Silver aro jumping question

[49ersfan]

Question for u aro pros,
I have a 14" silver i bought at 7". He recently got spooked and jumped out of the tank about a month ago while i was messing with the air lines in the tank. He went about 6 ft hit the floor and flopped i paniced (first time he has ever jumped) picked him up with a rag and put him back in he was dazed for a day but started eating fine and was back to his old self in no time. Heres my problem, now every time im in his tank doing a water change or even just taking the lid off to feed he tries to jump out, i figured id as the pros if u guys have any tricks to keeping them calm and not jumping while u r working in there tank?

 

[DDK]

Is the light on when you are cleaning?

 

[ska_kid]

His scare of you so now play with with so he could get use to u

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[Ponyman101]

Any tank mates?and is the light always on?if it is,try turning it off my aro freaks out when I turn on the light


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[49ersfan]

Tried with light on and off.
And how do u play with the aro? Lol

 

[49ersfan]

And tankmates are 9" armatus, 10" micropogon cat. 2 8" albino bichrs, 7" featherfin cat, 6" silver dollar he has lived with all of them since i got him and never jumped before

 

[DDK]

Tried with light on and off.
And how do u play with the aro? Lol

you can pet it lol, my jardini used to rub on my hand when i do some cleaning. miss those days, now shes bigger and all she wants to do is take my fingers off.

 

[49ersfan]

Ya he wont even come near my hands, he used to ignore me completely now he just panics.

 

[ska_kid]

Tried with light on and off.
And how do u play with the aro? Lol

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=meMD3uj9Q58&feature=youtube_gdata_player

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[DDK]

Maybe someone in your household has been banging on the glass or stressing the fish out possibly causing the jumping? Theres so many reasons for why aros jump but i think in this case hes been scared of people. I suggest you should spend time in front of the tank maybe on the computer or something until hes used to you. Im sure that its just a phase and it will pass even if you dont do anything. Weigh down the lids in case tho!