missing blue hippo

DaveG99 · 06/11/2006, 10:36 PM

I just got a blue hippo tang today. It was about 1.5 inches long. I put it in the tank and everything was fine all day. I just got home and the blue hippo is missing! I looked in the dual over flows and nothing. I checked the filter sock in the sump and nothing. I only have 4 green chromis, a sebae clown, a goby, and a small hi hat in the tank along with crabs and snails. I can only think of two things. It jumped and the cat got it. Or the BTA had a very expensive meal. I am very ****ed off right now!

imareefer21 · 06/11/2006, 10:44 PM

sorry for your loss

comatose · 06/11/2006, 10:46 PM

be a bit more patient, sometimes when they are spooked they wedge themselves into a crack in the rock and stay there for a while... give it a day or two.... after that i would start to worry.

DaveG99 · 06/11/2006, 10:47 PM

Are BTA's know for eating small fish? Could a fish be that dumb to swim into one?

smcdonn · 06/11/2006, 11:15 PM

I bet it is just hiding. Give it a few days and it will probably come out.

pufferpoison · 06/12/2006, 12:25 AM

i had a small one that i didn't see for a few days. then he/she finally came out. if you have a lot of LR that would be my guess. Don't freak yet.

Dave Cox · 06/12/2006, 04:05 AM

Agree with the others, it's probably just hiding. I have 3 of around 3" and whilst they are out and about on a regular basis now, they still dash for the rocks and hide frequently - and they can wedge themselves into tiny cracks !

delor · 06/12/2006, 06:19 AM

Give it some time. When I got my firefish, I didn't see it for almost a month!!!

BigElephant · 06/12/2006, 06:58 AM

Mine comes out during the feeding. Otherwise, it hids very well.

Saltz Creep · 06/12/2006, 07:47 AM

Mine came out of hiding after a few days.

DaveG99 · 06/12/2006, 07:49 AM

Well I am at work and I cant stop thinking about my missing fish. Hopefully when I get home I will see it swiming around. I have over 100 lbs of live rock so I hope its in there. Nice picture there of the hippo.

DaveG99 · 06/12/2006, 09:53 AM

I talked to my roomate and he saw the blue hippo this morning!!!!!! I guess she was hiding in the rocks somewhere. I am so relieved.

marinelife · 06/12/2006, 10:01 AM

They like to hide

Marinemom · 06/12/2006, 10:48 AM

Sometimes they actually can go inside the rocks. I had one that I could see inside the rock because there was a small hole on it and I could see the blue tang almost as if she was playing hide and seek and was peering out at me. They can be very skittish and lay on thier sides too wedging themselves into the tiniest cracks. I'm glad you found her. They are beautiful fish and can be quite expensive as well.

Marinemom

delor · 06/12/2006, 01:42 PM

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Originally posted by Saltz Creep
Mine came out of hiding after a few days.

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06/11/2006, 10:36 PM	#1
DaveG99 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Forney Texas Posts: 1,597	missing blue hippo I just got a blue hippo tang today. It was about 1.5 inches long. I put it in the tank and everything was fine all day. I just got home and the blue hippo is missing! I looked in the dual over flows and nothing. I checked the filter sock in the sump and nothing. I only have 4 green chromis, a sebae clown, a goby, and a small hi hat in the tank along with crabs and snails. I can only think of two things. It jumped and the cat got it. Or the BTA had a very expensive meal. I am very ****ed off right now!

06/11/2006, 11:15 PM	#5
smcdonn Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Fayetteville, AR Posts: 925	I bet it is just hiding. Give it a few days and it will probably come out. __________________ 180g IN WALL, REEF Current Tank Info: 180 gallon

06/12/2006, 12:25 AM	#6
pufferpoison Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: S.E. Kansas Posts: 684	i had a small one that i didn't see for a few days. then he/she finally came out. if you have a lot of LR that would be my guess. Don't freak yet. __________________ Cage goes in the water, you go in the water. Shark's in the water. Our shark Farewell and adieu to you, fair Spanish ladies. Farewell and adieu, you ladies of Spain. For we've received orders for t Current Tank Info: 65G Reef / 20 Softies / 90 Predator

06/12/2006, 06:19 AM	#8
delor Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Evansville, IN Posts: 1,124	Give it some time. When I got my firefish, I didn't see it for almost a month!!! __________________ Surviving is different than thriving! Current Tank Info: Current: 90 gal RR reef tank, LED. Old:55gal RR, 440W VHO, 80# LR, LS, 20gal sump, SCWD. 5 gallon nano, 75 gal FOWLR

06/12/2006, 06:58 AM	#9
BigElephant Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cerritos, CA Posts: 204	Mine comes out during the feeding. Otherwise, it hids very well. __________________ ~ Sean Current Tank Info: 45 gal tank, 1 Pair false Perc since 2006 all others died, Leather - all others died as well.

06/11/2006, 10:44 PM	#2
imareefer21 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: tempe Posts: 66	sorry for your loss

06/11/2006, 10:46 PM	#3
comatose Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Flyers, Eagles, Phillies country Posts: 1,437	be a bit more patient, sometimes when they are spooked they wedge themselves into a crack in the rock and stay there for a while... give it a day or two.... after that i would start to worry.

06/11/2006, 10:47 PM	#4
DaveG99 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Forney Texas Posts: 1,597	Are BTA's know for eating small fish? Could a fish be that dumb to swim into one?

06/12/2006, 04:05 AM	#7
Dave Cox Registered Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: UK Posts: 229	Agree with the others, it's probably just hiding. I have 3 of around 3" and whilst they are out and about on a regular basis now, they still dash for the rocks and hide frequently - and they can wedge themselves into tiny cracks !

06/12/2006, 07:47 AM	#10
Saltz Creep Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Hickville, FL Posts: 3,728	Re: missing blue hippo Mine came out of hiding after a few days.

06/12/2006, 07:49 AM	#11
DaveG99 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Forney Texas Posts: 1,597	Well I am at work and I cant stop thinking about my missing fish. Hopefully when I get home I will see it swiming around. I have over 100 lbs of live rock so I hope its in there. Nice picture there of the hippo.

06/12/2006, 09:53 AM	#12
DaveG99 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Forney Texas Posts: 1,597	I talked to my roomate and he saw the blue hippo this morning!!!!!! I guess she was hiding in the rocks somewhere. I am so relieved.

06/12/2006, 10:01 AM	#13
marinelife Registered Member Join Date: May 2000 Location: Union, Ohio, USA Posts: 6,590	They like to hide __________________ I'm a SaltGeek are You? All LED since 2010. Current Tank Info: 375 Gallon Reef with siporax, all LED lighting, and Red Dragon 3 and Abyzz A200 on 2 closed loops.

06/12/2006, 10:48 AM	#14
Marinemom Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 534	Sometimes they actually can go inside the rocks. I had one that I could see inside the rock because there was a small hole on it and I could see the blue tang almost as if she was playing hide and seek and was peering out at me. They can be very skittish and lay on thier sides too wedging themselves into the tiniest cracks. I'm glad you found her. They are beautiful fish and can be quite expensive as well. Marinemom