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Dang I forgot and left the net cover off the tank last night after I fed and this morning I found my solar fairy wrasse still soft and damp but dead and a Hi Flame Wrasse dried up near him. Got another Hi Flame MIA. :(

Dang one mistake, one time and that happens.
 

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Wow, 3 fish in one night... I still don't understand why wrasses are jumpers (what are they going after??). Sorry to hear Rev
 

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Sorry to hear that. I made the same mistake and lost my female platinum.
I left the cover off for 10 minutes tops.
 
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Well found the 3rd wrasse in the overflow so it is fine but I did lose the two. Thanks.
 

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Sorry to hear Rev. Glad that the other flame made it!
 

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holy crap.. 3 at once... what are the odds...
 

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wow that's crazy!!!!! are you putting a net over your new tank??? i wasn't going to but this makes me want to...:cry:
 

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Sorry man, that sucks! :(
I've had to fish my Red Head Solon Fairy Wrasse out of the overflow already once and that was a huge pain!

I lost a flasher due to no cover on my 125. Randomly I also had a goldfish jump years ago as well as one of my koi. luckily I made it down in time to save the koi, but RANDOM!
 

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I guess what they say is true that death always come in 3's I lost 3 this morning one Fox Face rabbit fish (not known for being a jumper) one firefish (typical) and one clown fish.......and here what I can't wrap my head around they were from 3 different tanks..
 

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That sux! This is the main reason I have not added any more fish to my temp setup. I don't have a cover for the rubbermade tub. I just can't believe 3 fish in one evening...:sad:
 

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Wow, 3 fish in one night... I still don't understand why wrasses are jumpers (what are they going after??). Sorry to hear Rev

They might have gotten spooked by another fish. Wrasses have quick bursts of energy and "fly" out of water pretty easily.
 

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Sorry to hear about your loss Rev I know just about everyone in this hobby has experienced a jumper loss at one point or another I know I have and it sucks :cry:
 

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Sorry for your loss REV. Im facing the same situation. I want to get a pair of Helfrichis again and im trying to decide what i should use to cover my 75 gallon that has Metal Halides. So as to aviod expensive carpet surfing lessons. LoL
 

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Sorry to hear. I hate noticing fish missing, only to find fish jerky behind the tank a few days later.
 

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You should build a mesh top using window screen framming. They sell the clear screen at BRS.
 

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