Missing Clown

[rookie07]

I have 2 clowns. One is missing-the bigger of the two.
I also have a baby hippo tang that is missing, but I assumed he was hiding from the aquascaping I did yesterday(He is very little .75") and gets scared easy. I havent seen him since Tuesday afternoon.
The clown I just noticed. I saw it 4 hours ago(6PM WED)

I've looked all around the tank, and surrounding areas. Looked all over the tank(But I havent moved rocks around), the clown never hides.
I am clueless.

Could the massive amount of microbubbles I have(Had a pump prob over weekend) kill him?
I did recently add a piece of LR(about 1 week ago) but I didnt notice any holes or caves in the rock(pretty solid piece)?

Tank has no cover(Ive had it for 6 months now)


ANY IDEAS???????????

 

[Chapz]

Is the tank covered?
Do u think it might have gotten startled and jumped out accidentally?

 

[rookie07]

No cover....
I dont know what could have startled it..... I did watch Bourne ultimatium......
I have a cat, but I dont think she ate anything(she was with me the whole time)
I just looked at the new rock, no way anything big enough came in the rock.
I think its one of those things...Ill be looking for a small skeleton everywhere.:frown::frown:

 

[ellebelle]

You'll never find a skeleton. When a fish goes into a hole and dies, everything decomposes including the skeleton. Your hippo tang may be dead as well if you haven't seen it since Tuesday afternoon.

 

[rookie07]

Is it something I did??
I mean, I guess I could have killed the tang when I moved rocks, but I dont think so.

Oh, I ment looking for the skeleton on my floor

 

[jhale]

one fish I've never heard of jumping out of a tank has been clown fish, tangs are also not known to jump.

test the water, if there is ammonia and nitrites then you know something has died

I would also stay away from tangs, the tank is too small for them. They can get big rather quickly.

 

[ellebelle]

One of Eric's clownfish jumped. He found his cat playing with it.

I agree with Jonathan. Your tank is too small for a hippo tang. I realized that it was tiny, but that could be one of the reasons it died. I know for certain that some tangs (i.e. Clown Tangs) are often caught extremely young and then don't make it in captivity. Just a thought.

It might not be anything you did. Sometimes ... fish just die. Sad but true.

 

[rookie07]

no amonia/nitritres....water change was done on sat of this previous weekend.....
and the sharks are losing 5-2, this night sucks

 

[jhale]

One of Eric's clownfish jumped. He found his cat playing with it.

:cat: + :fish: = :eat:

I wonder, maybe the clown had some help out of the tank :scratch:

 

[ellebelle]

Maybe I'm a fatalist, but I still think they're dead. I lost two fish within a month about 4 months ago. Both fish were eating and happy then *poof* gone. Never saw them again. No nitrates or ammonia, tank was fine, skimmer maybe kicked up a little extra but other than that ... like I said, sadly these things just happen sometimes.

 

[rookie07]

I just found the tang on the floor behind the tank.... so sad, sorry little guy

 

[ellebelle]

:cat: + :fish: = :eat:

I wonder, maybe the clown had some help out of the tank :scratch:

Please. Reef (Eric's cat) is laid back to the point of catatonia. I was shocked he even bothered to bat around the fish at all. Must have been a supreme marshalling of energy for him.

 

[jhale]

Sorry about the tang Phil.

RIP :fish:

 

[rookie07]

JHALE: i thought that also... but the cat was sitting with me all day(she is very needy) for the time period in question...she was with me, im her alibi..

JHALE: see how bad i need that cover. once I have it, im getting a firefish.
I might even get a new pair of clowns and give the one I have left away.

 

[jhale]

you can get a new clown, they might fight but they should pair up :fight2:

 

[rookie07]

My cat doesnt care about the tank. ive never seen her even notice it, let alone try to get fish from it.- And I pick her up and show her the tank, she couldnt care less.

 

[rookie07]

My clowns were tank raised. and they havent hosted anything yet... i figured buy wild clowns and they will host.
Trying to give this cloud a silver lining.

 

[ellebelle]

Mine didn't care about the tank either, until I parked a chair next to it where she can get at eye level with it. She leaps at it and paws the glass and all of the fish scatter for cover. I don't think your cat helped the fish out. Maybe the tang got chased by one of the clowns and took a leap. Who knows. Fish are strange.

Do you have an anemone in there?

 

[rookie07]

tang must have jumped when i was moving rocks around yesterday, dont know how I didnt see it jump....sigh
The clown though, im really confused. im hopig it will appear tomarrow.

 

[jhale]

stick with the tank raised clowns, there's no need for wild caught clowns anymore.
what do have for them to host in?