Snappy Posted May 6, 2017 Share Posted May 6, 2017 Ive had a pair of clownfish for a few months now. They live in the top back corner of my 28 nano cube. No anemone. I do have a 6 line wrasse that has been a bit aggressive sometimes. Minutes ago I heard a splat, and saw my larger clownfish on the floor by the aquarium. I scooped him up and put him back and he seems fine. I didn't see if he jumped on his own "just clownin around" or if the wrasse provoked him. The wrasse did make some aggressive gestures towards the clown upon his return though. As well, I have a plexiglass lid. The clown jumped through a small crack in the lid, not an open top! Any suggestions to avoid dead fish? Considering removing wrasse, but if the clown is a jumper of his own accord then that won't help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisher15 Posted May 6, 2017 Share Posted May 6, 2017 I raise clowns and have never had one jump. Doesn't mean they don't, but I would guess it was the wrasse. My clowns tend to stay on the bottom or near it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albertareef Posted May 6, 2017 Share Posted May 6, 2017 18 minutes ago, Snappy said: Ive had a pair of clownfish for a few months now. They live in the top back corner of my 28 nano cube. No anemone. I do have a 6 line wrasse that has been a bit aggressive sometimes. Minutes ago I heard a splat, and saw my larger clownfish on the floor by the aquarium. I scooped him up and put him back and he seems fine. I didn't see if he jumped on his own "just clownin around" or if the wrasse provoked him. The wrasse did make some aggressive gestures towards the clown upon his return though. As well, I have a plexiglass lid. The clown jumped through a small crack in the lid, not an open top! Any suggestions to avoid dead fish? Considering removing wrasse, but if the clown is a jumper of his own accord then that won't help. If you have a six line in the tank I would say 99.9% chance he is the culprit. The only times I have lost fish to jumping was when I had one. Beautiful fish but every one I have had was sneaky aggressive. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nate.hobart.1 Posted May 7, 2017 Share Posted May 7, 2017 Mesh top Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C0lin Posted May 7, 2017 Share Posted May 7, 2017 I had one jump for some reason. It was a bummer because I had a breeding pair. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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