anymore"

Sorry for your loss.

LOL. Love that dumb Frye!!!!