Clown fish took a fateful dive

[Aquariumaddictuk]

As title.
Had a well established pair of clowns for over a year & one somehow took a nighttime jump onto the carpet.
I'm utterly confused as to how it squeezed out through a minute gap at rear of mesh lid but there you go.
It's always sad to lose a fish & as these were my first stocking it stings even more.

This leaves one clown, along with my gramma & copperband.

I'm unsure what to do now regarding adding another clown.
I know they are aggressive little devils & I'm not sure whether to leave the single fish in there or to get another to soothe his/her loss.

Any advice would be appreciated!

 

[Cell]

If there is a gap, a fish will find it.

 

[saltcreep74]

I feel for you... I just lost mine last nite...came home from work and found the little guy ended up on top of the screen lid...I too had a gap where the cords for the stupid powerheads were coming out...that's why I want to switch to MP's instead of the Nero's I have....I hate cords inside a tank...

 

[Aquariumaddictuk]

I feel for you... I just lost mine last nite...came home from work and found the little guy ended up on top of the screen lid...I too had a gap where the cords for the stupid powerheads were coming out...that's why I want to switch to MP's instead of the Nero's I have....I hate cords inside a tank...

Yep.
Cords to my sicce pumps were the same.
New build next year will be cordless

 

[kevgib67]

Sorry to hear about your loss, bummer! I had a pair that were together for a year and a half. Got home from a week vacation with the one beat near death and the other clown continuously dive bombing it. Although I got it out it didn’t make it. I purchased another with about half the size difference and they have been great since the introduction.