Amazing acrobatic lionfish

[jhildebrand]

Still can't get over this. I stumbled upon this pic from right before the incident this summer and thought I'd share. Had him in a 100 gallon stock tank while re-doing the rockscape in the 260. I found him, still wet, in my slop sink next to the stock tank - The sink rim is 5 INCHES above and 3 INCHES away from the tank he was in. He was 12 inches and a pound and a half. Who knew a lion could jump like that? This guy was with me for just over 10 years. R.I.P., old buddy...

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[mborn]

Wow, beautiful fish. I wouldn’t have thought a lion would jump like that either. That’s very sad. Sorry for the loss.

[jhildebrand]

Yeah, caught me off guard. Even though he caused me compatibility grief over the years, still one of my favorites. It was like losing a dog. My other lion was almost 15 and passed on two weeks before he jumped. Loneliness he couldn't handle?

[phish guy]

when i had my Fuzzy Dwarf Lion, he jumped out once too. it was like eight in the morning and i woke up to what i thought was a power head making a knocking noise. turns out its my lion flopping around on a piece of glass leaning behind the tank. snagged him in a net.

never thought lions would jump. they ussually swim so slow and graceful.

[jhildebrand]

Who'd have thought? They never seem to do anything to expend extra energy. I thought my jumper was a fluke.

[hoosierpat]

My dwarf lion jumped out quite a few times during feeding. It's possible that he thought that he saw food on the surface and just took a run at it and ran out of water to land in.

[brutuscz]

I lost my lion after 1.5yrs to jumping out. e went over the overflow filter box and hit the floor...twice!! The first time I found him, threw him back in..and he lived. But, he looked terrible..and was never the same. 2-3 months later..same thing happened. That was all she wrote. I am done with venomous species though...my daughter is 14months, and I don't need any accidents!!! It never even occured to me that this could happen when I bought the lionfish. Found out the hard way.

[motrbotr]

sorry about your loss! :(

[jhildebrand]

Wow, LOL. I thought this would have been a rarity. My guy spent his days gliding across the tank and gently taking food from my hand. Can't figure out why he'd launch out like that. It will remain a mystery.

I wish I were in the Keys too...

[CeeGee]

IME all fish jump. Sorry to hear about yours.

Has anyone ever has flame angel jerky? I found mine under the couch 10 feet away from the tank years ago.

[jhildebrand]

Most mini marts have it right next to the Slim Jims!

I hate losing perfectly healthy fish. I would have taken any bet against him being able to do that.