Oh NoOooooooooooooo NOT AGAIN

[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?

[kien]

Your fish ramming into a plastic mesh will be fine. They will bounce back into the tank like a reverse trampoline. My fish do that constantly. I have a very busy tank with a lot of skittish wrasses. Some fish will jump even if they are startled by lights turning on, or a sudden thud of someone's foot on the floor, or a door closing. That glass box of there's is quite a good amplifier of sound.

As Red said, goby's and wrasses are notoriously skittish and their natural defense mechanism when they are startled (for whatever reason) is to bolt in the the direction with the least obstruction. In the tank that direction is usually straight up.

I wouldn't say that you are doing anything wrong. Sadly, it happens. In fact, I've seen all manner of fish jump out of the tank from tangs to angelfish. Fish like to dart in all directions. And if we want to drill deeper into this discussion (pun kinda intended), our tanks are not actually that deep. We may think that 24 or even 30" is a fairly deep tank but in the wild, that's a shallow tide pool that many of these fish would never naturally swim in, unless they enjoy living on the edge..

As for the mesh, try UFA up in Airdrie. They sell farming supplies and equipment specifically.

[Madreefer]

Your still looking? Did you read my text wrong? I said I'd send you some if you paid the shipping

[halwake]

Got my plastic netting at Canadian Tire about a month ago. All different sizes. I opted for the thinner gauge half inch mesh. They had a bunch of different sizes available. The thinner gauge allows almost all light through. I did,t think any of my fish would get through the half inch, but they always seem to surprise me what they are capable of. Sorry for your loss, same happened to me with one of my expensive clowns, and of course the other guy was still there wondering where his buddy was. Crappy feeling for sure.

Think the netting was in the gardening section.
Hal

[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