| Fish jumping out of saltwater tanks is a problem that | | | | these tops. This is especially true in reef aquariums |
| many marine aquarium keepers have to deal with. | | | | where many people run with no tops to keep water |
| While not all fish are prone to jumping out of the | | | | temperatures down. |
| tank there are some that are more likely to do so | | | | Additionally the tend to get full of salt creep over |
| the others. | | | | time and many people dislike having to replace them |
| Unfortunately knowing what fish you have that may | | | | or constantly clean them. |
| jump is hard to tell. Most times you only find out | | | | If you fall into this category and cannot use the glass |
| when you find them dried up on the carpet or behind | | | | tops the easiest thing to do is to grab a screen kit |
| the tank. | | | | that is available at any hardware store and custom |
| How To Cheaply Stop Fish From Jumping From Your | | | | make the screen to fit your marine aquarium top and |
| Tank | | | | use this a a barrier to stop the fish from jumping out. |
| The best bet to stop the problem and keep your | | | | This will not trap heat, allow good gas exchange and |
| fish in the tank is to use the glass tops that the tank | | | | also stop fish jumping out of saltwater tanks that |
| manufactures supply with most new aquarium set | | | | you own. Just remember to use nylon screen |
| ups. | | | | because saltwater will quickly rust metal screen |
| However not all saltwater tanks can accommodate | | | | materials. |