Can fish get lost in the labryinth of rocks?

[kaykay]

I introduced the little fella 2.5 days back.

Initially it was happily riding the currents for roughly 7 hours. At night fall, it was last seen swimming behind the rocks at a corner of the tank.

Ever since then no sign of it.

Searched the floor around. No sign.

Not in the overflow compartment too.

My other, one and only, inhabitant in the tank is a banded goby, also tiny fella. It came with the tank (2nd hand from typrobin). Half expected the fella not to make it, but it did! But always hiding, only comes out at night for food..

Could the firefish have gotten lost? Or stucked?

The hardy goby..

[RAV-65]

Maybe the firefish is the one that didn't make it!

Anyway, it's still a pretty timid fish, so it can still be hiding...

[ocellaris_clownfish]

hee...don't think it will get lost la

Like what RAV-65 mentioned, the firefish is very shy, often hiding. There are reported incidents that they may reappear even after a week.

I heard that they may be sand burrowers too, not sure

[kaykay]

Gee.. thanks guys..

How long can they hide? Won't get hungry mah?

Can i use any food to lure it out to the open?

Any recommended food?

[ocellaris_clownfish]

Longest I heard is 2 weeks lor

I think they somehow scavenge what they can find for food. They are meat eaters so you can give them nice nice mysis / brine shrimps. I believe garlic soaked food will also enhance the food smell to make fishes eat. But not sure if it is good enough to lure them out

[kaykay]

Tried the method of garlic soaked food..

Then i turned off the return pump and the powerhead in tank.

The firefish came out of hiding!!! Hooray!! At least it's still alive!

But it did not touch the food at all..

After watching it swim a while, i turned on the return, and the fella got shocked, went hiding again..

Then i off return again, he appeared again..

Now return and powerhead on back, he wouldn't come out..

Hide and seek!!

[RAV-65]

Bro, be alittle bit more patient, it needs time to get used to the environment... turning on and off the pumps would only give it a habit of only coming out when the pump is off...