Oh NoOooooooooooooo NOT AGAIN

[FishingGoalie]

Ok so im not feeling the best right now i seriously want to get out of this hobby right now. This morning i woke up found a diamond goby on the floor as many of you know. And now i came home to find my FAVORITE Carpenter Flasher Wrasse laying on the floor D: I seriously want to die. Ive never killed a single thing in the last 8 months of doing this hobby NOT EVEN A CORAL and now 2 fish dead in 1 day. Both went right through egg crate. I just added a Naso yesterday but he is SUPER peaceful. Im starting to think its my yellow tang chasing my Trigger and naso and when he chases them its scaring all the little fish.

What should i do i feel like a serial killer. I can't believe this is happening. ANY ADVICE would be SOOOO very very appreciated. Please help me to find out what my problem is.

Thanks
Hayden

[Slyguy00]

Is it just me or is the clear and obvious answer to use something with smaller wholes then egg crate? Wrasses and gobys are infamous for jumping. Will continue to happen if you dont use something smaller

[FishingGoalie]

Originally Posted by Slyguy00

Is it just me or is the clear and obvious answer to use something with smaller wholes then egg crate? Wrasses and gobys are infamous for jumping. Will continue to happen if you dont use something smaller

No need to be a jerk.

i have been searching for a couple days for something smaller but i can't find anything i have asked many people on can reef about this smaller holes chicken wire.
And I don't know if any one else agrees with me but just getting a lid with smaller holes IS NOT going to help my fish from getting scared by something. I don't want them ramming there poor heads into something every day. Please i asked for advice not criticism

[gregzz4]

Originally Posted by FishinGoalie

No need to be a jerk.

i have been searching for a couple days for something smaller but i can't find anything i have asked many people on can reef about this smaller holes chicken wire.
And I don't know if any one else agrees with me but just getting a lid with smaller holes IS NOT going to help my fish from getting scared by something. I don't want them ramming there poor heads into something every day. Please i asked for advice not criticism

Slyguy00 wasn't being a jerk, and you should bite your tongue

We are all here to help you, so be patient and deal with it as it comes

[reef-keeper]

I would go to Home Depot or a hardware store. Buy some plastic bug screen and some plastic tie straps and attach that to the egg crate.

[Slyguy00]

Originally Posted by gregzz4

Slyguy00 wasn't being a jerk, and you should bite your tongue

We are all here to help you, so be patient and deal with it as it comes

Thanks Greg I appreciate that! Thanks for understanding what I meant lol

[Myka]

Try hardware stores and livestock stores for the chicken mesh. It will be by the metal chicken wire. I have found it here at Peavey Mart. Do you have Peavey Mart there?

[Slyguy00]

Originally Posted by FishinGoalie

No need to be a jerk.

i have been searching for a couple days for something smaller but i can't find anything i have asked many people on can reef about this smaller holes chicken wire.
And I don't know if any one else agrees with me but just getting a lid with smaller holes IS NOT going to help my fish from getting scared by something. I don't want them ramming there poor heads into something every day. Please i asked for advice not criticism

Wasn't tryin to be a " Jerk" if I wanted to be a jerk I woulda said something a lot worse. Was just trying to help. Its ignorant people like you that make me want to be though.

[JmeJReefer]

Two pieces of eggcrate offset one on top of the other for now until u find a suitable replacement? I've had scooter blennies jump, gobies, and even a wierd littel clownfish who really liked doing it cuz i managed to catch him twice befroe his demise on the third.
This hobby has endless trials, which makes it rad cuz its a "kinder-suprise" all the time!!!
Cant control everything. the best we can do is communicate these trials together and formulate a reasonable solution that everybody benefits from.

I've fabbed a custom fit chunk of acrylic with some smaller holes placed here and there for "breathing" purposes.

Good Luck

[FishingGoalie]

Originally Posted by JmeJReefer

Two pieces of eggcrate offset one on top of the other for now until u find a suitable replacement? I've had scooter blennies jump, gobies, and even a wierd littel clownfish who really liked doing it cuz i managed to catch him twice befroe his demise on the third.
This hobby has endless trials, which makes it rad cuz its a "kinder-suprise" all the time!!!
Cant control everything. the best we can do is communicate these trials together and formulate a reasonable solution that everybody benefits from.

I've fabbed a custom fit chunk of acrylic with some smaller holes placed here and there for "breathing" purposes.

Good Luck

Thanks for the help

I went out and got the smallest plastic chicken wire i could find which was 1/2 inch i doubled it up so the hole are now 1/8 wide. My dad will be going to UFA tomorrow ro find 1/4 inch plastic chicken wire. The new lid is built and on top of my tank i will snap a couple photos tonight. And update my build thread