jumping firefish?

[DanG]

Originally Posted by TheReefGeek

I would use egg crate permanently, temporarily will just save their lives temporarily.

Not much you can do to get them not to jump, they can get spooked in the night, and shoot straight up, or jump out when chased by another fish.

I had that last night, I don't know what happened during the night but it made my lawmower blenny was all dried up on the carpet this morning. He made it a good 10 feet from the tank somehow.

[WaterLogged]

ohh your blenny probably did the worm across the carpet. Happened to me once too, but I found him in the basement. lol . My tank is upstairs!!

[TheReefGeek]

They can end up a fair ways from the tank, because they flip-flop all over the place after they hit the ground.

Before I started using egg-crate I found fish in adjascent rooms!

[niloc16]

i bought some eggcrate last night and got it cut up to fit really good. today i'm going to get the firefish and cross my fingers it will work. i'll post some pics when i get it setup. i've lost a firefish and a chromis to jumping.

[Sebae]

What do you use to cut it so it doesn't chip or break ?

[muck]

sidecutters or a hacksaw blade (carefully)

[TheReefGeek]

I use these

http://images.canadiantire.ca/media/...60_SC_4c13.jpg

[muck]

That would be a sidecutter.

[SeaHorse_Fanatic]

Cut the first two sections with sharp wire cutters, then use the handle of a wrench that is the right diameter to smash through the rest of the row. Sooooo much faster than snipping each piece.

[niloc16]

a pair of side cutters worked excellent. it didnt chip or break and made it really easy to make accurate cuts.