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I purchased two dojos yesterday. They're lovely fish, but one has successfully jumped into the filter and after I got him out (and turned the output up to make some more current), he tried to jump in a few more times (in the very early morning).

What causes jumping? Just jitters from being in a new place? The fish looks very healthy- good colors, and he was eating.

It's what dojos do

FWIW, in my experience they do it less in bigger tanks, but they are absolutely notorious for it. Give them lots of tanks furniture to play with and a good lid to the tank and you'll probably reduce the risks a lot. Don't fall into the trap of assuming that if you can't see them, they've jumped, though - they are very good at hiding. Not a great combination for paranoid fishkeepers...

Make sure you have the tank extremely well covered. Put some kind of mesh over any holes it could possibly jump out of. I had one jump out of a tank that was fairly well covered, but obviously not covered enough.