The jumping tetra

[Keeper]

So today I was doing some work on my two tanks. The cover was off on my 10gal which houses 1 betta and 3? tetras. Anyway, I get home tonight and there is only 2 tetras in the tank.....3rd not to be found anywhere. I found him.........underneath the tank stand . It looks like he did the evil knievel and took the plunge.

Has anyone ever had this happen to them? I have never heard of a tetra jumping!

Not a good weekend for fish...3 losses in less than 48hrs.

 

[Deitta]

Any fish CAN jump, just some are more known for it than others. I lost 3 sword tails in less than 4 hours because no one at the store mentioned they are jumpers! Now when I went to a different store and got my danos, the fish guy warned me about them being jumpers. Thus the fancy red lace velcroed to the gap in my lid cover. What can I say, it's one sexy tank!

 

[oscarbreeder]

Sorry to hear about the loss of your fish keeper.
I guess Im lucky I have only lost one fish due to jumping.