[Croz]

Well i went out for an hour or so this afternoon and on of my reds decided to see if he could fly

. unlucky for him he couldn't and when i got home he was dead on the floor :sad: . i though that they would be fine for a little bit untill i had the money for a canopy but i guess i learned my lesson the hard way this time

. oh and just for another kick in the junk, he was my biggest.

Croz

 

[bobme]

Aww how sad, i m sorry for your lost, i hope you have more reds?

 

[Genin]

that really sucks! sorry for your loss.

Joe

 

[Grosse Gurke]

That sux man,

Nice Tiara though :smile:

 

[Judazzz]

I'm sorry to hear that :sad:
I lost one of mine that way too! Only difference, he was about 2" when he jumped out, and about 1" when I found him again (two months later

Thank god it didn't smell for some reason).

Do you have a picture of his teeth? I mean, you probably have touched his teeth, right? (I would

)

 

[Hannibal]

Sorry for your loss man. Yeah you need a cover/canopy to keep those frisky guys in

 

[bobme]

i am going to lock my arcylic top so they cant go jumping out then build a wood light canopy

 

[hastatus]

Is that not S. spilopleura?

 

[piranha 13]

Spilopleura???? It's a red belly.

 

[thePACK]

i feel your pain...happened before to me too

 

[RhomZilla]

What a waste.

I had a baby arrowana that jumped out before.. thought it got eatten by my cichlids, until I found it stiff and shriveled when I decided to move the stand to the other side of the room. I have an extra acrylic sheet that I bought at Home Depot to cover up the back of the Barracuda tank, but I never knew P's would jump out. Sorry for your loss

and thanks for spread'in the word.

 

[Croz]

Thanks all, yea I touched his teeth they were noting big yet. I have 5 more and for my loss I have decided to fill the void of having my biggest original die that I have to buy 3 more the same size :biggrin: . So it works out for the best I guess. It's still a kick in the junk. I have a makeshift canopy now with some pieces of glass I found in my house until I get one for my bday in 2 weeks. Thanks again for your support it a rough time right now.

Croz

 

[MPower]

Thats sucks man. I lost 2 caribe that way, they jumped from the back by the filter there was only 2in room to get out. I didn't think they would jump out from such a small opening. Well lesson learned.

 

[Xenon]

That blows. Nice crown, princess. :

:

 

[piranha 13]

LOL

...nice lunch box there under the crown.

 

[SnowCichlid.]

Sorry about the loss

...

 

[WebHostExpert]

sorry to here that, why would it jump out? Ive never had a p jump out before.
MAD

 

[rosecityrhom]

Sorry about your little guy. Did you have anything over the top to cover or was it wide open? If you did have a top was it just extremely light?

 

[Kolbenschlag]

Sorry about the loss.
One time my little brother's african cichlid killed just about everything he had with it, so he moved it into a bucket before transferring tanks. Well, the fish didnt like the bucket, so he jumped out. And my dog didn't like the fish, so he ate him.

 

[NIKE]

sorry for your loss :sad: