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09-24-2007, 09:54 AM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Sep 2007
Posts: 41
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 |  Orange spotted Goby Jumped out of Tank
I purchased a OrangeSpotted goby yesterday for my 55 gal. tank. All last night he/it was working its magic.
This morning he/it was laying right in front of the tank, dead of course.
I was told I don't need a top on my tank, above are my T-5 lights.
I wish they would have told me he might jump out. I've only had my tank since May 2007 and am just starting to ad some fish. It was like throwing $40.00 in the trash, which I can't afford. It took me long enough to save for the tank, lights, and the 2 small aneomies I have. I read nothing about them jumping.
Are they known for high jumps?
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09-24-2007, 12:38 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Louisville, GA Age: 45
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Sorry bout your loss!!!.....I can sympathize with you! I've had one commit suicide too. Most LFS's don't either care to know what's in your tank, or the minute you leave they forget you. Did the store have a stay alive guarantee?? I hope you didn't flush it. I'd take it back. Sometimes it's an unconditional guarantee.... | |
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09-24-2007, 01:21 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: TN Age: 31
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Sorry for your loss, most gobies are known jumpers. _________ Got Questions? Need Answers?
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10-15-2007, 09:37 AM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Sep 2007
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I must be a gluttin for punishment. Looseing 1 goby wasn't enough, I wanted one in my tank. I went to Home Depot and purchased the white plastic grate for the top of my tank. Fitted it - and about 4/5 days later I purchased a second goby. Well, this weekend I come home from the fish store and there in front of the tank on the floor is the second goby. The holes are small, the grate feels too heavy. Can not believe it could get out by the little opening where the wire for my powerheads are.
I was told I do not need to place a glass top on my 90 gal tank.
So, yesterday I went back to Home Depot and we purchased a metal screen wire, with very small holes. My husband is going to build a frame for it to fit around the top of the tank.
Maybe I'm not ment to have a goby. | |
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10-15-2007, 10:15 AM
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| | Feather Star
Join Date: May 2007 Location: Columbus Indiana
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I wouldn't put anything metal in, on, or close to the tank. It will rust. _________ Kris
180 gallon AGA display re-born on 7-1-08. If I listed all of my equipment my wife would know what I've spent on this thing. Don't want to sign divorce papers.  My 180 Tank Thread | |
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10-15-2007, 11:06 AM
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| | Fire Worm
Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Charleston,WV Age: 34
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Sorry about the lack of luck with the gobies. Don't put metal near your tank. Even with building a frame for it you will still have water getting to it over time. You don't want it to rust and leach all kinds of problems into your tank. _________  90g plumbed to basement,75g sump with 10g refugium inside,250 Aqualine skimmer,QuietOne 6000 for return,HydorKoralia's #3 #4,2 kind zoanthus,3 kind mushrooms,pulsing xenia,yellow polyps,Sailfin Tang,coral beauty,sixline wrass,lawnmower blenny,Kole Tang,royal gramma,firefish,snails,hermits,crabs,serpent star,large feather duster | |
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10-15-2007, 11:10 AM
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| | Feather Star
Join Date: May 2007 Location: Columbus Indiana
Posts: 795
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You know something I was thinking about. Could you put gutter guard over the egg crate??? | |
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10-15-2007, 11:17 AM
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| | Torch Coral
Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Baltimore, MD Age: 47
Posts: 1,178
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I am really sorry for your loss.
I have a Flame Hawk, they are known to jump as well. He jumps, right into the overflow. I have had to retrieve him 6 times now and he is in there again....He has been lucky so far.... _________ 72 gallon bowed 150lbs LR 60 lbs LS
2 Percs
1 Chevron Tang
Hippo Tang
Six Line Wrasse
Coral Banded Shrimp
Cleaner Shrimp
Starry Blenny
4 Lyretail Anthias
Long Polyp Toadstool
Montipora
Long Tentacle Anenome
Short tentacle plate
Pulsing Xenia
Green Star polyps
Frogspawn
29 gallon
2 Clown
1 Coral Beauty
1 Fairy Wrasse
24 FOWLR
Dwarf Lion
125 gallon African Cichlid Tank http://home.comcast.net/~pizzal/index.html 
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10-15-2007, 11:31 AM
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| | Feather Star
Join Date: May 2007 Location: Columbus Indiana
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Quote:
Originally Posted by BaxterS80  I am really sorry for your loss.
He jumps, right into the overflow. | All drains lead to the Ocean!!! 
Last edited by KOgle; 10-15-2007 at 11:59 AM.
Reason: trying to quote right
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