Jumping Rainbow Shark

[miky443]

My new Rainbow Shark jumped out of my 55 gal tank last night and croaked. I have a hood...he must have jumped out the filter opening. Are they known for jumping?????????

 

[colesea]

You've just encountered one of the fundamental laws of the aquarium hobby: If you have fish, eventually one of them will leap out regardless of how well sealed you think your hood is or how small the openings are.

I don't know how vigorous a jumper rainbow sharks can be, but all fish have the potential for leaping from a tank, and will do so if presented with the opportunity. I've a rainbow shark that shows no behavior for jumping, but he can pick up pretty impressive speeds when he's chasing his tankmates around. Occassionally I hear him thunk himself against the glass if he is going to fast to turn.

I've a catfish too that definately shows jumper in it. At night I can hear it swimming on the surface of the water.

Once I even had a large fat faintail goldfish go for freedom. Luckily he collided with the hood!
~~Colesea

 

[Cackett]

my rainbows jumb! as Colesea they pick up the speed and cant turn in time and fancy a bit of flying!

 

[wayne]

Everything jumps. I've had the pleasure of being hit in the face by a flying discus, and I've seen little cories go real well. But sharks are well known for jumping

 

[Cackett]

lol ( being slaped in the face by a fish)

 

[blusporttrac]

My Black tail shark swims up my Fluval outlet hose and will disappear for about a minute until he gets tired and is shot back out.

 

[miky443]

Thanks all... My 3 spot gourami probably chased him out. he thinks he's king of the tank and he doesn't like newbies. Oh well...

 

[Flood]

blusporttrac, LOL, that is great!

 

[YZFR1rider]

Well now I have two rainbow sharks and they do not show any ability at all of jumping they are always hiding in this log I have and only come out to eat other than that I don't see them much. Now is this normal behavior for them or is something wrong?

Matt

 

[miky443]

Most reccomend not having 2 Rainbow Sharks because they terrorize each other. Have you seen this? Who are their tank mates...?

 

[YZFR1rider]

My two rainbow sharks school together and they are supposed to be schooling fish I believe. Maybe once in a while I might see the big one chase the little one but they are always together. Their tanks mates are:

8 Tiger Barbs
2 Algea Eaters
2 Rosie Reds
3 Mini Crabs
3 Ghost Shrimps
1 Loach

 

[Hazzamaya]

i have NEVER seen any fish jump out of my tank(s)

 

[fishman0]

my rainbow trys to jump out, I have a glass covering that was cut to fit on the tank. So he just smacks into it and he's way to big to go in the fliter.

 

[Andrew Castagna]

I aint got no clue, but it is kind of funny..

 

[OrangeCones]

Andrew Castagna - This thread is almost 10 years old.