how skilled are Siamese Algae Eater at jumping out of tanks?

[Jferrante]

I have a 55g long tank and I cut the glass canopy in half so half the lid is covering the front and then there is the Satellite Led + and then the little extra plastic piece in the back. So if they are leapers they'd have to go up and through a small gap about an inch or two on each side of the light to get out. Is the closed off enough to prevent escape? I can show pictures tomorrow.

 

[fort384]

I kept SAEs for years, never had any issues with them jumping.

 

[Mebbid]

It should be closed off enough. That being said I had 3 of them jump out of my tank over the course of a year or so. One of them my dog found before I found it.....

 

[fort384]

Crazy, I must have been lucky. I had 4 or 5 for years, with no lid, and never had one jump.

 

[Mebbid]

Crazy, I must have been lucky. I had 4 or 5 for years, with no lid, and never had one jump.

Mine were pretty young and hadn't gotten to the fat lazy stage yet. Maybe it was just their energy level?

 

[jetajockey]

I've had some young newer ones jump. They are flighty in general. My older ones weren't, though.

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[fort384]

Perhaps that is the difference, mine were pretty well fully grown when I got them.

 

[jetajockey]

Check out this beast , 5plus years old. He's about 4". The newer ones I got are maybe 1.5" and their girth is dramatically smaller. They are more streamlined.

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