Another Warning About Jumping Fish...

[Booboo puppy]

I didn't even think about there being anywhwere on the 10 gallon where a fish could get out. As I was feeding the girls (from Synnir), I counted only five. I couldn't find my favorite, Sarai, the blue shimmery one. I looked under the caves and behind the tank. There she was--it was much too late to try to revive her. Where the filter hangs over the tank walls, there is some open space. Even though the tank has a lid, she managed to jump out. I will find some plastic canvas and make a cover for the filter area so that I don't lose any more fish. It's not a fun discovery.

 

[Booboo puppy]

Some photos of the girls, their tank, and the plastic canvas to fix the problem.

 

[Tolak]

Sorry to hear about your jumper, it looks like you took some good measures to keep this from happening in the future. Somehow they always seem to find that small gap.

Tolak

 

[nino]

this just happened to me too, with a girl i got from synirr. i'm so sad

 

[Angel Lady]

My fish that Synirr sent me aint jumpers at all, This news upsets me terrible. I just hope mine dont start jumping..I have lids on all of my tanks and it they do manage to jump out it would have to be through the feeding hole. I am sorry to hear about your loses I love the little bettas she sent me...

 

[Booboo puppy]

I also made teeny-tiny covers for the teeny-tiny holes in the 1 gallon aquaview tanks. It seems impossible that a grown fish would fit through one of those, but people here have had that happen before.