Suicidal Fish (a continuation of 'Poof Fish Gone'

[OCDreefer]

So I had been very confused on where my fish where going (or dying) well it turns out they where on my floor.

First to jump was two green chromis followed by a firefish. This is when I discovered the bodies....... I thought it was my K3 facing upward so I turned it off and took it out.

THIS MORNING my Bi Color Blenny (year and a half i've had this guy) was on the carpet (pretty far too)

WHAT THE HELL

Do I have super depressed fish, I know it's been a rough winter but COME ON....

Can't really cover tank..... Do I need to think about consoling?

ideas, thought, similar issues?

 

[jag3534]

Hmmm, I would definetly look into counseling..... Have you checked params? Maybe the water quality is so bad they want to evacuate? lol. What about doing some screening over the top? I was thinking about doing this if i got a wrase.... btw, sorry bout that, we lost 4 fish last week too. crappy!

 

[reef18ster]

Do you have any cats? Are they able to reach the top of the tank and go fishing?

 

[DonW]

Fire fish jump out all the time. Check for knats or any other small bugs flying over your tank.

Don

 

[OCDreefer]

no cats.... probably some bugs though...... I'll need to rig something to stop the suicide's.... I feel like i'm working under the Fremont bridge.

 

[as1720]

We had a Goby jump the other night. We have some acrylic over our tank with i would say 1/3 of an inch in a 4 inch spot. I was told they look for a place to jump out of (was told after it happned). So make sure when you do put something on there that it is 100% jump proof! Im still working on mine my drills wont stay chrged for more then 2 min! really sucks having to wait 2 hours for 2 min of drill time.

 

[jezzeaepi]

I have an Elos tank which is completely open top, and in this last year I have had a Japanese swallowtail angel, a blue tang, and two male squammi anthias jump out of my tank. Luckily I was around when the blue tang and one of the anthias jumped out, but the other two ended up dried to a crisp before I found them =( And let me tell you, getting the blue tang back in the tank was a very unpleasant experience for both me and the fish. He got so stuck behind the tank that I had to grab him with my hand, and toss him in to a net, which he got both of his barbs stuck in.... I spent the next 30 minutes trying to cut an angry thrashing fish out of the net. The fish made it, but not before stabbing me multiple times with his barbs. I was bleeding all over myself by the time it was done!!

I see some people cover their Elos tanks, but that is a complete waste IMHO. Three out of the four jumped out along the backside of the tank, so I am in the process of building an acrylic shield to block off the gap. For the other three sides of the tank though, I still have no solution.