Sudden disappearance syndrome ?!

[woyeng**]

Got a fat and healthy exquisite wrasse swimming happily and eating greedily for 2 weeks then just 2 days ago totally out of sight ... I think like that probably returned to Pacific Ocean liao... Wonder why this happens ? This is the 3rd healthy fish disappearance ... Water condition is tip top leh

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[Tony LCW]

Wrasse use to hide or sleep under sand gravel and will disappear for a while, seems like they are hibernating. Will appear when they hungry.

Hope that is the case.....Good luck

[Tony LCW]

Or alternatively, Is there any crabs in your tank. They can be the cause of your missing fish.

[woyeng**]

1 small hairy crab which I doubt can defeat a 2-3 inch wrasse... Maybe wrong

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[Idil Stephanie]

A hairy crab once took out my small tang n a few damsels.

[hanafi_weeseng]

Maybe jump out to the back of the tank?

[tofubox]

Saving nemo. Wrasse style.

[woyeng**]

My tank top is bordered by 8 inch acrylic all round, don't think the jumper can scald 8 inches but if really then I think it really deserved the reward !

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[tks 13]

My wrasses disappeared for almost 2weeks n appear again. Pray hard it just hiding. Good luck

[Tony LCW]

You will not noticed how many crabs you have unless you camp outside your tank to investigate.

My experience is big hairy crab does exist and they are really nuisance. collapsing my scaping, take away my Blue Tang etc...

Anyway, hope yours is just hibernating....Good luck

[woyeng**]

4th day ... I think it's gone home.

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[flo_reeftank]

Patience monitor another few days sometime they hide for a week or 2 if after few weeks you still dont see then got chance he die under you rock...

Cheers

[Bulldozer]

I have got a yellow wrasse, eating like pig for quite a while but suddenly it disappears ...

It has MIA for 2 months plus already. Should I still wait for him to appear ?

[Tony LCW]

Two months is really MIA liao.

[flo_reeftank]

Two months is really MIA liao.

2 month , I think he died Liao too long in my opinion , my first flame wrasse was hiding for 1 week then come out Cheers

[kenyee]

Depend on what fish n how ur rock scape like n how deep is ur sand..sometimes fish will hide during the day n come out hunt for food at nite..but 2 month is very long..good luck..

[Bulldozer]

Amen ...

[dragon1188]

I also encounter same disappearance of my 5inch naso tang. After 10years in my 4ft tank, I noticed it wasn't eating well one day. Before that it was the pig of the tank. 4 days later I can't find it in main tank or overflow or sump tank or floor. The funny thing is I can't even find its skeleton. Water parameters was also ok.

[xiggie]

Wow ..!! I would like to see a 10year old tank..

[dragon1188]

My current 4ft tank started in 2002.

Been using algae scrubber like tat of santa monica since 2009 n been super stable.

Before tat its a 3footer from 1999 to 2002. Most fishes were transferred from old tank.

[Idil Stephanie]

I hope I can maintain my tank and inhabitants for the next 10 years. That would be an achievement.

[flo_reeftank]

My current 4ft tank started in 2002. Been using algae scrubber like tat of santa monica since 2009 n been super stable. Before tat its a 3footer from 1999 to 2002. Most fishes were transferred from old tank.

wish you good luck can be achieve with care