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    Default Flying fish?

    Does anybody know of a sand sifting goby that won't jump out of an open top tank?

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    just make a top. I just lost one of my favorite fish. It's so sad to find them all dried up...
    Karin



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    I know my brother has kept a rainfordi in an open top for a while --That said I'm with europhyllia, it's just not worth the risk.

    -Jordan N.

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    That's what I am thinking of doing with one of the cracked tanks I'm picking up, just don't know how it's going to work being rimless and all. Also I put Some plexi on the top for the time being but it gets a film of sorts over of fairly quickly.

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    engineer goby. I have two and have had one for a long time and he has never jumped.
    200g-No Corals Yet!



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    Quote Originally Posted by ErikH View Post
    engineer goby. I have two and have had one for a long time and he has never jumped.
    I kept a firefish for over a year with an open top. One extra skiddish tang later......
    Justin


    "Only bad things happen quickly in this hobby"

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    Our floors must look like the most divine tide pool in the world...
    wrasses jump
    hawks jump
    and most especially, gobies jump!

    (which is why we have mesh tops on all our tanks!)
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    Karin Thanks for the advice on the screen/mesh tops. The mesh came in today and it took all of 15-20 minutes to whip up a nice top. It doesnt eve ruin my rimless look too much from head on due to the way my system is setup. Here are a few pics




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    Nice. What's the story about the skimmer? I already have my mesh for my 215g! lol
    Karin



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