Helfrichs Firefish with no lid

[MONTANTK]

So originally I was going to have a fish less tank since it’s only ~7 gallons. I’ve always wanted to buy a helfrichs firefish though and this could be the perfect tank and it would be the only fish in the tank. What are the odds the fish jumps out if I don’t keep a top on the tank?

 

[Nigel35]

as a general rule it is best to have a sealed top. These fish are very skittish and may jump at really any time if a stressful event occurs.

 

[andrewkw]

I would say the odds are about 90%, 10% chance the fish has some sort of disease that kills it before it jumps.

 

[MONTANTK]

Simple enough. I’ll go fishless until I buy a top

 

[steelrain119]

Today my fire fish just jumped out of my tank as I was cleaning it. Cover the tank

 

[lba4590]

My firefish has jumped twice during maintenance with a lid so... yeah I would say the odds are not in your favor

 

[MONTANTK]

My firefish has jumped twice during maintenance with a lid so... yeah I would say the odds are not in your favor

Yeah I decided it wasn’t worth the substantial risk so I decided to go with a pair of rainsford gobies