Blue throat triggers...Jumpers??

cato · 09/05/2009, 02:10 PM

Just got one. He already jumped once. Luckily I was watching him when he did and tossed him back in.

What's your experience?

addonnis242 · 09/05/2009, 02:46 PM

I have had one for over a year, he has never jumped once. He doesn't even ever really get close to the surface. Is another fish or something "spooking" the fish?

unbreakable · 09/05/2009, 02:46 PM

when i first got mine it jumped twice, both times it jumped from one bucket into a bucket almost a foot away. 2nd time it did the same thing

chort55 · 09/05/2009, 04:05 PM

I have heard of them being jumpers, especially when spooked. But don't think it is super common.

hatemeyet · 09/05/2009, 05:26 PM

I have a male and female and neither one has ever tried jumping,when i bought them they were so much in love,but its pretty clear now there's a bitter divorce going on...

cato · 09/05/2009, 06:08 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by hatemeyet
I have a male and female and neither one has ever tried jumping,when i bought them they were so much in love,but its pretty clear now there's a bitter divorce going on...

LOL ^^^

He's all alone in a 50g but it's possible I may have spooked him looking in to check him out.

cakemanPA · 09/05/2009, 07:23 PM

Mine at feeding time has breached the surface... It still freaks me out when he does his whale imitation

cakemanPA · 09/05/2009, 07:24 PM

Mine at feeding time has breached the surface... It still freaks me out when he does his whale immitation

tydtran · 09/05/2009, 09:29 PM

Any fish will jump if sufficiently scared or stimulated. A trigger fish is a muscular, strong fish so when it jumps it can get pretty far. I would definitely recommend a cover over your tanks. I keep my blue throat's tank covered with eggcrate.

sminker · 09/07/2009, 11:40 AM

i heard mine make a pretty big jump. luckily i have a closed canopy.

kind of scared me at first, i was in the kitchen making a drink and heard this loud splash, then i look back and my BlueThroat was messing around near the surface.

returnofsid · 09/07/2009, 12:45 PM

I have a male/female pair of Blue Jaws. The other night, I heard a HUGE splash, ran in and turned on the room lighting. All I could see what a huge cloud of sand. I'm sure it was the male trigger. Needless to say, I made sure to find all my fish, in the tank, before my heart started beating again.

Someone else, here on RC, just had a male Blue Jaw jump, and die. Triggers jumping is actually pretty common, especially if they're spooked.

Dante_JoseCuerv · 09/07/2009, 01:30 PM

Yup, triggers are known to be jumpers.

09/05/2009, 02:10 PM	#1
cato New England Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: CT Posts: 5,450	Blue throat triggers...Jumpers?? Just got one. He already jumped once. Luckily I was watching him when he did and tossed him back in. What's your experience? __________________ -Cato I swear it's an illness... Current Tank Info: On Hiatus

09/05/2009, 02:46 PM	#3
unbreakable D: Join Date: May 2007 Location: ? Posts: 2,868	when i first got mine it jumped twice, both times it jumped from one bucket into a bucket almost a foot away. 2nd time it did the same thing __________________ INTERNET= Serious Business!

09/05/2009, 02:46 PM	#2
addonnis242 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Clearwater, FL Posts: 177	I have had one for over a year, he has never jumped once. He doesn't even ever really get close to the surface. Is another fish or something "spooking" the fish?

09/05/2009, 04:05 PM	#4
chort55 Moved On Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Flint, MI Posts: 1,274	I have heard of them being jumpers, especially when spooked. But don't think it is super common.

09/05/2009, 05:26 PM	#5
hatemeyet Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 199	I have a male and female and neither one has ever tried jumping,when i bought them they were so much in love,but its pretty clear now there's a bitter divorce going on...

09/05/2009, 07:23 PM	#7
cakemanPA Premium Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Hummelstown, PA Posts: 2,353	Mine at feeding time has breached the surface... It still freaks me out when he does his whale imitation

09/05/2009, 07:24 PM	#8
cakemanPA Premium Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Hummelstown, PA Posts: 2,353	Mine at feeding time has breached the surface... It still freaks me out when he does his whale immitation

09/05/2009, 09:29 PM	#9
tydtran Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: New Jersey Posts: 853	Any fish will jump if sufficiently scared or stimulated. A trigger fish is a muscular, strong fish so when it jumps it can get pretty far. I would definitely recommend a cover over your tanks. I keep my blue throat's tank covered with eggcrate.

09/07/2009, 11:40 AM	#10
sminker Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 612	i heard mine make a pretty big jump. luckily i have a closed canopy. kind of scared me at first, i was in the kitchen making a drink and heard this loud splash, then i look back and my BlueThroat was messing around near the surface.

09/07/2009, 12:45 PM	#11
returnofsid Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Spokane, WA Posts: 3,852	I have a male/female pair of Blue Jaws. The other night, I heard a HUGE splash, ran in and turned on the room lighting. All I could see what a huge cloud of sand. I'm sure it was the male trigger. Needless to say, I made sure to find all my fish, in the tank, before my heart started beating again. Someone else, here on RC, just had a male Blue Jaw jump, and die. Triggers jumping is actually pretty common, especially if they're spooked.

09/07/2009, 01:30 PM	#12
Dante_JoseCuerv Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Sugar Grove, IL Posts: 1,214	Yup, triggers are known to be jumpers.