Missing clownfish

dbru0109 · 03/29/2015, 08:50 AM

I had a clownfish in my 20g tank with two damsels. They've been 8n there together for about a month now. This morning when I woke up the clownfish is gone. He usually greets me in the morning and now I can't find him. I looked all through the live rock and he didn't jump out. Do you think the damsels would have eaten him if he did died? He seemed healthy so I don't know what happened.

BigCountry74 · 03/29/2015, 08:56 AM

no not in one night. was he sucked into an intake somewhere? HOB maybe? ive never had a clown jump out but check around outside the tank.

dbru0109 · 03/29/2015, 08:58 AM

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Originally Posted by BigCountry74

no not in one night. was he sucked into an intake somewhere? HOB maybe? ive never had a clown jump out but check around outside the tank.

I do have a HOB but there a cap on the end the has tiny slits in it. There's no way he could have fit in there and I've checked around the tank and nothing... This is weird and sucks at the same time.

ca1ore · 03/29/2015, 09:04 AM

Ah, a 'missing fish' thread. Based on all the others it's, in order of likelihood:

1. Fish died and has been/is being consumed behind your rocks
2. It's jumped and is on the floor somewhere (or in my case, a cat snack)
3. It's hiding and may re-emerge
4. It was attacked and eaten by some tank bogey man (like a mantis shrimp, or large brittle star)

\Clownfish/ · 03/29/2015, 09:05 AM

Try feeding, maybe it will come out for food.

snorvich · 03/29/2015, 09:58 AM

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Originally Posted by ca1ore

Ah, a 'missing fish' thread. Based on all the others it's, in order of likelihood:

1. Fish died and has been/is being consumed behind your rocks
2. It's jumped and is on the floor somewhere (or in my case, a cat snack)
3. It's hiding and may re-emerge
4. It was attacked and eaten by some tank bogey man (like a mantis shrimp, or large brittle star)

In a twenty gallon tank with two damsels, I would say #2 is most likely followed closely by #3

gone fishin · 03/29/2015, 10:58 AM

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Originally Posted by ca1ore

Ah, a 'missing fish' thread. Based on all the others it's, in order of likelihood:

1. Fish died and has been/is being consumed behind your rocks
2. It's jumped and is on the floor somewhere (or in my case, a cat snack)
3. It's hiding and may re-emerge
4. It was attacked and eaten by some tank bogey man (like a mantis shrimp, or large brittle star)

These would be my top guesses or Aliens

hotelbravo · 03/29/2015, 11:07 AM

I have had 3 clowns jump out of my tank
One survived and became a terror to my tank killing manu fish. I guess coming to the brink of death turned him into an a-hole

snorvich · 03/29/2015, 11:11 AM

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Originally Posted by gone fishin

These would be my top guesses or Aliens

Yes, I forgot aliens.

SnoopyDaPimp · 03/29/2015, 11:36 AM

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Originally Posted by snorvich

Yes, I forgot aliens.

If they can build the pyramids, they can hide a clownfish.

Jumpers are the reason I keep covers on both of my tanks. A few times I heard my male platinum smack the glass jumping. Don't need to worry about him anymore since my carpet nem snatched him up yesterday.

snorvich · 03/29/2015, 11:38 AM

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Originally Posted by SnoopyDaPimp

Don't need to worry about him anymore since my carpet nem snatched him up yesterday.

Carpet anemones will eat fish.

serbusfish · 03/29/2015, 12:00 PM

My friends clownfish has jumped twice so far, although not out of the tank. He has an internal filter box for housing carbon, phosphate remover, etc. The first time it jump and landed on top of it and was flapping about until he pushed it back into the water, and the second time it actually jumped inside the filter box through a small hole, he found it staring back at him through the grill!

So I would think it'd be quite likely yours could have jumped.

dbru0109 · 03/29/2015, 02:17 PM

Well, I found him. I came back from town and he was lying on the bottom with fin missing. I looked everywhere for him this morning and couldn't find him. At least now I know.

