Pictus catfish ok in uncovered tank?

I have an 8 inch three year old pictus catfish and two 4 inch 1 year old pictus catfish in one of my angelfish tanks. I am redoing the tank to make it a heavily planted tank. The new light fixture I bought attaches by legs just under the lip of the tank. This makes it impossible to have a hood that fits correctly. I have an uncovered goldfish tank and angelfish tank and have no fear of them jumping. However, my pictus catfish tend to spaz out every now and then and I fear that one of them might jump from the tank if it doesn't have a hood. Have you guys heard or experienced this?