Disappearing damsel?

alzika · 01/12/2007, 07:23 AM

Ugh. I just bought it yesterday. I fed my fish, then I walked out of the room for 2 minutes. When I came back, the fish isn't in the tank! I look all over the floor, move live rock around, etc, but I can't find it

The only thing that I can think of that could have happened is he jumped out of the tank and landed on the air vent on the floor and went down there...

Lizz85 · 01/12/2007, 09:07 AM

Sorry.

Check the air vent...it's entirely possible. But, also give it a few days in the tank. They will normally hide when first introduced. I assume the tank is already cycled too, right?

alzika · 01/12/2007, 02:27 PM

I found him!

He was hiding horizontally underneath a TINY crevice in a rock. That can't be comfortable, hiding sideways like that.

01/12/2007, 07:23 AM	#1
alzika Moved On Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 367	Disappearing damsel? Ugh. I just bought it yesterday. I fed my fish, then I walked out of the room for 2 minutes. When I came back, the fish isn't in the tank! I look all over the floor, move live rock around, etc, but I can't find it The only thing that I can think of that could have happened is he jumped out of the tank and landed on the air vent on the floor and went down there...

01/12/2007, 09:07 AM	#2
Lizz85 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Frederick, MD Posts: 67	Sorry. Check the air vent...it's entirely possible. But, also give it a few days in the tank. They will normally hide when first introduced. I assume the tank is already cycled too, right?

01/12/2007, 02:27 PM	#3
alzika Moved On Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 367	I found him! He was hiding horizontally underneath a TINY crevice in a rock. That can't be comfortable, hiding sideways like that.