Clownfish Suicide!

[danieljames]

I went to feed the fish today...and noticed one of my clownfish was missing....puzzled by this I started scouting around the tank....thinking he had died....no sign of him by the top, filter, or at the bottom....so I looked in the filter.....not so much....then as I remembered reading about "jumpers" I looked behind the tank....sure enough...there he was....this is very puzzling to me...I read this in another thread and could not believe this happened to me! I also read that it's extremely un-common for a clownfish to jump...unless something is wrong with the tank....parameters are all fine....This is heartbreaking because I got a juvi-clown about a week ago and them two were in-seperable...the little guy squeaked out about a 1/2 inch opening....does anyone have any thoughts on this? I'm completely puzzled by it...why would that happen?

 

[danieljames]

bumparoo

 

[danieljames]

Oh...I also want to add that my remaining clown is always at the top of the tank swimming in the current....that was the case with the other clown also (while I had him).....is it possible I have too much flow? I have about a 15x turnover rate....which I thought was about average....I am thinking about getting another clown...(same store/same tank) so that my juvi isn't alone...but I don't want to add another especially after one has jumped.....ANYONE at all have ANY insight for me?

 

[jessica47421]

i had one jump a while back and i checked everything and all was fine, i got another a month or so later and all is fine, the 2 are always together.

 

[kornele23]

good luck with mixing clowns that aren't mated pairs. I just lost a clown from the other clown killing him. I hear this is quite common.
I had a moroon clown that jumped out of his tank about 2 months ago. He was kind of sick - but the water was in excellent condition.

 

[nacl freak]

I too lost my beloved clown Sunday .There was a small opening around my heater,somehow he managed to jump through that small space. I immediately went out and bought bridal netting and all is secure.I have tried to research and not purchase known jumpers. Live and sadly learn.

 

[danieljames]

R.I.P. to the jumping clowns ha ha....it's sad....don't quite know what could have gone wrong....he was a "saved" fish though....I tried to rescue him from a friend of mines cycling tank....it had been through a lot of stress.....high levels of ammonia followed by high levels of trites.....plus capture, netting, transporting him from friends tank to mine.....I did what I could though...
So now I'll have to go back to the LFS where I got both clowns....they have a tank full of tank raised percs....I'll get my little guy a new buddy to swim around with.....
thanks!

 

[puffy_fish]

Happened to me too...bunch of people on here questioned that I bad parameters but all was well. I would say judging by this thread...clowns are jumpers!!!
I have two new clowns and they are doing great!!!

 

[britfish]

If you have an open top tank and fish that are jumpers I recommend you use black egg crate to cover the tank top. Keeps the fish in and the cats out!