Cover fish tank or cover canopy for jumping fish

hyolee · 01/06/2009, 04:15 PM

Hi all,

I've got a eurobraced tank with a canopy that's half enclosed on the back (upper half). I am going to be getting a quite a few jumping fish: wrasses, dartfish, etc., so I'm wondering how to cover my tank. If I cover the tank with netting, I cut down on lighting. I can instead cover the back of my canopy, but then a fish might jump onto the eurobracing. Are fish smart enough after jumping on the eurobracing to jump back into the tank?

Thanks,
Kevin

snorvich · 01/06/2009, 04:25 PM

No, they are not. They generally, assuming metal halides, cook. You will need netting/mesh with 1/4 inch holes (not egg crate, which will not keep them in)

Potsy · 01/06/2009, 05:13 PM

Perhaps you could put a bordering lip on both sides of the brace high enough so fish would bounce off should they jump in that direction? Or, you could make a steep roof-like structure so they'd roll off the brace and back into the tank?

Sk8r · 01/06/2009, 05:20 PM

I have an open top 9" rim on my tank: made of light pine and laminate, it's very light, lifts off, and is higher than even the most determined jumpers can manage.
I did cover the pump-hose ports and the downflow with gutterguard and plastic needlepoint canvas.

01/06/2009, 04:15 PM	#1
hyolee Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Sunnyvale, CA Posts: 118	Cover fish tank or cover canopy for jumping fish Hi all, I've got a eurobraced tank with a canopy that's half enclosed on the back (upper half). I am going to be getting a quite a few jumping fish: wrasses, dartfish, etc., so I'm wondering how to cover my tank. If I cover the tank with netting, I cut down on lighting. I can instead cover the back of my canopy, but then a fish might jump onto the eurobracing. Are fish smart enough after jumping on the eurobracing to jump back into the tank? Thanks, Kevin

01/06/2009, 04:25 PM	#2
snorvich Team RC member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Outlander Posts: 40,953 Blog Entries: 46	No, they are not. They generally, assuming metal halides, cook. You will need netting/mesh with 1/4 inch holes (not egg crate, which will not keep them in) __________________ Warmest regards, ~Steve~

01/06/2009, 05:20 PM	#4
Sk8r RC Mod Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 34,628 Blog Entries: 55	I have an open top 9" rim on my tank: made of light pine and laminate, it's very light, lifts off, and is higher than even the most determined jumpers can manage. I did cover the pump-hose ports and the downflow with gutterguard and plastic needlepoint canvas. __________________ Sk8r Salinity 1.024-6; alkalinity 8.3-9.3 on KH scale; calcium 420; magnesium 1300, temp 78-80, nitrate .2. Ammonia 0. No filters: lps tank. Alk and cal won't rise if mg is low. Current Tank Info: 105g AquaVim wedge, yellow tang, sailfin blenny,royal gramma, ocellaris clown pair, yellow watchman, 100 microceriths, 25 tiny hermits, a 4" conch, 1" nassarius, recovering from 2 year hiatus with daily water change of 10%.

01/06/2009, 05:13 PM	#3
Potsy Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Kinnelon, NJ Posts: 1,827	Perhaps you could put a bordering lip on both sides of the brace high enough so fish would bounce off should they jump in that direction? Or, you could make a steep roof-like structure so they'd roll off the brace and back into the tank?