so how do fish find the 1 in opening in the tank?

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this has been on my mind after hearing how meilings aro jumped out through the small opening. and that triggered memorys of how other fish keepers have lost there fish through the tiny opening in the tank.


how how can a fish tell where the opening is in the tank is even if its that tiny.

there must be some kind of explination for this.
 
No idea either, but my fish have a nack for doing it aswell. Fourtunatly I usually find them in time. I'm sure they can see them though, I mean how do they spot food on the surface and stuff, or like when bugs land in the water. I know they can feel the vibrations of it but they must have good eyesight to find where the things are.
 
Arowana would be fairly good at it, because they like to jump, and also because they often hunt for stuff above the surface of the water, like jumping for insects, small birds, w/e.
I assume they see the hole and go for it.
Thats my guess.
 
I think that if an arowana wants a hole, it will make one:)


I've seen the power of a jump first hand. It is very very amazing.
 
um they can see the hole just like they can see you through the glass just like they can see anything else


Sincerley,
Captain obvious
 
i had a 4" silver aro that jumped out of an opening less than a centimeter wide fell 2 feet to the floor and sprung itself back up and right into the tank water through the same opening CLEAN!, it was amazing and nobody ever believes it when i tell them, went on a trip for a weekend and it jumped and landed on the couch and dried up as the couch is too soft for it to spring itself back up
 
maybe some window screen over a small opening would be the ticket, i never have problems with my tanks.
 
Fry said:
i had a 4" silver aro that jumped out of an opening less than a centimeter wide fell 2 feet to the floor and sprung itself back up and right into the tank water through the same opening CLEAN!, it was amazing and nobody ever believes it when i tell them, went on a trip for a weekend and it jumped and landed on the couch and dried up as the couch is too soft for it to spring itself back up
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My foot-long MORULIUS CHRYSOPHEKADION once jumped from an over-crowded tank into one that had more space for him to swim. First he twice jumped straight up about a foot high and then he changed the tank. They were all clean jumps, never touched glass.

He also jumps once out of every new tank I put him in and when I put him back, never tries it again.

So I believe you. However, I doubt that your aro sprung itself back because it was aiming.
I would say it was just lucky. Of course there is no way we can be sure.
 
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