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midnightmadman
12-17-2008, 7:53 PM
Are African Cichlids pron to jumping out of an uncovered tank?
I have a coal stove down in the area where the tank is so I am keeping my glass canopy open to dissipate some heat.
jpappy789
12-17-2008, 8:03 PM
Pretty much any fish will possibly jump ship, though cichlids aren't the most likely to.
jeepn4x4
12-17-2008, 8:07 PM
Not likely to but I have seen it happen. My 180 had an opening in the top that was about 20"x6" shortly after introducing 3 new Eureka reds the chase was on by another male in the tank. One of the newbies was chased right out of the tank and landed on the floor. He was ok and put back in.
cam191919
12-17-2008, 8:16 PM
never worth the risk
midnightmadman
12-17-2008, 8:24 PM
never worth the risk
I need to have it vent, so what can I do?
Pittbull
12-17-2008, 9:34 PM
You can custom fit a wire screen mess from a local hardware store to place it in stead of the lid or use egg crate custom fitted as well.
Neither are hard to cut..
Pittbull
12-17-2008, 9:35 PM
actually the egg crate will be better..
myswtsins
12-18-2008, 12:16 AM
Egg crate sounds like a good choice or I have heard people suggest adding frozen bottles of tank water. The latter I will be trying soon as I have a wood burning stove in the same room with my tank.
acevudoo
12-18-2008, 12:26 AM
touchy... can the tank be moved?
Are African Cichlids pron to jumping out of an uncovered tank?
I have a coal stove down in the area where the tank is so I am keeping my glass canopy open to dissipate some heat.
Are they pron to jumping? I don't think so... Can it happen? You bet!!!
We had a holding female Rusty jump out of a 5.5g WITH a versa-top covering the tank. The water level was pretty high and she somehow wedged herself between the glass and the top of the tank and got out. We came home just in time, both mom & fry were fine...
Can you freeze a 20oz soda bottle and float it in the tank for a few minutes or is that too much of a temp change too fast?
mike dunagan
12-18-2008, 10:16 PM
jumping can also be from aggression. So I would cover, we all know that they can be aggressive at times.
blue2fyre
12-19-2008, 8:13 AM
One of my fish is a known jumper, I don't know why she does it but I hear her hitting the hood every so often
I need to have it vent, so what can I do?
As I live in the Caribbean, I put a fan in front of the tank to ventilate it during the hot season.
midnightmadman
12-19-2008, 8:39 AM
As I live in the Caribbean, I put a fan in front of the tank to ventilate it during the hot season.
I have a fan blowing on it. It seems to keep the temp right at 80-82
The room is between 85-90
80-82 is not so high. My tank's temp rises to 87 in August, even with the fan.
midnightmadman
12-19-2008, 9:35 AM
80-82 is not so high. My tank's temp rises to 87 in August, even with the fan.
MAN! that is scary
Pittbull
12-19-2008, 9:42 PM
Cool have fun in that warmth aye, we will be in the teens here this weekend brrr cold.. hehehehe..