Flying Fish

[amstar15]

i have had fish tanks for almost 16 years. I have never had a fish jump out of tank. After going through a divorce my reef tank is at my parents while I am settling into my new home. My dad has had three fish jump from the tank. A clown, a coral beauty, and a yellow wrasse. I can understand the wrasse, but not the other two. I am going tomorrow and buying some egg-crate to put on the tank to keep the rest of the fish in. Is there anything you can think of why a fish would jump?

 

[SkiFletch]

If they get spooked, they jump... And unfortunately they're probably more likely to spook when their tank has been moved and they're all in a new environment/habitat. Stressed fish are more likely to jump than calm ones.

 

[The-Wolf]

if they feel a skin irritation they may try to jump to escape it.
test our core parameters and look for evidence of skin flukes or other ectoparasites.

 

[diet]

ive also been told it could be bad water quality.....they jump to get out of it

 

[Matty P]

One of my big banana wrasses jumped on me