Missing kole tang

Wade1 · 11/09/2012, 08:28 PM

Got a kole tang at 7 pm Thursday night, acclimated him for over an hour, he was doing good, swimming around and such. This morning I took a peek, he looked great so I put some nori on a clip and went to work. Came home 9 hours later the nori hadn't been touched and the tang was no where to be found. Overflow, which would be impossible but I looked anyways, sump, moved all the furniture and looked all over the floor, my rock is aquascaped on pvc, I probed around the various structures, nada. It's a corner tank, with 2 clownfish who are doing great, some small zooanthids, a clean up crew of snails , 1 small emerald crab, and some small hermits..I've read about disappearing fish, but my third fish ever?.. What the heck!..I have no anenomies, no shrimp, nothing weird going on, no ammonia, nitrite or nitrate as of now using salifert tests. What now? Could he be wedged in a rock hiding? Or dead? My snails and crabs are well disbursed around the tank and not gathered anywhere..normal for a fish to dissapear?

MinnFish · 11/09/2012, 09:10 PM

Did u check the backside (where u can't see) of the powerheads? Hope u find him safe and unharmed.

mlott132 · 11/09/2012, 09:25 PM

It is probably hiding somewhere in the rocks. Give him a day or so to get used to the new surroundings. Have you tried baiting him with a little food to see if he comes out?

Wade1 · 11/09/2012, 09:26 PM

I did..thank you, no signs as of yet

ptreef · 11/09/2012, 09:38 PM

More than likely hiding. Fish are the best hoo dini's!

He wil probablyu come out in a fe days at most. Try to feed a little extra to make sure maybe some will float his way!

ChaseDishner · 11/09/2012, 10:38 PM

I had a tang that would do that. So im sure it is fine

bnumair · 11/09/2012, 10:53 PM

check for ammonia spikes. more likely its hiding but if u start registering ammonia then its the worse case.

lokii_37 · 11/09/2012, 10:56 PM

My kole did that for a few days. He was very shy and would dash into the rock work if I got within 8 feet of the tank. Now he will take pellets from my fingers. Just give him time.

68551 · 11/10/2012, 06:11 AM

Did you find him yet??? When stressed they can lie next to a rock & be hard to find....Were any other fish harassing him? They are beautiful fish!!!

Wade1 · 11/10/2012, 07:39 AM

Wow!! I'm going to name this fish Houdini , he came out this morning, I'm not sure from where, I'm convinced he can cloak himself, or there's a secret portal to another world inside my tank..they must really be able to squeeze into some tight places. Thanks for all the responses

Bike2k · 11/10/2012, 07:55 AM

congrats

carriej · 11/10/2012, 10:50 AM

Nice to hear you found him. I have a houdini as well... Thought for sure he was a goner.

NOPE.. Went down one morning to see him looking for breakfast.

Bratty fish.

SkyJunkie · 11/11/2012, 12:46 PM

Woke up this morning and my tomini tang is nowhere to be found. Didn't come out to eat either. Hopefully it's just hiding in a rock where I can't see.

11/09/2012, 08:28 PM	#1
Wade1 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Posts: 28	Missing kole tang Got a kole tang at 7 pm Thursday night, acclimated him for over an hour, he was doing good, swimming around and such. This morning I took a peek, he looked great so I put some nori on a clip and went to work. Came home 9 hours later the nori hadn't been touched and the tang was no where to be found. Overflow, which would be impossible but I looked anyways, sump, moved all the furniture and looked all over the floor, my rock is aquascaped on pvc, I probed around the various structures, nada. It's a corner tank, with 2 clownfish who are doing great, some small zooanthids, a clean up crew of snails , 1 small emerald crab, and some small hermits..I've read about disappearing fish, but my third fish ever?.. What the heck!..I have no anenomies, no shrimp, nothing weird going on, no ammonia, nitrite or nitrate as of now using salifert tests. What now? Could he be wedged in a rock hiding? Or dead? My snails and crabs are well disbursed around the tank and not gathered anywhere..normal for a fish to dissapear? __________________ 92 gallon corner wanna be reef tank Aqua max am 350 protien skimmer 20 gal sump 110 lbs of live rock, crushed coral/ fine sand mix

