Egg crate doesn't always work.

sagxman

sagxman

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I had a Watchman Goby jump recently and decided to do the right thing and cover my tank with egg crate. Well, I replaced the Watchman and about two nights later can you believe that sucker figured out a way to jump through one of the the 1/2" or so square holes in the egg crate? I'm completely baffled.
I think I'm done with Watchmans!
 
beaslbob

beaslbob

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Originally Posted by SaGxMAN http:///t/391389/egg-crate-doesnt-always-work#post_3470700
I had a Watchman Goby jump recently and decided to do the right thing and cover my tank with egg crate. Well, I replaced the Watchman and about two nights later can you believe that sucker figured out a way to jump through one of the the 1/2" or so square holes in the egg crate? I'm completely baffled.
I think I'm done with Watchmans!
never happened with my egg crate but that was 1/4" square grids.
my .02
 
sagxman

sagxman

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Quote: Originally Posted by SaGxMAN http:///t/391389/egg-crate-doesnt-always-work#post_3470700

I had a Watchman Goby jump recently and decided to do the right thing and cover my tank with egg crate. Well, I replaced the Watchman and about two nights later can you believe that sucker figured out a way to jump through one of the the 1/2" or so square holes in the egg crate? I'm completely baffled.
I think I'm done with Watchmans!

never happened with my egg crate but that was 1/4" square grids.

my .02
I'm actually just guesstimating the size. It's the standard size that Home Depot sales. Regardless I can't believe the fish was that skilled at jumping through hoops.
 
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smallreef

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fish can and will jump through the smallest opennings... the bigger question is WHY did he jump??? and then build a screen for it... you can find that at home depot too, in the window isle.. just make sure to get the plastic edge and not the aluminum...
 
spanko

spanko

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And don't get regular window screen it will block too much light. Look for 3/8 or better yer 1/4 inch pond netting.
 
flower

flower

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Originally Posted by SaGxMAN http:///t/391389/egg-crate-doesnt-always-work#post_3471634
Heh, think I'm just gonna only get fish that are too big to fits through the egg crate.

Laugh if you want, but fish too large for getting thru the egg crate knock it up with their bodies and jump anyway. I had an $80.00 purple filefish do that....suicidal fish can't be kept. I had a Fairy wrasse that actually waited until I opened the egg crate to feed them, and then jumped behind the tank where I couldn't reach it if I wanted to. (I didn't notice it, until too late)
Those long bodied fish are just too hard to keep from killing themselves. IMO
 
sagxman

sagxman

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Quote: Originally Posted by SaGxMAN http:///t/391389/egg-crate-doesnt-always-work#post_3471634

Heh, think I'm just gonna only get fish that are too big to fits through the egg crate.


Laugh if you want, but fish too large for getting thru the egg crate knock it up with their bodies and jump anyway. I had an $80.00 purple filefish do that....suicidal fish can't be kept. I had a Fairy wrasse that actually waited until I opened the egg crate to feed them, and then jumped behind the tank where I couldn't reach it if I wanted to. (I didn't notice it, until too late)

Those long bodied fish are just too hard to keep from killing themselves. IMO
I think that last statement hit it on the head. They jump by nature and instinct.
 
tangs rule

tangs rule

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Originally Posted by Flower http:///t/391389/egg-crate-doesnt-always-work#post_3471641
Laugh if you want, but fish too large for getting thru the egg crate knock it up with their bodies and jump anyway. I had an $80.00 purple filefish do that....suicidal fish can't be kept. I had a Fairy wrasse that actually waited until I opened the egg crate to feed them, and then jumped behind the tank where I couldn't reach it if I wanted to. (I didn't notice it, until too late)
Those long bodied fish are just too hard to keep from killing themselves. IMO
+1
and I think firefish are the worst
 
flower

flower

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Originally Posted by tangs rule http:///t/391389/egg-crate-doesnt-always-work#post_3471708
+1
and I think firefish are the worst
I have kept firefish alive for a month before they kill themselves...I think the fairy wrasse that waited for the top to be off while I fed them...those are the worse, I even had mesh on the egg crate, and had made a door to feed them, and it managed to kill itself in two days. I won't be getting such a fish again either.
 
tangs rule

tangs rule

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Originally Posted by Flower http:///t/391389/egg-crate-doesnt-always-work#post_3471709
I have kept firefish alive for a month before they kill themselves...I think the fairy wrasse that waited for the top to be off while I fed them...those are the worse, I even had mesh on the egg crate, and had made a door to feed them, and it managed to kill itself in two days. I won't be getting such a fish again either.
I have 1 firefish in the 475 - and he's been in there for a year now....but his 2 cousins both jumped thru the eggcrate and died on the floor very early on. I'm afraid to add another - cause they do "play" by chasing each other and they're so fast - they can leave the water and jump feet thru air. Other fish can chase them too - but they are so fast they can just vanish.
 
meowzer

meowzer

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I have a purple firefish in the 28G cube....FULL LID....LOL........I had a few in the 225G..they jumped...and the 1 I had in the 10g just disappeared
 
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