I have partially covered tanks outside and rarely have jumpers. I think
that a combo of live floating plants and the eggcrate would work very well
for you. The buggs can get through the eggcrate and the plants will help
keep em from trying to jump out. If they do, the larger bows should not be
able to even think about squeezing through those little holes. :) I use
lots of floating plant spp in my outdoor tanks and both fish and insects
love them! Good luck. :)
Julie <><
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On Tue, 17 Jun 1997, Mike Adams, Jr. wrote:
>
> on the nutrition issue...i've found that variety is certainly the spice of
> life. my fish look their best when i feed them a different food, in small
> amounts, every day. rarely do they get the same thing twice a week. just
> my two cents on that issue.
>
> heres my next question...i am setting up a tank outside and thought i would
> solicit the folks who have done this for a little advice. my concern is
> that the fish will jump out. the primary reason i'm setting this tank up
> outside is so i can provide the fish with an insect diet and see if their
> appearance/health/growth rate improves any over their counterparts kept
> inside. in order for the insects to be able to fall in the water, i don't
> want a glass top. but, if there's no glass top, they might jump out. i
> have some egg crate but i have had jawfish find their way out through the
> holes in the past. my next thought was to build a wall that extends above
> the tank in the same planes as the glass sides so if the fish decide to
> make a break for it, they'll hit the side and fall back in. that begs the
> nest question: how high can rainbows jump? how do you folks that keep
> outdoor tanks keep those critters in the tank? i'm open to any ideas.
>
> thanks
>
> mike
>
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> Mike Adams
> The Graduate School
> University of Kentucky
> College of Engineering
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