11/09/2012, 09:25 PM	#3
mlott132 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: NWI Posts: 697	It is probably hiding somewhere in the rocks. Give him a day or so to get used to the new surroundings. Have you tried baiting him with a little food to see if he comes out? __________________ 75 Gallon mixed reef, Trigger Systems Ruby 30S, Lifereef SVS3-24 Skimmer, Eheim 1262, 2x AI Vega LED Lights, 1x Jebao RW-8 powerhead, 1x Ecotech MP-40 powerhead

11/09/2012, 09:26 PM	#4
Wade1 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Posts: 28	I did..thank you, no signs as of yet __________________ 92 gallon corner wanna be reef tank Aqua max am 350 protien skimmer 20 gal sump 110 lbs of live rock, crushed coral/ fine sand mix

11/09/2012, 10:53 PM	#7
bnumair Dr. Reef at ur service Join Date: May 2009 Location: Tulsa, Ok, USA Posts: 7,751 Blog Entries: 15	check for ammonia spikes. more likely its hiding but if u start registering ammonia then its the worse case. __________________ Water Quality: NO3 0,Phos 0,Cal 440,Alk 7.5,Mag 1300 "Reef Fast, You Crash, Reef Slow, You Pass" Mike's Reef 3:16 Current Tank Info: 350g DT,95g sump, 50g Frag tank, 4800gph return 4x Sea swirls. 6x AI Vega Color. 200# Pukani rock, dual recirculating skimmer, Biopellet, GFO Carbon rx's, Cal rx. Closed loop. 1.5hp chiller, genesis renew. Apex & RKE

11/09/2012, 10:56 PM	#8
lokii_37 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Santa Rosa Posts: 1,270	My kole did that for a few days. He was very shy and would dash into the rock work if I got within 8 feet of the tank. Now he will take pellets from my fingers. Just give him time. __________________ Mostly SPS 90G DT with 50G sump, SRO2000 INT, DIY LED T5 hybrid

11/09/2012, 09:10 PM	#2
MinnFish Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Home of 10,000 lakes Posts: 917	Did u check the backside (where u can't see) of the powerheads? Hope u find him safe and unharmed.

11/09/2012, 09:38 PM	#5
ptreef Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Posts: 746	More than likely hiding. Fish are the best hoo dini's! He wil probablyu come out in a fe days at most. Try to feed a little extra to make sure maybe some will float his way!

11/09/2012, 10:38 PM	#6
ChaseDishner Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Kingston, TN Posts: 43	I had a tang that would do that. So im sure it is fine

11/10/2012, 06:11 AM	#9
68551 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Central Pa..... Posts: 517	Did you find him yet??? When stressed they can lie next to a rock & be hard to find....Were any other fish harassing him? They are beautiful fish!!! __________________ Because inquiring minds NEED to know.......sue Current Tank Info: 6/2006 first tank 75g no sump...10/2008, 120 g corner Bow w/overflow, Tunze Osmolator, & 2/ Vortech (40's) PHs, Currents Orbit Lighting w/2/MH150's & 4/t5's plus white & blue moonlighting, Elos NS1000 Skimmer, rk2, Eshopps sump w/fuge & Cheato...

11/10/2012, 07:39 AM	#10
Wade1 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Posts: 28	Wow!! I'm going to name this fish Houdini , he came out this morning, I'm not sure from where, I'm convinced he can cloak himself, or there's a secret portal to another world inside my tank..they must really be able to squeeze into some tight places. Thanks for all the responses __________________ 92 gallon corner wanna be reef tank Aqua max am 350 protien skimmer 20 gal sump 110 lbs of live rock, crushed coral/ fine sand mix

11/10/2012, 07:55 AM	#11
Bike2k Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Plantation, FL Posts: 251	congrats __________________ Bike2k Water parameters:PH: 8.0, SG:1.025, Ammonia:0, NO2:0, NO3:5, PO4:0.08,dKH:6.2,Ca :375,Mg:1080__75g DT, Solarmax H.O. (2) 54 watt T5 lights & night LEDs, RO NWB-150 skimmer, Eheim 1262 main pum

11/10/2012, 10:50 AM	#12
carriej Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: New Brunswick, Canada Posts: 263	Nice to hear you found him. I have a houdini as well... Thought for sure he was a goner. NOPE.. Went down one morning to see him looking for breakfast. Bratty fish.

11/11/2012, 12:46 PM	#13
SkyJunkie Registered Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Southern California Posts: 159	Woke up this morning and my tomini tang is nowhere to be found. Didn't come out to eat either. Hopefully it's just hiding in a rock where I can't see.