jumping (and now dead) yoyo

[namal kamalgoda]

This morning just before I went to work, I put on the lights in my tank to feed my loaches, to my horror I found a yoyo on the floor dead. He was very much dried up so was dead for some time. My tank is set into the wall and the front lid is rarely closed. I have had the yoyos for over an year and this guy was the smallest of the yoyo. I have had this tank for over an year and have never had any fish jump out. It didn't happen at the time of the water change as I used a gravel vac, and had to mop up the floor after. I'm at a loss to expain this. I did a 50% water change last night, and was wondering if this had anything to do with it?

[mickthefish]

it could have been the water change that increased the loaches, mine do the same after a water change luckily i have cover glasses to stop the fish from jumping out.

mick

[namal kamalgoda]

thanks Mick.

This has never happened before despite regular weekly water changes. Will be more carefull next time. Covering the entire tank top will be tough as it is one very big tank 1400 litres

[Diana]

You might not need to cover the whole top. Can you raise the sides? Add something perhaps 6 inches or a foot high? (Roughly 15-30 cm?)