my clown jumped!

[meagheavz]

i left at 1am and he was in the tank i came home at 730am and i was like something isnt right the clwns are always together, he jumped out of the tank..
was something wrong or was he just a retard and made a booboo??
and wut about replacesing him

 

[Deanos]

was something wrong or was he just a retard and made a booboo??

Maybe.

 

[meagheavz]

this so sucks and i really liked him

 

[Chiefmcfuz]

What are your water parameters and are there any fish in the tank that could be a little nasty that might have chased him out?

 

[meagheavz]

everything is where it should be at. i have 6 fish.. RG, 6LW, pink diamond goby, hippo tang and the clowns... maybe the tang, but when the lights go out the tang goes in this whole and doesnt move till the lights come on. so i think he was just messing around and jumped

 

[Chiefmcfuz]

6 line wrasses get very mean. Any other jumpers? Have you tested your disolved oxygen level? Low tank O2 can be a stressor of fish if everything is "where it should be"

 

[meagheavz]

nahh the 6lw and them got along the clowns and 6lw were the first fish i got..i dont hav a tester for that. not even suyre wut that is, im guess if there was enough oxygen in the tank , im going to say yes, my skimmer make micro bubbles, not alot though

 

[wxl14]

Fish dont jump unless they are chased. At least from my experiance.

 

[meagheavz]

i hear ya, but the only active fish at night were the clowns and thats kinda, all the other would just fit in a rock and pass out and the clown chilled at the top

 

[Chiefmcfuz]

Or stressed due to bad water or living conditions.

 

[meagheavz]

i think i twas by mistake

 

[meagheavz]

iut very much could have been but IDK, i tested the water and everything is good to go, theres plenty of room . maybe something scared him..

 

[ellebelle]

cover your tank.

 

[Zoous]

The same thing happened to me. I had two clownfishes getting along fine for more than 1 year and one day one of clownfishes decided to jump out of the tank. I found him all dried up the next day. What I can't understand is I had a glass canopy on the tank with a small opening in the back. I think it would br pretty difficult to jump out. But not impossible.

 

[meagheavz]

i had a glass top asweel, but it took it off becuz it kinda wasnt letting all the light in. abnd things were going very well, corals look fab, fish were nice fat and ahhpy. and last night i had to take people to the air port and other things and i didnt want to leave, i was like wut could happen in a fews hours! HA nemo go me good.

 

[wxl14]

Maybe he was depressed. Have you tried prozac or xanax

 

[juiceguy]

i know the feeling......my crosshatch jumped last night, she been splashing the surface for a couple of weeks now, i never knew that triggers can jump

 

[meagheavz]

i ran out and got a new one before the fish were really awake.. hopeing they wouldnt really mess witht he newbie. the other fish are but the other clown is being a mean one