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05-07-2008, 10:19 PM
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| Medium Fish  Join Date: Jan 2007
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|  Glass tank cover vs. no cover? I feel as if my plants are getting the full 3.25 wpg from my light without the glass cover. Other than evaporation, is there any draw back to leaving the cover off? I don't believe I have any jumpers currently in my tank.
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05-07-2008, 10:52 PM
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| Little Fish  Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: San Antonio, TX
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| I would get a top. I thought that i had no jumpers but 3 fish commited suicide cause i didn't have a hood. The fish i had in the tank were 3 guppies, 1 baby catfish, and 1 baby siamese flying fox. Now i only have my catfish and my siamese fox. 
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05-07-2008, 10:59 PM
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| Medium Fish Join Date: Jan 2007
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| Thanks for the responses. I now just have to decide if I want to take the chance of finding out the hard way that I actually do have jumpers. 
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05-08-2008, 05:25 AM
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| Medium Fish  Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Staten Island, NY
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| I was thinking I jsut lost one of my guppies to a suicide leap, but I couldn't find him anywhere.
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05-08-2008, 07:48 AM
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| Little Fish Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: San Antonio, TX
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| Oh i hate when that happens. And then the next mornig when your walking.......you hear......either a CRUNCH or a SQUISH.
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05-08-2008, 01:30 PM
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| Medium Fish  Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: south england
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| oh great. i hope it's not a common occurance. lolz. i only ever had that problem once. my red tailed black shark 3 yrs ago jumped 7'' up and over the edge of my box .(i was changing gravel in tank... i found him in time though. i was 2'' away from stepping on him.
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05-10-2008, 07:37 AM
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| Little Fish Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: San Antonio, TX
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| WOW your pretty lucky you found him. Ya those sharks are pretty good jumpers. I think one of mine jumped out.........but i can't remember. Oh and i got some more guppies and this time they are in my 10g covered. No more suicide for me thank you very much.
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05-10-2008, 12:25 PM
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| Little Fish  Join Date: Jan 2008
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| Yea seems there is always a jumper in the tank no matter what type of fish you have. Both of my tanks have escape artist in them. But my smaller tank's cover is set to where the light no glass inbetween it and the water.
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05-10-2008, 08:51 PM
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| Moderator  Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Kentucky
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| Generally speaking, any top dwelling fish is a good potential jumper. Of course any fish could be. But fish only swim quick and erratically when they feel threatened or when there is something wrong with the fish or the water. So other tankmates can also play a part. I've had a beta in a 2.5 gallon with no glass top for a pretty long while now and he's never made an effort to jump out.
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