oceania Posted April 12, 2011 Share Posted April 12, 2011 Gd morn to all! Came back frm work yest and during feeding, noticed my rusty angel missing! Scanned through my tank but no sight of it. Other fishes in my tank incl.... - 2 Common clown - Shoal of 8 blue green chromis - 1 Yellow goby - 1 Pseudanthias. squamipinnis - 3 other fishes still in beta box It's unlikely that the above fishes ate up my Rusty Angel right? It's prob unlike but do Rusty Angels hide in the sand? Really puzzled! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eniram Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 No they don't hide in the sand. You might wanna check your tank area if it has jumped out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member tunicate Posted April 13, 2011 SRC Member Share Posted April 13, 2011 - check overflow box - check overflow piping(anything jammed inside?) - check sump - last resort, remove LR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eniram Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 If stil can't find the angel then most likely it's been consumed by bristle worms and crabs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oceania Posted April 13, 2011 Author Share Posted April 13, 2011 Last Sat my fairy wrasse was missing. Though my tank has a hood, found it on the flr at the back if my tank. This time I checked the surrounding of my tank but found nothing. Nothing in my overflow n sump too! Prob will try the overflow pipe but doubt it's there since the water flow shld push it out! Angels are capable of jumping? Smaller fishes always disappear a day or 2 aft release into my tank. Those annoying crabs are prob the prime suspect. But angels are much bigger n healthy. Still possible to fall prey to the crabs? Juz wondering if something else is lurking in my tank, how do I find out? Hopefully my angel is not dead. Noticed that marine fishes do not float when it's dead. Apart frm removing the rocks, any other ways on finding out? Will strong flow in the tank surface it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member tunicate Posted April 13, 2011 SRC Member Share Posted April 13, 2011 Just be careful with your fingers if you intend to reach in for the LR or sand bed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oceania Posted April 14, 2011 Author Share Posted April 14, 2011 Have checked the overflow pipes as well, nothing there too! Totally clueless why and how the fish vanished over night Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member vinccc2009 Posted April 14, 2011 SRC Member Share Posted April 14, 2011 Have you check in between rocks? If not, the dead body must have eaten cleanly by your crabby. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oceania Posted April 16, 2011 Author Share Posted April 16, 2011 Checked the rocks without shifting them ard though. Used a touchlight but nothing! Think it prob became someone's dinner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member straydum Posted April 16, 2011 SRC Member Share Posted April 16, 2011 i finally concluded my "fish dying without leaving a body" issue when i caught an at least 1' long eunicid worm in my 2' tank after 2 years of keeping.. perhaps some things just don't appear until its time. you can try using a red filtered flashlight at night instead to view your tank. its like a cloak of invisibility for us or something Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oceania Posted April 16, 2011 Author Share Posted April 16, 2011 i finally concluded my "fish dying without leaving a body" issue when i caught an at least 1' long eunicid worm in my 2' tank after 2 years of keeping.. perhaps some things just don't appear until its time. you can try using a red filtered flashlight at night instead to view your tank. its like a cloak of invisibility for us or something ha ha sound like marine security surveillance! But finding it is one thing, being able to catch it is another. Juz like those annoying crab which always seem too be one step faster then me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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