Loach jumped out! No!!

[Zebulon]

I was pulling out deco in advance of the move next week and get things tidied up. After I pulled out the last piece of deco and turned around I immediately noticed there were only four loaches. What? My eyes must be playing tricks on me... but... I can count to four pretty good. No remains though? No. Nooooooo......

So I stuck my head under the stand and sure enough, lying in back of the left canister was one of my male clown loaches, sorta dried out but probably only a few days down. :tombstone:

I know last weeks maint I still had five because i was trying out my new camera and got them feeding. The cutout on the back of the lid is so small, I just don't understand how he could have made that jump. I thought I had it close enough with only an inch extra - from an older piece of equipment. Nice timing, fish - you were going to move to a tropical paradise. Wtf.

Devastated :(

[bluekrissyspike]

that's too bad. loaches do that, apparently. i've never had that happen personally, but i have taken them out of the tank accidentally because they lodged themselves inside of things...luckily i found them before it was too late.

[Lupin]

Never had that happened. My tanks are opentopped. The only time they ever get out of the tank by accident is when they lodge themselves on driftwoods, rocks, etc. I always check all decors before removing them completely out of the tank.

[fishorama]

I'm sorry for your loss. I haven't had 1 jump out either, my tanks aren't completely covered. Danios yes but not loaches.

[jones57742]

I have never seen a loach exhibit "jumping behavior" and, as such, this could only happen to me.

6-4" long Yoyos, 1.5" X 2" feeding hole in the acrylic top of my tank (over which I normally keep a 12" feeding tube) and one dried out Yoyo on the carpet.

TR

[chefjamesscott]

i have had two jumpers so far

late one night i decide to go down to look at my tanks for the end of the day and there on top of the tray i have covering one tank is my 14 " pleco just stairing at me crazy

the other day im doing a wc on my columbian shark tank and my big one at least 14 " maybe 15" does this arc out of the tank only to land in my drain sink i could not believe it called him a freak and put it back in the tank

sorry to hear about your fishes death

[luckydud13]

^^ rofml lol

[Zebulon]

It's hard to feel too bad about it when it was their dumb decision. Just wish I'd been there to catch him ya know? Thanks guys. Gave him a burial in the flower garden.

[bluekrissyspike]

have you been keeping up on your water changes? and are the conditions in the tank to the fishes liking? that's the only reason i can think of for them to be trying to escape.