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Re: Jumpy Hatchets

Posted By: James <fortunejd@usa.net>
Date: Thursday, 23 December 1999, at 8:49 p.m.

In Response To: Re: Jumpy Hatchets (Martin Thoene)

Pino : I started out in May with 5 Marble Hatchets...now down to 2They jumped up between the Glass cover & the center brace on my 48 gal(1/4 inch gap) My LFS has no cover over his tanks, and almost never loses any. He says it may have something to do with being spooked and trying to flee. He leaves several small lights on in shop(not over tanks) and this may cut down on them being spooked by car headlights, etc. Might be worth a try to put a nightlight near tank so room is not pitch black @ night. They are by nature flyers, as in the wild they will ju