fish jumping out of tank

[mscarpena]

I have had a reef tank for over 6 years and I have only had one fish jump out of my tanks until the last 6 months. Over the last 6 months I have had 4 fish jump out. I have not added any new fish that are chasing any of the fish. 2 were wrasses, a firefish, and beleive it or not my madarin jumped out. I know some of these fish are prone to jumping out, but I have had many of them for years, they are not new fish. What are you guys doing to keep fish in the tank. I am in my aquarium a lot and I hate glass tops. I need to be able to get in my aquarium often. I am thinking of making some sort of mesh cover. Just wondering if anyone can give me any pointers on what has worked for them or not. Thanks

 

[nicetry]

Plastic light diffuser panels (eggcrate) is a good alternative to glass tops.
I would ask why you are in your tank so often. This is upsetting to fish and might be part of the problem. Personally, I try to keep my hands out of my tanks as much as possible.

 

[1journeyman]

Have you checked for stray voltage?

 

[kikithemermaid]

Did the fish die or were they OK?

 

[mscarpena]

3 died and one was ok.
I was thinking of stray voltage as well. How do you check for stray voltage. I was also thinking of plastic eggcrate as well.
I am in my tank a few times a day 1-2 time for feeding/spot feeding, cleaning pumps, powerheads, and picking up corals that got knocked over. I am not in it like 10 times per day or anything. I just hate glass tops due to them being heavy to remove and getting salt creep that reduces light levels in tanks.
I felt so bad because my firefish jumped out last night and I stepped on him and killed him. He would have been fine if I would not have stepped on him. I feel like a jerk for not seeing him on the ground.

 

[spanko]

Shoes on or bare foot??

 

[mscarpena]

I had slippers on.

 

[truefishman]

i use honeycomb we get it in by just lifting the canopy just enough to get it in
you should try it