Yesterday my son yelled to me that my Paradise Gourami had jumped out of the tank and was on the carpet! So he picked him up and put him back in the tank right away. I ran up to check on her and she seemed to be in a bit of shock but slowly swimming around. Still, her color was dark but not "bright" if that makes sense, and she certainly wasn't herself. I checked on her every hour or so and she seemed to be okay but hanging out in an area and not really moving around. The next day she was dead, on the bottom face up.
My wife had originally found the fish on the carpet, who knows how long it was there. The better question is how did it get there? The only openings on the top are the slits at the back for the hardware and heater. They aren't more than 10 by 1 inch. And even if it got through the tiny slits how did it end up out in front instead of behind the tank since those are across the back?
I'm so upset...............
My wife had originally found the fish on the carpet, who knows how long it was there. The better question is how did it get there? The only openings on the top are the slits at the back for the hardware and heater. They aren't more than 10 by 1 inch. And even if it got through the tiny slits how did it end up out in front instead of behind the tank since those are across the back?
I'm so upset...............
does seem like a mystery 
