Jumping Silver Shark?

[FuelPimp]

I've had my tank now for only a couple of weeks now, its 2ft and about 14 Gallon. I had only 3 fish in there, just for a trial to see if they would survive. They have been living in there for 2 weeks and a couple of days ago my sister thought it would be nice if she were to buy me some new fish. She bought me a clown loach, silver shark and a White Cloud.
After placing the fish in the tank, they had been in their for about 12 hours and the Silver shark was acting weird(trying to swim constantly into the corners), I thought nothing of it so I went to sleep. The next morning I woke up and the Silver Shark was in a bucket next to my fish tank. After asking my family if they saw it dead and took it out everyone said they didn't touch the fish. So I want to know what would have provoked the Silver Shark to jump out.

 

[Mr Miagi]

Silver sharks are notorious for jumping, but im afraid your tank is too small for one anyway.

Clownloaches preferr to be in groups of 3 or more, and require alot more room than a 14 gallon.

I would recomend reading up and surfing the net for species which are adequate for your tank size. Look at TFC's fish profiles, they should help!

WELCOME to the TFC also!

ClownLoach- http/www.fishforums.net/index.php?showtopic=34953

Bala Shark- http/www.fishforums.net/index.php?showtopic=54527

 

[jimw13uk]

Silver Sharks are very skittish fish and are prone to jumping if anything scares them. I've had a couple and they would jump out of my tank when i was doing a water change.

" I had only 3 fish in there, just for a trial to see if they would survive. " -your words not mine - that not a very responsible attitude to have towards the fish - what you should be doing is setting up the tank correctly (cycling it) and then adding the fish you want.
A silver shark and a clown loach will both outgrow a 2 foot tank in next to no time - plan your tank and your fish and then check out the fish you want to add to see if they are ok for the tank and other fish you have in the tank