Anyone experienced a problem like this? My goldfish jump out of the bowl sometimes. I don't know when it happens but everytime I notice, it is already dead. I have already replaced around 4 fish. :( My bowl is not covered but I don't want to get a new one. Anyone got any ideas?

Get a tank with a lid, or put some sort of cover over the bowl. No matter what you decide to do, stop killing fish! :shame:

 

 

 

(Just kidding.)

Put some mesh over the top.

Ok, I will try mesh over the bowl. Thanks for the idea.

put a chain around the goldfishes neck, build a little house at the bottom of the fish tank and tie the goldfish to the house- Problem solved.

put a chain around the goldfishes neck, build a little house at the bottom of the fish tank and tie the goldfish to the house- Problem solved.

 

 

 

What if the fish chokes? :(

put a chain around the goldfishes neck, build a little house at the bottom of the fish tank and tie the goldfish to the house- Problem solved.

 

 

 

What if the fish chokes? :(

It shouldn't, don't tie it too hard, also use some Sehat Perkasa Ultimate on it's neck before putting it on.

Ok. I'll try that too.

 

Kidding

The fish tries to overcome the barrier that prevents him from swimming any further by jumping over it. Maybe the bowl is too small.

The fish tries to overcome the barrier that prevents him from swimming any further by jumping over it. Maybe the bowl is too small.

Sounds sensible. Try getting a bigger tank with a lid.

And maybe not fill the water so high?

i had a similar problem but not exactly the same. My fish(still alive 5 years old at least) stays at bottom of bowl then has what looks like a epileptic fit and splashes water everywhere. Then after half an hour it stops and lies at bottom:S

My advice. plug a toaster in. put it on the fish bowl. tape a note saying " you jump you die NUB "

Just cover it lol

 

 

 

Or put less water in

I had goldfish that would do that. They'd always land back in the bowl though. Mesh might be a little too rough if it flies into it. Why not just keep replacing a tissue over the top and rubber band it tight? Water might evaporate into it though and make it just fall apart but give it a try anyway.

Sit there with a gun.

 

Problem solved.

 

 

 

Shuddup! I know i'm not funny :cry:

When we used to have our pond, we had a mesh cover over the top that you can lift off, but I think we had that to protect the fish from preditors, but im sure using mesh will help you keep your fish in their bowl.

My advice. plug a toaster in. put it on the fish bowl. tape a note saying " you jump you die NUB "

 

Super Siggied :thumbsup:

put other bowls around it? so it can jump from bowl to bowl? :

When we used to have our pond, we had a mesh cover over the top that you can lift off, but I think we had that to protect the fish from preditors, but im sure using mesh will help you keep your fish in their bowl.

 

 

 

I'm going to be using a mesh on my garden pond just to keep the leaves out. Have had it since last summer, and no fish have been eaten.

DUDE JUST DON'T BUY MORE fish........

I think your fishbowl might just be too small for the fish, try getting a bigger one, or smaller fishies.

As lots of other people said, put a cover on top or get a bigger fish tank. You might also try getting a different species of fish that isn't known to jump much.

4 goldfish jumped out of the bowl?

 

 

 

 

 

what do you do to the poor things?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I think you should just put some kind of mesh or something on top of it.

I just got another fishy today. Its smaller though. I think I need a new tank because I heard somewhere a fish needs 1L of water for every cm it is. Does anyone know if this is true?