Need advice on Poly escaping

[Chris006]

I went down to check on the little guys last night. and I smelled something rotten... I check around and found that the Poly Palmas was missing from the aquarium. Eventually I found him dead n stiff in the French drain. I knew that Polys can breath air and can even walk, but how can they climb on a glass tank with the water level 8" below the rim. My poly Palmas is 6".

 

[jlnguyen74]

I went down to check on the little guys last night. and I smelled something rotten... I check around and found that the Poly Palmas was missing from the aquarium. Eventually I found him dead n stiff in the French drain. I knew that Polys can breath air and can even walk, but how can they climb on a glass tank with the water level 8" below the rim. My poly Palmas is 6".

Not only they can climb, they can JUMP!!!

 

[StripeGirl]

you need to cover every hole and then cover every hole again,lol.They can be escape artist.

 

[beantickler]

you need to cover every hole and then cover every hole again,lol.They can be escape artist.

then put bricks on top of that for larger stronger polys...

 

[benzjamin13]

Polys are great jumpers.

 

[eman b115]

this is all true..... i almost lost 2 17" endlies that way; now I got egg crates and a total of 40lbs of weight plates sittin on my lids......

 

[dbcb314]

my little ornate in the grow out tried to jump into the filter today.... and got stuck. He jumped into the area where the tube goes into the water and couldn't get out. luckily i was right there when I heard an odd "plop" and immediately started looking around and found him. IDK how long he woulda lived in that position... there was water trickling over him to keep him moist so maybe for a while. glad i was home though.

my main tank has a canopy that fits on really really tight around the filter. no way to escape.