my pleurophthalma jump out of tank..

[phen_dox]

i had 1 pleuro mix with 2 giant snakehead in one tank.. yesterday morning, one of my housemate wake me up and say 1 of my snakehead jump out of tank on the floor.. maybe my pleuro jump out during night.. i though my pleuro died already because he not moving at all.. then, i realised that he gill still moving and i quickly throw him into tank and he still alive!!
but, he look weird now.. unactive and don't even want to feed.. that make me worry..

 

[Gr8KarmaSF]

hope he makes it.....would love to see a pic!

 

[phen_dox]

hope he makes it.....would love to see a pic!

pics of my pluro before that bad tragedy happen..

 

[Euge]

you need to keep a lid on, on your tanks. Even the smallest hole they can escape. I would personally move him into his own tank before he becomes micro meat. good luck

 

[engima]

i had 1 pleuro mix with 2 giant snakehead in one tank.. yesterday morning, one of my housemate wake me up and say 1 of my snakehead jump out of tank on the floor.. maybe my pleuro jump out during night.. i though my pleuro died already because he not moving at all.. then, i realised that he gill still moving and i quickly throw him into tank and he still alive!!
but, he look weird now.. unactive and don't even want to feed.. that make me worry..

mine happened once too. it was out for almost the whole night. but i placed it back in the water and after like 30 mins it came back to life. now i have covered the whole tank jus in case.

 

[Mentzer]

15 years ago I had a small Channa striata (7") in a tank with a pair of
11" Oscars which decided to spawn, it must have got a hard time and bailed out the tank during the night. 7am no snakehead! It must have jumped out in the middle of the night because it was dead and very dessicated behind the tank. The best bit was the only gap between the 2 coverglasses measured
55mm, when I measured accross the head of the SH it was 48mm. How's that for accurate jumping, only 7mm to spare in the gap!!!
I would agree with Euge and remove it from the micros soon, and put strong, heavy, tight fitting covers on all your SH tanks.
Minor concussion trauma usually self-corrects within a week.
Hope it recovers, pleuros are one of my favourite SH's, with micropeltes and aurantimaculata.

 

[WhiteLineRacer]

How many times can it be said. Don't mix things with Giant Snakeheads!! The poor Pleuro quite obviously wants out of that tank, so as suggested do the poor chap a favour and give him a safe environment.

I hope he pulls through.

 

[phen_dox]

How many times can it be said. Don't mix things with Giant Snakeheads!! The poor Pleuro quite obviously wants out of that tank, so as suggested do the poor chap a favour and give him a safe environment.

I hope he pulls through.

my pleuro save now and back to normal.. i don't have any extra tank so mix them only choice i have.. maybe i'll buy new bigger tank for my 2 giant snakehead but not now.. i don't think plero uncomfortable with those giant SH.. they never fight before..
my pluro is more active than 2 giant snakehead.. he always try to jump and catch insect fly outside the tank especially during night.. that night, my pleuro mybe jump harder and over tank..

 

[Euge]

woah woah woah, he jumps for insects outside the tank? You NEED to get a cover for that or you're going to be very upset when you find yourself with potentially 3 dried up snakeheads. trust me get a cover on your tank

 

[phen_dox]

woah woah woah, he jumps for insects outside the tank? You NEED to get a cover for that or you're going to be very upset when you find yourself with potentially 3 dried up snakeheads. trust me get a cover on your tank

my tank had a cover.. my pleuro jump out of tank through a small hole..