About 1-2 weeks ago I moved my other 2 clowns into my 20g tank. Did he get lonely and die from a broken heart?

Jim.mer · 03/29/2015, 02:27 PM

They do jump but my money is on #3

Salty Cracker · 03/29/2015, 03:00 PM

It ran off with my missing snowflake...

03/29/2015, 08:50 AM	#1
dbru0109 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Posts: 25	Missing clownfish I had a clownfish in my 20g tank with two damsels. They've been 8n there together for about a month now. This morning when I woke up the clownfish is gone. He usually greets me in the morning and now I can't find him. I looked all through the live rock and he didn't jump out. Do you think the damsels would have eaten him if he did died? He seemed healthy so I don't know what happened.

03/29/2015, 09:04 AM	#4
ca1ore Grizzled & Cynical Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Stamford, CT Posts: 17,319	Ah, a 'missing fish' thread. Based on all the others it's, in order of likelihood: 1. Fish died and has been/is being consumed behind your rocks 2. It's jumped and is on the floor somewhere (or in my case, a cat snack) 3. It's hiding and may re-emerge 4. It was attacked and eaten by some tank bogey man (like a mantis shrimp, or large brittle star) __________________ Simon Got back into the hobby ..... planned to keep it simple ..... yeah, right ..... clearly I need a new plan! Pet peeve: anemones host clowns; clowns do not host anemones! Current Tank Info: 450 Reef; 120 refugium; 60 Frag Tank, 30 Introduction tank; multiple QTs

03/29/2015, 09:05 AM	#5
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03/29/2015, 11:07 AM	#8
hotelbravo Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Posts: 2,175	I have had 3 clowns jump out of my tank One survived and became a terror to my tank killing manu fish. I guess coming to the brink of death turned him into an a-hole __________________ -Hodge Current Tank Info: 180 gallon, 40b sump. 3x OR T247 lighting, Reef Octopus protein skimmer, phosban 550 reactor, tunze ato, gyre xf 150, 2x mag 9.5 returns. Last edited by hotelbravo; 03/29/2015 at 11:38 AM.

03/29/2015, 12:00 PM	#12
serbusfish Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Posts: 710	My friends clownfish has jumped twice so far, although not out of the tank. He has an internal filter box for housing carbon, phosphate remover, etc. The first time it jump and landed on top of it and was flapping about until he pushed it back into the water, and the second time it actually jumped inside the filter box through a small hole, he found it staring back at him through the grill! So I would think it'd be quite likely yours could have jumped. __________________ 75 Gallon mixed Reef / Ocellaris Clownfish, Firefish, Royal Gramma, Bangaii Cardinal, Yellow Tang, Coral Beauty, Allen's Damselfish. Progress thread: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.p

03/29/2015, 08:56 AM	#2
BigCountry74 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 1,761	no not in one night. was he sucked into an intake somewhere? HOB maybe? ive never had a clown jump out but check around outside the tank. __________________ 135g mixed reef (retired) http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2132815 Current 40g reef http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2483250 Current Tank Info: 40g bare bottom reef

03/29/2015, 02:17 PM	#13
dbru0109 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Posts: 25	Well, I found him. I came back from town and he was lying on the bottom with fin missing. I looked everywhere for him this morning and couldn't find him. At least now I know. About 1-2 weeks ago I moved my other 2 clowns into my 20g tank. Did he get lonely and die from a broken heart? Last edited by dbru0109; 03/29/2015 at 02:48 PM.

03/29/2015, 02:27 PM	#14
Jim.mer Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: North Bay,Ont Posts: 235	They do jump but my money is on #3 __________________ JBJ 12 in the works, I said to my self, my self I said, Maybe i'll go LED No my self said No, MH all the way Current Tank Info: 12 jbj settin up soon, no fish, just inverts, hermits,softies,LPS

03/29/2015, 03:00 PM	#15
Salty Cracker Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 218	It ran off with my missing snowflake...