ccc24 Posted November 21, 2022 Share Posted November 21, 2022 Any experience or thoughts on how far down one needs to take the water level to prevent jumping on a lidless tank? I would love house my clown killis in a rimless cube (they are breeding pretty well) but I just don’t trust them not to jump. It has a lowered water level (about 6 inches) but I just don’t think that will be enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nabokovfan87 Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 I just did this on mine. Minimum 1". Recommended is 2-3 for bigger fish or more "jumpy" species. SAE and shrimp can get pretty far. You can get one of those net covers too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tolstoy21 Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 I have endlers that somehow, sometimes jump into their neighboring tanks. I swear, relatively speaking, this feat seems equivalent to me jumping over my house. I have no idea how they manage it. Would be awesome to get on film. Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rita Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 I'm totally aware this is a non answer so I'll apologize in advance... but I'm a big proponent for lids! My good friend who also keeps fish has lost 2 bettas recently from her 55 gal tank and her water is dropped 4 inches! It's just not worth in my opinion. I'd rather have a lid and give them the maximum amount of space possible by filling that tank up to the tippy top. Not to mention better heat retention and less evaporation. 😬 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JettsPapa Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 On 11/21/2022 at 11:53 PM, Rita said: I'm totally aware this is a non answer so I'll apologize in advance... but I'm a big proponent for lids! My good friend who also keeps fish has lost 2 bettas recently from her 55 gal tank and her water is dropped 4 inches! It's just not worth in my opinion. I'd rather have a lid and give them the maximum amount of space possible by filling that tank up to the tippy top. Not to mention better heat retention and less evaporation. 😬 Low water levels are also a problem for those of us with hard water. That's why I don't have any rimless tanks and keep my tanks full. The black rims do a wonderful job of hiding hard water stains and residue. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guppysnail Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 A solid covering of surface floaters may help deter them from jumping. Probably won’t stop them since there needs to be space for gas exchange but may help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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