Fish is Missing for several days....

[Calpoly2103]

Hi everyone,

So last week I added a little yellow goby to my AIO 40 Nuvo (maybe 1 inch). I saw it roam around for a few days but I have not seen him for the last two. I've looked at all the rocks, inside the rocks, used turkey baster to blow in rocks, the compartments in the back, overflow, can't seem to find him. Could my snails/cleaner shrimp have eaten him completely? I'm concerned about him being stuck somewhere breaking down in ammonia as I have other livestock in there. My tank is very new, up for 2 months, i don't have much else in it besides 2 clowns, 5 nessarius, 6 trochus, 2 turbo's 3 ceriths.

Thanks

 

[Highgrade]

Its possible he either jumped, burrowed until there was a rock slide that pinned him somewhere, perished somehow and your clean up crew/predators made a meal of him or he's just shy and hiding. Best of luck finding him.

 

[SammieT]

I'd take the time and begin to search
maybe found a good hiding spot if anything, but don't get your hopes up

 

[Stuartmercer]

I had a fish go missing for a couple of weeks until I found it behind a water bucket dried and shriveled on my carpet. From that moment on, I have never left the lid off my tank.

 

[Calpoly2103]

My tank has a lid, still thinking he's somewhere in there still.

My main question here is whether or not I should be concerned with the ammonia that the little 1" guy will emit assuming hes gone in case he wasn't eaten by my clean up crew.

 

[Highgrade]

My tank has a lid, still thinking he's somewhere in there still.

My main question here is whether or not I should be concerned with the ammonia that the little 1" guy will emit assuming hes gone in case he wasn't eaten by my clean up crew.

With a fish that small- the water volume and CUC should take care of any ammonia. Maybe add some extra carbon to be on the safe side.

 

[Stuartmercer]

with an animal that small, don't worry about ammonia.