Disappearing Blue Neon Goby...?

[PhantomCavie]

Hey everyone! I'm a bit new here. I've been keeping my nano reef in an 8 gal for the past 3 months. Despite a few hiccups in the beginning I haven't had many issues (knock on wood). However, something peculiar has happened that I'm not really sure how to explain, I'm hoping someone else has experience in this matter as well.

Approximately 3 weeks ago I bought a blue neon goby to add to the tank. The only other livestock in there is a 1" snowflake ocellaris, besides some frags and the odd snail here of there. For the first week everything was going fine, but then inexplicably, the blue neon disappeared! I've read many a time of these buggers going carpet surfing so I scoured the area around my tank, to no avail... I haven't seen him/her, in roughly 2 weeks (not even at feeding time!) and there aren't too many places for it to hide... So did I miss something? Is this little fish an incredible hider?

Let me know what you think!

Thanks!

 

[eatbreakfast]

These fish can fit into the tiniest gaps into your filter, that would be my first guess. Also, when fish do jump their bodies get significantly smaller from being dried out. And if it died in the tank, even though the tank is small, biological functions in the tank will break it down quite quickly,

 

[ScottNTraciR]

I have one in a 75 gallon with 95lbs of rock and 3" sand bed.. I only see mine when he chooses to be seen.

 

[ScottNTraciR]

I have one in a 75 gallon with 95lbs of rock and 2" sand bed.. I only see mine when he chooses to be seen.

 

[strandedandpoor]

Did it ever show up again? I bought two Friday. One went to lay down on the sand bed and the other latched itself to the glass immediately I turned my head and they both went into disappear mode.