Topic: Sushi jumped out!

[beakiebean]

We went to Target this morning and came home, put away groceries, and I went to get some quarters off my desk for laundry and there was Sushi laying on my desk-she was still alive so I picked her up and tossed her back in the tank.

She started swimming around but was holding one of her side fins against her body and not using it so I was afraid she was really hurt. But now a couple hours later she's swimming fine and back to ruling the tank. Poor Sushi-that probably wasn't the adventure she was looking for.

I have some gaps in the back of the tank where the filter goes that I've taped plastic wrap over so they don't jump-guess that didn't work so I'll be figuring something else out.

[biche]

Wow, she had quiete an adventure, i am glad she is safe though! you could cover the tank temporairly, (until you get the cover) with saran wrap/plastic wrap or lay heavy book across the top, to prevent jumping.

[beakiebean]

The tank is covered-she's just really, really, good. I've got a 1 inch gap between the filter and the rest of the hood that she snuck through.

[niome]

wow lucky you saw her!! She's a lucky fishLOL

[BettAtrick]

i think there was a quarter inch gap in coopers small iso tank in the sorority tank.  ANY gap is a bad gap.  I've seen bettas jump out of the holes petstores put in the lids of the betta containers...

[bettabelieveit]

Wow, those girls really are jumpers arent they? yikes! glad she's okay!

[nannerla]

When one of my bettas jumped he got his ventral fin stuck to his side but it got back to normal in a day.

[beakiebean]

She definitely back to being queen of the tank. I put in a turnip leaf for the snail and she was right there thrying to nose past my hand and see what I was putting in "her" tank.