Missing Fishes

[ozy]

Hi folks,

I have the case of the mysteriouly disappearing fishes...

I have put in 4 fishes (2 small blue tangs and 2 small scooter blenny) into the tank at my office over last weekend. However, when I came back last monday, the blue tangs were gone. And along the week, one scooter blenny disappeared, and today the other one is gone too. I could not find any dead bodies of the fishes so far (none of my colleagues can find them either). I rescaped the tank this weekend and there was no body either. I am wondering if there are anything that could have eaten them.

My office tank is a 2 feet nano setup. It currently has 1 false percula, 1 yellow tail damsel, 1 fire fish, 1 purple goby and 1 yellow goby. All small ones and have been with the tank for a few months. The LPS includes 1 jewel, 1 alv. (pardon me as I don't know the spelling), 1 pipe organ, 1 octo, 2 coco worms, 1 flame scallop, 1 plate, some mushies and 2 tube worms. All are small size ones (I know it is kind of crowded, but the corals are opening brillantly for the past few months)

Who could be the culprit? I don't think the fishes died of sickness as they were feeding well. I have moved the only anemone back home as it was stinging all the corals, so I guess the anemone did not do it.

[Tigger]

Someone stole it?

[ozy]

Mmmmmmm....

I did consider that possibility as a few of my colleagues have marine tanks at home too (we are all small players only), I chuck it aside when I remembered the trouble I had when I have to remove the first inhabitants of the tank : 2 ultra agressive yellow top damsels (not sure what their proper names were) . We did all sorts of things like chasing it with nets and setting traps, in the end, i got fed up and just dismantle the whole LR setup to catch them.

[metals99]

wah your tank is haunted!!

[ozy]

Well, I admit this tank has its fair share of casualties...

And even better, maybe it is a portal to an unknown marine world dimension...

[metals99]

haha..

hey maybe the fishes escaped??

u know like 'finding nemo'

all drains leads to the ocean!!!

[pospeh]

They could have died and jsut disintegrated. It takes only about a day for fish to be picked clean by the scavengers in the tank.

[jas_soh]

my dead fish's body takes less than 1/2 day to "go missing" ...

[ozy]

I did not know it could be that fast!

Previously, I was always able to retrieve the casualties for a proper burial... That is why I am so puzzled by the sudden disappearance of my apparently healthy fishes. I don't have much hope of finding them alive . But i have to get to the bottom of their death.

THEY SHOULD NOT DIE IN VAIN...

[jas_soh]

I did not know it could be that fast!

Previously, I was always able to retrieve the casualties for a proper burial... That is why I am so puzzled by the sudden disappearance of my apparently healthy fishes. I don't have much hope of finding them alive . But i have to get to the bottom of their death.

THEY SHOULD NOT DIE IN VAIN...

once suggested to a fellow hobbyist to paste a small sticker on the marine tank to commemerate the death of each fish and write its name and death date on the sticker itself... kekekekekeke..... waddya think?

[ozy]

hee hee, if I were to do that, probably have no more space to actually see the tank...

Did I see anyone bat an eye?

Forgive me for I am a sinner... My hands are covered with the death of many fishes...

:wacko:

[jas_soh]

hee hee, if I were to do that, probably have no more space to actually see the tank...

Did I see anyone bat an eye?

Forgive me for I am a sinner... My hands are covered with the death of many fishes...

:wacko:

if it's not entirely your fault that the fish die den you be the de judge and hold a hearing in your tank...

[FuEl]

Check the vicinity of your tank.

Or maybe something is lurking in the depths of ur rockwork.

[Achilles Tang]

I had a baby moray eel that came as an unexpected hitchhiker... guess what... I lost about a dozen dispar anthias within a week.

Unagi's gone now.... !

[yazid]

I know where they go......

Heaven.

After going through hell.

[hotsoup]

Maybe u should consider the amount of bioload inside yr 2ft tank when come to future purchase of LIVESTOCK

[ozy]

I am not buying anymore life stocks. The tank seems stable now and all the fishes and corals are doing quite well.

[pospeh]

I know where they go......

Heaven.

After going through hell.

only if you buy them from reborn.

[angry]

I suspect there might be a mantis in your tank:) I have two big ones in my office, trust me, they are big time killers.

[v-roy]

hey i have this problem also my firegoby suddenly disappear morning i saw it afternoon disappear not even body can be found

[DrJekyl_MrHyde]

fire goby will sometime jump out of the tank ... can check the floor .....

sometime hiding in LR or sand bed if there is burrow......

[v-roy]

my tank is cover i checked everywhere cannot b3 found if it burrow under sand it should have ###### out some how to eat right but it been two week i can c it at all

[dradttg]

once suggested to a fellow hobbyist to paste a small sticker on the marine tank to commemerate the death of each fish and write its name and death date on the sticker itself... kekekekekeke..... waddya think?

I have been keeping a book of all my dead fishes. Date added and date departed.

My very first dead fish was a bicolour benny. Was swimming fine one moment and left bone 2 hours later.

[Volitan]

I have been keeping a book of all my dead fishes. Date added and date departed.

My very first dead fish was a bicolour benny. Was swimming fine one moment and left bone 2 hours later.

Keep a book on ls, hmm... sounds like a good idea. Maybe I should start a database on it.

[jas_soh]

Keep a book on ls, hmm... sounds like a good idea. Maybe I should start a database on it.

rem to include the specs of your fish as welll.... heheheheheh