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Green_Reefer
01/10/2011, 07:47 PM
How high can a fish jump above the water-line in a tank?
I have an in-wall display and I plan on making a three sided removable perimeter screen to stop fish from jumping. I was thinking 12" high would be good, should I make it higher? I will mostly be keeping 3" fish (wrasse, goby, firefin, assessor, anthias) in the tank with maybe one dwarf angel as my last fish. Currently I have 3 carpenter wrasse's that are doing great.
Thanks.
snorvich
01/10/2011, 07:51 PM
Difficult to predict. I would guess/think 24 inches should be ok. At least for the ones normally found in aquaria.
Moort82
01/11/2011, 10:52 AM
How deep is your tank? ie how much speed can they get up to before they break the surface.
Green_Reefer
01/11/2011, 02:25 PM
21" tall, overall dimensions are 48x18x21. I can't see 24" jumpers even if they used the full length of the tank to build up speed.
Rainman69
01/11/2011, 02:37 PM
Mine is 4in high and i've never lost one. I would guess as high as your longest fish.
snorvich
01/11/2011, 05:27 PM
Well, I have seen them hit 12 inches frequently. In my tank they bounce off the hood. But pay your money, take your chances.
Big E
01/12/2011, 06:59 AM
I've seen anthias jump close to 2 feet high & they don't need a deep tank to do that.
sreefs
01/12/2011, 07:19 PM
I've seen anthias jump close to 2 feet high & they don't need a deep tank to do that.
Large fairy wrasses are very strong jumpers, I would think they could get 2 feet with out a hole lot of trouble. IMO
Apercula
01/12/2011, 10:16 PM
I've seen a diamond goby jump over 2ft up, and 6ft over, coming out of 8inches of water.
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