HELP My clownfish is missing!

FilyPhanatic · Mar 23, 2015

I woke up this morning and one of my black ice clownfish is missing! I looked all over the floor and can't find it. It's in a nuvo 30 so it might be in the back, but I couldn't find it there. The only two fish were the two black ice clowns and they were a pair. The smaller of the two is missing. Ammonia is 0 nitrites are 0 pH is about 8.0 nitrates are low but they've been that way since I got the fish 4 days ago. They seemed fine in the tank and nothing was weird. Today though, the one clown that was left was swimming all over the place. There are a few snails crabs and a cleaner shrimp but no other tank mates.

RalphsReef · Mar 23, 2015

I'd take a closer look in the AIO "sump" section. Unless it passed away and the cleaner crew has it wedged in the rock work somewhere.

FilyPhanatic · Mar 23, 2015

Thanks for the quick reply! I'm at school now, but i did look into there as best as I could with a flash light. How can I get a better look? Also, I believe the middle chamber extends underneath the outer chambers, I have no idea how to check back there.

AdamNC · Mar 23, 2015

Pull all you media out and check again?

FilyPhanatic · Mar 23, 2015

I will when I get home, I didn't have time this morning. Does anyone know if the middle chamber extends underneath the other chambers? I saw a picture online that showed the middle chamber is the shape of an upside down T but I can't really tell with mine.

revhtree · Mar 23, 2015

Honestly check the overflow area good! They are good at hiding even in little spaces!

FilyPhanatic · Mar 23, 2015

Do you think it's still alive?

FilyPhanatic · Mar 23, 2015

Found

I found the clownfish when I got home. It was on top of the sand bed being eaten by a 4 inch cleaner shrimp. Is it possible for the shrimp to have killed it? I don't think so, but I want to make sure that when I get another clown it isn't eaten.