Six line wrasse

[woodwalker]

Are these fish known 2 jump??? I have a 55gal fowlr and not many
or no places for the little bugger 2 escape. But the wrasse made it out
and I'm left 2 wonder if it's h2o conditions or final destination. FYI
I had the wrasse 4 over 3months and appeared heathy. Plz ease me off
the cliff and say I was not responsaple.

 

[bruner54]

im pretty sure they are not known to jump.

 

[woodwalker]

C'mon give me some good news....

 

[bruner54]

lol i can try to help you figure this out cause i have one and he has not even attempted it and i have 2 other wrasse in my big tank but does it get picked on by other fish and what are the parameters.

 

[prime311]

If he's trying to jump out of a 55 gaallon then something is probably wrong.

 

[stanlalee]

I have one with an open top. its never attempted to jump. most wrasse will but I think lined wrasses fall into that group.

 

[hammerhed7]

mine went carpet surfing through a hole in my top less than a 1/2" wide. Wrasses are excellent jumpers.

 

[wangotango]

IMO/E all wrasses are jumpy. My sixline ended up on the floor too.
Try a sheet of eggcrate over the top.
-Justin

 

[subielover]

+1 for jumpers. Mine jumped into the back chambers of my tank.

He was ok, but it made me nervous

 

[aquaguy24]

all fish can jump out at one point or another..

 

[woodwalker]

Thank you for the responses. If you could see the hole that the fish
made it through it was a very small openning. I guess thats what amazed
me the most. Now I'm in the market for a new fish b4 my little daughter
finds out LOL.

 

[aquaguy24]

oh man i hate to be the guy to tell her that her fish died by jumping..good luck..are u gonna ge one exactly the same so she won;t find out..