R.I.P Picasso

[nolen502]

Well i wake up this morning, come downstairs to gaze at my tank as i alwasys do, but somethings missing. My picasso clown! So i start looking around for him, not in the overflow, not in the floor anywhere so i assumed one of my craps had made a meal of him. Anyway, about 10 minutes later i walk over by my aquarium and slip on my shoe, well guess what! In my right shoe was my poor feesh:sad:, all dried out and crusty. Any explanation on why he decided to jump????

 

[revhtree Verified Admin]

Dang so sorry. Been there and done that too many time in the last couple months. :(

Really anything can spook them. Fish, lights, activity outside the tank, and even current in the water from what I am hearing.

 

[nolen502]

Yeah. I think im gonna go buy a few peices of glass today on make a small ledge faceing inward over the water to keep it from happening in the future

 

[revhtree Verified Admin]

What size tank is it? You could make a net like many of us have now.

 

[nolen502]

34g solana

 

[Troylee]

I would go with the clear mesh top... I just got my netting the other day but haven't made a frame yet... Check out acroholic for the netting and how to make one.... He has a thread on here clear mesh tops just search it very simple and painless..... Hth btw sorry for your loss man I lost mine to a mp60 and it was heart breaking so I built a new tank with no powerheads and came back bigger and better with my new baby snocasso clowns..... If you need any help with the lid just post I will help ya or sure acroholic might even make it for ya and just ship it.....;)

 

[nolen502]

thats terrible, did he swin into the powerhead?

 

[Troylee]

Nah the mp60 sucked him up!!!! There very powerful and any weak swimmer is in for it if they get near... I have a thread mp60=fish loss.... Check it out some time it was devastating after the response from my female...:(

 

[gar732]

Sorry about the lose. I made a couple of those clear mesh covers and they have saved my flame wrasses at least three times that I was there to witness it and I'm sure many more times that I wasn't. Some type of cover is necessary IMO.

 

[nolen502]

should i be worried about my halide melting it? because my pendant hangs pretty low to the water

 

[Troylee]

nope they don't block light and the material "polypropylene" has uv inhibitors it in to protect it... shouldn't be a problem unless were talking 2 or 3" then maybe.....

 

[nolen502]

oh ok, its probably about 10". im gonna shoot over to home depot in a few and see if they have a roll of it there and the stuff to make the frame and give it a shot!

 

[Troylee]

doubt they have the mesh but they have everything else you need the frame spline tool and spline and plastic 90* corners.... you can buy the mesh from bulk reef supply for cheap if you cant get a hold of acroholic.....

 

[nolen502]

k, ill check into it. geez i cant believe how much of a headache a square box full of water can be lol, although its well worth it