Fish disappeared

[I WANT CLOWN GOBIES]

Guys I know the tank is a little over stocked but everything was supposed to go in the 90 gallon but it got delayed twice the only thing in the 5 gallon that was supposed to stay was the clown fish which was half and inch so don’t go to much stock police on me

 

[jmichaelh7]

i am not sure if i missed it. Did you have a lid on this 5 gallon tank?

 

[I WANT CLOWN GOBIES]

Yes

 

[I WANT CLOWN GOBIES]

i am not sure if i missed it. Did you have a lid on this 5 gallon tank?

Ye I do but it has A cut out in the two front parts so you can feed the tank

 

[kiran]

This is actually quite common, I have had fish mysteriously disappear on me lots of times since I have been fishkeeping (about 40 years now). That is a small tank for that to happen, and you haven't given any information on what is in there in terms of decoration, other inhabitants, substrate, plumbing. Possible culprits include:

1. It died, as did your goby, and you your cucs cleaned them up.
2. They are super good at hiding. I have not seen fish for weeks, and then they appear. The can go under rocks, decorations, etc. Although, again, 5 gallons do not afford a lot of hiding places.
3. You have a murderer that ate them. Pistol shrimp or something. Then the cuc ate the remains. Little skull is in gravel.
4. It is in your plumbing somewhere. Tubing, reservoir, sump, etc.
5. It did jump. When fish dry out they get quite small and are hard to find sometimes.
6. It found Harry Potter's Cloak of Invisibility and is still in there.

The last one is what I'm thinking.

Nice find.

 

[BroccoliFarmer]

I do have 2 black cats. They have been near the tank but that was yesterday

I guess the question I have..how big is your house? Is it big enough for two cats?!?!

Yes, i am openly mocking people for lecturing you about your tank size and inhabitants.

 

[I WANT CLOWN GOBIES]

I guess the question I have..how big is your house? Is it big enough for two cats?!?!

Yes, i am openly mocking people for lecturing you about your tank size and inhabitants.

Lol

 

[Brian_68]

It the lid does not cover 100% it is not a lid as I have seen clowns somehow get thru a 1/2" small gap and ended up on top of the cover. They must be able to see the gap and they sure can jump.

 

[CrimsonTide]

I have a cut out on my "lid" that technically a fish can get through but they have to do a super crazy houdini jump to land on my lid..... I was sitting in the living room watching TV about a month ago and decided to walk over to the tank. One of the clowns had made this crazy nearly impossible houdini jump and was on the top of the lid. He had obviously just jumped so I tossed him back in. ...... if there is any openings on a "lid" they will jump out. I got lucky. I think yours became a cat snack after a miracle jump. Clowns aren't known jumpers but anything will jump if spooked or playing too hard with other fish.

 

[I WANT CLOWN GOBIES]

Ya I see that. Also my LFS told me I could have 4 less than I inch fish in the tank ?? Not a good recommendation

 

[BroccoliFarmer]

Ya I see that. Also my LFS told me I could have 4 less than I inch fish in the tank ?? Not a good recommendation

Don’t lose sleep over it. You in theory can if you deal with cohabitation, territory, nutrients, eat. People chasing rules of thumb are just espousing what they learned and how they learned it. Granted your lfs has a motive of selling you more fish, but you can pack a couple extra fish in your tank WITH CAUTION. If you see aggression, missing fish..oh wait….

 

[I WANT CLOWN GOBIES]

I probably won’t add anything more to the tank but maybe a small neon cleaner goby to help with the algae

 

[CrimsonTide]

I probably won’t add anything more to the tank but maybe a small neon cleaner goby to help with the algae

Snails and crabs clean better than the goby.

 

[Tamberav]

I probably won’t add anything more to the tank but maybe a small neon cleaner goby to help with the algae

Assuming you mean neon gobies... they do not eat algae but they do stay small.

I am not trying to be mean... I just state the facts. Not going to lie/sugar coat things like a LFS. Fish have pretty long life spans and get territorial with age.

I have a 5g I set up recently (for nano reef pico contest). Not sure what I will put in it yet... might just do cool inverts like sexy shrimp and blue boxer crab. If I do fish I was thinking green banded goby or a two spot blenny as those are pretty tiny fish with BIG personalities.

 

[Tamberav]

A small group of these (with a tight fitting lid) would be cool...

Black Belly Nano Goby

Eviota atriventris - The Black Belly Goby is an awesome little dwarf goby that has very bright red and fluorescent yellow coloration. They max out just over 1” which makes them ideal for nano tanks, but they're interesting in large tanks, as well. Eviota are tiny, reef safe, and peaceful...

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Check out how stupid colorful they can be when happy...

or since you were asking about an algae eater.. (avoid wild caught ones as they don't always take prepared/do well).

Court Jester Goby

Koumansetta rainfordi-The Court jester goby is a personal favorite and a highly underrated fish in the aquarium industry. Typically, when wild-caught court jesters are incredibly finicky and rarely survive but our court jester gobies feed on anything thrown at them. They do well singly in...

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[I WANT CLOWN GOBIES]

Good to know about neon gobies my LFS told me they did

 

[I WANT CLOWN GOBIES]

Court jester gobies are pretty cool tho

 

[Tamberav]

Good to know about neon gobies my LFS told me they did

Your LFS knowledge is worrisome lol They eat parasites off large fish in the wild as well as meaty foods.

 

[Chrisv.]

Assuming you mean neon gobies... they do not eat algae but they do stay small.

Need a yellow tang if you really want to cut down on algae.