Disappearing clown fish???

bmw318is · 12/22/2006, 02:26 PM

one of my clown fish. There is no body in or outside of the tank. I have no hitchhikers like mantis or pistol shrimp that would have eaten them. I have 1 Scopus tang and Blue tang one neon wrasse, a lawn mower blenny one serpent sea star. Not sure where or what is happening all parameters of the tank are perfect. Fish have shown no signs that they are sick. Whatâ€™s up anyone know of what might be causing the fish to disappear? Thanks Paul

bmw318is · 12/22/2006, 03:08 PM

Oh yeah osc are tank raised?

papagimp · 12/22/2006, 03:16 PM

Was it a new addition to the tank? If so, or if the occupant was in poor health and died off in a corner, it doesn't take long for shrimp/hermit/bristlworms/ect. ect. to tear apart a dead fish. I've had many disapear over the last couple years and only once did I ever find any skeletal remains, buried under a couple inches of sand. What all corals do you have? It's always possible something grabed and ate em. Believe it or not, this is actually quite common, I hear reports all the time of fish 'disappearing' without a trace. it sucks, but does happen occasionally, Hopefully you'll find a culprit or body. Sorry for the loss.

bmw318is · 12/22/2006, 03:29 PM

thanks papagimp. The only coral that i have that could have eatin the bugga was my long tentical Anemone, but i dont think that would kill him. The missin OSC is on that has been in the tank 4 2 weeks now. I did add a new one yesterday? and hes still there as of this morning i didnt have a lot of time to look aroung the rockwork but maybe he was hidding?!?!? Ill look real good when im off work and see what i find. love these fish they are so active.

12/22/2006, 02:26 PM	#1
bmw318is Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Omaha Posts: 50	Disappearing clown fish??? one of my clown fish. There is no body in or outside of the tank. I have no hitchhikers like mantis or pistol shrimp that would have eaten them. I have 1 Scopus tang and Blue tang one neon wrasse, a lawn mower blenny one serpent sea star. Not sure where or what is happening all parameters of the tank are perfect. Fish have shown no signs that they are sick. Whatâ€™s up anyone know of what might be causing the fish to disappear? Thanks Paul

12/22/2006, 03:16 PM	#3
papagimp COMAS Rocks! Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Oklahoma City, OK Posts: 8,185 Blog Entries: 2	Was it a new addition to the tank? If so, or if the occupant was in poor health and died off in a corner, it doesn't take long for shrimp/hermit/bristlworms/ect. ect. to tear apart a dead fish. I've had many disapear over the last couple years and only once did I ever find any skeletal remains, buried under a couple inches of sand. What all corals do you have? It's always possible something grabed and ate em. Believe it or not, this is actually quite common, I hear reports all the time of fish 'disappearing' without a trace. it sucks, but does happen occasionally, Hopefully you'll find a culprit or body. Sorry for the loss. __________________ 58g Softie & 75g Stoney Member, Central Oklahoma Marine Aquarium Society Current Tank Info: 58g Mixed Reef Project - Started June 2011

12/22/2006, 03:08 PM	#2
bmw318is Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Omaha Posts: 50	Oh yeah osc are tank raised?

12/22/2006, 03:29 PM	#4
bmw318is Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Omaha Posts: 50	thanks papagimp. The only coral that i have that could have eatin the bugga was my long tentical Anemone, but i dont think that would kill him. The missin OSC is on that has been in the tank 4 2 weeks now. I did add a new one yesterday? and hes still there as of this morning i didnt have a lot of time to look aroung the rockwork but maybe he was hidding?!?!? Ill look real good when im off work and see what i find. love these fish they are so active.