Ideas for preventing Aro from jumping suicide?

[Calc]

Hi guys
What do you guys use? extra thick glass top?
what if you have let say cannister filters?

 

[Noa]

Thick plexiglass. It's pretty easy to cut or drill.

 

[sbuse]

plexi-glass/acrylic with ducktape

 

[expkeeper19]

ive never owned an arowana, how ever i have owned "jumping" fish, and i found that having floating plants on the surface of the water stops them. just my .02

 

[Tramonte172]

Find a local glass shop. They should be able to cut glass for you and any shape and thickness you want. I have notches cut out for my filters. It is usually not very expensive.

 

[xander]

My neighbour uses regular glass lids and concrete. He gets those cheap plastic tupperware, pour in concrete mix, add in a metal hanger so its easy to carry and move around.

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[B.Ho]

I just weigh my lids down with books lol. I really want to get some thicker glass cut though like tramonte suggested.

 

[bcarlos]

Apart from a few young BBXB's in the past, I've been pretty lucky not to have too many jumpers. I have heard from some of my Asian contacts that painting the glass top red deters aros from jumping. I've never tried it, but if you've got a jumper, it's a cheap alternative that's worth a try.

 

[B.Ho]

I have heard from some of my Asian contacts that painting the glass top red deters aros from jumping.

Anyone try this? It sounds like something i want to do but only if it works

 

[ar0wan]

Bet that's tough on your lighting
My arowana is scarred to death of red
sounds like torture

but OT I got a full hood and he has not got out since
yes, he had gotten out a few times
once when I was not home
the wife is still tramatized over that one