Fish missing

Norward · 04/04/2007, 05:51 PM

Firefish hasn't been seen in over a day: never missed a meal before. No evidence it jumped out of the only opening available, in the back of the tank; wasn't visibly sick, and it wasn't being targeted by anyone else. So, assuming that it died, does the ecosystem "process" the remains or do I go looking for him in the spaces of my live rock to try to "fish" it out? I've lost a hermit crab and a snail over the recent weeks, but this is the first fish.

stuccodude · 04/04/2007, 05:57 PM

i had a firefish gone for almost a week and bam there he was, good luck

BurntOutReefer · 04/04/2007, 06:03 PM

I'd try to find it....otherwise you will get ammon spike....

Bambalam · 04/04/2007, 06:10 PM

If you find it dead, remove it - the decaying fish will add ammonia to your tank.

If you can't find it, and you think it's dead, your cleanup crew will take care of it.

Best case scenario - the next time you look at your tank you see it coming out of it's new hiding place!

Norward · 04/04/2007, 07:09 PM

Okay, I searched HARDER and found him in one of my Marshall Island LR. He looks like he is stuck in a "tube" of the rock. I can see it's tail through one side hole and his gills moving from another. Any chance it got itself in there and can't back out?

04/04/2007, 05:51 PM	#1
Norward Premium Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Little Rock Posts: 407	Fish missing Firefish hasn't been seen in over a day: never missed a meal before. No evidence it jumped out of the only opening available, in the back of the tank; wasn't visibly sick, and it wasn't being targeted by anyone else. So, assuming that it died, does the ecosystem "process" the remains or do I go looking for him in the spaces of my live rock to try to "fish" it out? I've lost a hermit crab and a snail over the recent weeks, but this is the first fish.

04/04/2007, 05:57 PM	#2
stuccodude Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: sanger Posts: 1,040	i had a firefish gone for almost a week and bam there he was, good luck __________________ fear the wrath of patrick willis!!! no offense is safe. Current Tank Info: 240 all the goodies,hydra 26 led lights, chiller etc

04/04/2007, 07:09 PM	#5
Norward Premium Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Little Rock Posts: 407	Fish Stuck? Okay, I searched HARDER and found him in one of my Marshall Island LR. He looks like he is stuck in a "tube" of the rock. I can see it's tail through one side hole and his gills moving from another. Any chance it got itself in there and can't back out?

04/04/2007, 06:03 PM	#3
BurntOutReefer Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Granada Hills Posts: 4,376	I'd try to find it....otherwise you will get ammon spike....

04/04/2007, 06:10 PM	#4
Bambalam Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: OH Posts: 688	If you find it dead, remove it - the decaying fish will add ammonia to your tank. If you can't find it, and you think it's dead, your cleanup crew will take care of it. Best case scenario - the next time you look at your tank you see it coming out of it's new hiding place!