Gone Missing

[JohnTheMixer]

Nothing worse than wakening up doing your morning head count and find someone missing, we all experience this for sure but for the life of me , Ive lost two guys in the past three weeks and once there gone there gone i mean outside of going in and moving things around when they disappear there never seen again. Am i alone in this or is this the way it is my tank is about 9 years old and i just lost my Blue Damsel whos been here since the Beginning really sucks ... to lose your 1st in habitant. this is my tank . the left side is bubble tip City I started with two small ones about 5 years ago and now they own the entire left side I keep them from moving over to the left.

John

 

[Baldyreef]

Nothing worse than wakening up doing your morning head count and find someone missing, we all experience this for sure but for the life of me , Ive lost two guys in the past three weeks and once there gone there gone i mean outside of going in and moving things around when they disappear there never seen again. Am i alone in this or is this the way it is my tank is about 9 years old and i just lost my Blue Damsel whos been here since the Beginning really sucks ... to lose your 1st in habitant. this is my tank . the left side is bubble tip City I started with two small ones about 5 years ago and now they own the entire left side I keep them from moving over to the left.

John

im very sorry to hear about the dissapearances, especially your blue damsel its always tough losing a fish, especially ones that we get to know and love over time but im sure you gave it a better life then it might of had in many other situations/tanks.

 

[Daniel Doherty]

I’d hazard a guess that 9.5 years is probably the life expectancy for a damsel? Don’t beat yourself up over it, great looking tank.

 

[JohnTheMixer]

im very sorry to hear about the dissapearances, especially your blue damsel its always tough losing a fish, especially ones that we get to know and love over time but im sure you gave it a better life then it might of had in many other situations/tanks.

Thanks for your comment , appreciate it ,

 

[JohnTheMixer]

I’d hazard a guess that 9.5 years is probably the life expectancy for a damsel? Don’t beat yourself up over it, great looking tank.

Thanks Daniel, at this point the tank takes care of its self, I just do bi weekly water changes and very little additives Ive learned what i can and can't keep .. and try keep it simple...

 

[joseph scott]

Love your tank. Exactly the kind of coral mix I have as well. Low stress easy anemones, and softies. Probably 50% of my fish losses are disappearances as well especially if they are very small fish that are mostly consumed over night by the cleaners. Now that I have a peninsula tank that i can see through the rockwork i will probably find them before the cleaners can completely devour them. Recently part of my fish purchase decisions is based on longevity of the species. I think the only short lifespan fish i have in my tank and will keep stocking regardless are helichores wrasse varieties, and meiacanthus blennies.