Popular Post Daniel Posted January 15, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted January 15, 2021 I generally do not put lids on any of my aquariums. While I do get evaporation, I've never had a problem with fish jumping out. I have had a consistent problem with plants jumping out witness this photo from July: But now I think I know what is happening: Anyone one else have a problem with plants being jumpers? 1 20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandy Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 Only floating plants which some how stick to everything (hoses, nets, arms) and end up everywhere in my house. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemon Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 no but that's hilarious Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrozenFins Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 I have a lid on all my aquariums because of my cats. but the other one will spend all day trying to catch one. I put a towel over my aquarium to kill off the green water and my cat is hating me for it. She has tried to take the towel off but no sucess yet. Thats really funny though!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockMongler Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 I've not observed it, but I suspect my cat has done the same thing at times. It's why I make sure I keep a decent lid on the tank. I had a 2.5 gallon cheapo tank I got from walmart as a backup/isolation/plant bucket/quarantine tank set up, and I was testing using loops of air tubing, sealed closed as a way to contain/keep out floating plants (in particular, duckweed) like I had seen folks online do. The lid it came with was kinda crappy, and so I let it stand open with a decent light to keep the plants I had in it going well. Then, I found a bunch of duckweed, hornwort, and the airline ring pulled out of the tank on the floor. I didn't see the cat doing it, but I can't think of any other thing that could have caused it. Now I just make sure everything has a decent lid, and the airline rings I did make became cat toys, because I determined my cat would probably just pull them out otherwise anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lefty o Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 dang cat burglar! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyingFishKeeper Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 Not really jumping, but I have noticed some of my new water sprite suffering from swim bladder disorder. (Honestly I love Fluval Stratum after its planted, but it is a huge annoyance to plant anything in it. I'm scared for when I have to start trimming the tops of stems to help fill in the rest of the tank lol) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanked Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 My plants can disappear, levitate, and blow bubbles, but they can't jump. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 My cat trys to fish through the feeding holes in our aquarium lids. I was finding water but could not find any leaks. She would be swimming if we had open topped aquariums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colu Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 Does you cat often help with tank maintenance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted January 17, 2021 Author Share Posted January 17, 2021 1 hour ago, Colu said: Does you cat often help with tank maintenance Quite often, sometimes they even fall into the aquarium: 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harpsandfish Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 @Daniel - Really?? You used the words “cat” and “learned a lesson” in the same sentence? I’m so disappointed. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mridul Singh Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 I honestly 'jumped' to this thread to see if there was a plant that had somehow come to life from all the chemicals we feed them LOL, but this was even funnier! Yeah I've had that happen, especially with the older cats. Or sometimes when trimming I accidentally toss trimmings too far! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FishyJames Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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