Lost a ropefish today :(

[ArkyLady]

Little bugger escaped and ended up in the sun where it dried him out rather quickly apparently. He was accounted for this morning.

Guess I'll have to figure out a way to secure my tank even more. The female that I've had for over 2 months has never made it out, so I thought I had it taken care of.

Ugh so depressing, those are the coolest fish

 

[rjl420]

I hear your pain, I had the same experience with one of my bichirs, woke up to see him on the floor one morning.... it really sucked. ESPECIALLY since my tank was "escape proof" (or so I thought.

sorry for your loss.

 

[stpower]

I never lost a ropefish before but I had a Gar that managed to jump out. I used plastic door screen to cover all opening on my tanks after that. It's a homemade cover made out of pine so I just used a staple gun to fasten it.

Sorry for your loss

 

[NJ Devils Fan]

Sorry, that sucks. Just out of curisoty, how big is your tank?

 

[ArkyLady]

55 gallon

 

[Serrateeth_2002]

This event adds to your experience,always have a cover for jumping fish or have low water level.

 

[ArkyLady]

Yeah lesson learned the hard way Hubby said tonite that he noticed he was swimming very fast from the opposite side of the tank to the side where the only opening is (that I thought I had secured), so I assume he finally slammed into it enough times to loosen it and escape. Wish hubby had mentioned this behavior last nite when he noticed it, though that may or may not have changed anything. Hindsight is 20/20