Missing Firefish

Sushi Roll · 09/04/2006, 02:37 PM

I have not seen my firefish in two days. Granted he has always been shy but usually I see him hiding or he will come out for feedings. I am wondering if I need to start breaking down the tank to look for him or if I should wait longer.

He disappeared shortly after I added a yellow clown goby, anemone and a fire shrimp. Could one of those have anything to do with its disappearance? If so, I'll start breaking down the tank immediately. If not, I'll wait a bit longer to see if he comes out.

Thanks

Ritten · 09/04/2006, 03:06 PM

He's just hiding because of the new additions. Does not take much to send them into hiding. I would just leave well enough alone and wait it out. HTH

tenoverthenose · 09/04/2006, 03:19 PM

Look on the floor, that is where I found mine. When I first noticed him missing, I looked all over including the floor and did not find him. I found him a week later in the little crease where the carpet meets the wall

. A dried up firefish is thinner than a pencil and hard to see.

kurt72 · 09/04/2006, 03:35 PM

hope your is ok. i thought i lost my purple ff the other night. i only have 26gal, and i was looking in the tank for good 1/2 hour for it.

McCrary · 09/04/2006, 03:41 PM

I have had a few fish jump put of my 27. Cleaner wrasse, 2 firefish, 2 onyx clownfish and a bicolor angel. Or the anemone could have gotten him.

dc · 09/04/2006, 04:09 PM

Don't tear down your tank. Chances are if he did die you won't find any remains anyway. Hopefully your cleanup guys have disposed of his body. If he went into the anemone it certainly would eat it. Sometimes things just disappear and we never find out why.

vanmo92 · 09/04/2006, 04:16 PM

Firefish are known to jump if the tank is not covered. They usualy jump when stressed or scared and when you put new fish in the tank.

taku · 09/04/2006, 04:29 PM

Don't tear down your tank looking for it, that's a waste of time and will only stress the fish more if he's in hiding..

If he's dead, your clean up crew will take care of it.

jug375@msn.com · 09/04/2006, 05:41 PM

Check your overflow also (if you have one). Mine jumped into the overflow, through the U-tube, and swam around my pre-filter on several different occasions...

msuzuki126 · 09/04/2006, 05:44 PM

Mine hid for almost a week.

TKByrnes · 09/04/2006, 05:47 PM

I had one that my anemone took care off. hope you find yours.

extinguishfire · 09/04/2006, 06:40 PM

I had one I didn't see for a month in a 12 gallon nano.

Sushi Roll · 09/05/2006, 03:21 PM

Thanks for all the advice about not breaking the tank down. He finally showed up! I was getting worried. I guess Firefish just like to hide for very long periods at a time. The weird thing is that now that he finished hiding he is acting very social and swimming all over =)

09/04/2006, 02:37 PM	#1
Sushi Roll Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 50	Missing Firefish I have not seen my firefish in two days. Granted he has always been shy but usually I see him hiding or he will come out for feedings. I am wondering if I need to start breaking down the tank to look for him or if I should wait longer. He disappeared shortly after I added a yellow clown goby, anemone and a fire shrimp. Could one of those have anything to do with its disappearance? If so, I'll start breaking down the tank immediately. If not, I'll wait a bit longer to see if he comes out. Thanks

09/04/2006, 03:19 PM	#3
tenoverthenose Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Milford, CT Posts: 83	Look on the floor Look on the floor, that is where I found mine. When I first noticed him missing, I looked all over including the floor and did not find him. I found him a week later in the little crease where the carpet meets the wall . A dried up firefish is thinner than a pencil and hard to see.

09/04/2006, 03:41 PM	#5
McCrary Can't Stop Time Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 3,079	I have had a few fish jump put of my 27. Cleaner wrasse, 2 firefish, 2 onyx clownfish and a bicolor angel. Or the anemone could have gotten him. __________________ Matt Patience is the best remedy for every trouble. Titus Maccius Plautus (254 BC - 184 BC), Rudens

09/04/2006, 04:09 PM	#6
dc Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Wyoming Posts: 44,684	Don't tear down your tank. Chances are if he did die you won't find any remains anyway. Hopefully your cleanup guys have disposed of his body. If he went into the anemone it certainly would eat it. Sometimes things just disappear and we never find out why. __________________ Debi ~60 Cube~ Why? Because I said so of course. -Sent via Tapatalk Smoke Signals-

09/04/2006, 04:16 PM	#7
vanmo92 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Silverthorne, CO. Posts: 2,045	Firefish are known to jump if the tank is not covered. They usualy jump when stressed or scared and when you put new fish in the tank. __________________ PBITAWA Current Tank Info: 72 gallon bow Mixed Reef 1 fw tank

09/04/2006, 03:06 PM	#2
Ritten Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 2,164	He's just hiding because of the new additions. Does not take much to send them into hiding. I would just leave well enough alone and wait it out. HTH

09/04/2006, 03:35 PM	#4
kurt72 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Bumfuqd Egypt Posts: 181	hope your is ok. i thought i lost my purple ff the other night. i only have 26gal, and i was looking in the tank for good 1/2 hour for it.

09/04/2006, 04:29 PM	#8
taku Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Orlando. FL Posts: 536	Don't tear down your tank looking for it, that's a waste of time and will only stress the fish more if he's in hiding.. If he's dead, your clean up crew will take care of it.

09/04/2006, 05:41 PM	#9
jug375@msn.com Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 1	Check your overflow also (if you have one). Mine jumped into the overflow, through the U-tube, and swam around my pre-filter on several different occasions...

09/04/2006, 05:44 PM	#10
msuzuki126 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Dutchess County, New York Posts: 1,377	Mine hid for almost a week. __________________ Red House=My 90 build. Matt. Current Tank Info: 90 rebuild

09/04/2006, 05:47 PM	#11
TKByrnes Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Fairfield, PA Posts: 1,331	I had one that my anemone took care off. hope you find yours. __________________ Baby it was on sale half price I PROMISE!!!! Current Tank Info: 90 gal mixed reef-55 gal sump-mag 9.5 return pump-10 gal frag tank 15 gal refugium. 2x 150 watt HQI outer orbit 4x pc actinic

09/04/2006, 06:40 PM	#12
extinguishfire Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Dallas-Fort Worth Posts: 286	I had one I didn't see for a month in a 12 gallon nano. __________________ 90 gallon bowfront for a year then upgraded to a 140 gallon in April 2005. Then in October 2007 started a 295 gallon in-wall build.

09/05/2006, 03:21 PM	#13
Sushi Roll Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 50	Thanks for all the advice about not breaking the tank down. He finally showed up! I was getting worried. I guess Firefish just like to hide for very long periods at a time. The weird thing is that now that he finished hiding he is acting very social and swimming all over =)