Betta Jumped

[Margaret1975]

My female betta jumped last night. I found her on the floor this morning My daughter and I are heartbroken. She was such a beautiful fish and was doing so well.

My tank has a cover, but there are openings where the heater and filter are.

What is the best way to cover those up so that this doesn't happen again but I can still flip the lid back to perform pwc?

[Lupin]

Use some floating plants to discourage bettas from jumping while still retaining the covers.

[ct-death]

^^^ That's a great idea Lupin! They even sell fake floating plants if that's more your style ;)

Betta's are jumpers. In fact the entire family is! I've even heard ppl training Bettas to jump from one tank to another...I would need to see a video I think, but anyways, they DO sell fully enclosed 'Hoods'. One such example is the Eclipse Hoods. Search under this, as they make various sizes for standard tanks on the market.

[Viettxboii]

you could use saran wrap to cover it up lol..

[nmrsco]

this is just an idea but you could always just lower the water level slightly...

[computerman0219]

If you have a Wal-Mart near you, they sell them there for $18.98 (at least at my local Wally World) for 10 b.c. thats the one I have.

[Captain Ryan]

Just Use Saran Rap To cover the open parts up

[DarkSoul]

stuff a sponge in the holes....

[Margaret1975]

Thanks for your help. I purchased a new water filter that fits more snugly in the filter hole. I presently have some saran wrap over the hole for the heater until I can think of something more permanent. I'm trying different things out. I'm looking for some floating plants for my aquarium. I also went out and purchased 2 female bettas to replace the one that jumped. My daughter has already named them too.

It was heartbreaking to find our precious Swift on the floor this morning. She was a beautiful fish and she was healthy and getting quite large too. I'm going to miss her and I'm going to do what I can to prevent a repeat of this morning.