What do you do when your new goby vanishes and never reappears?
I have a 24 gallon AIO nano tank and added a green clown goby about a week ago (float then drip acclimation). He immediately made a beeline for my liverock and that was the last I saw of him. The only other tank inhabitants are 4 snails and a pajama cardinalfish. I will admit my liverock is arranged with a ton of caves and crannies, but I haven't seen any movement inside the rockwork during feedings (frozen, pellet, and freeze-dried foods), and I've looked long and hard. I even checked the filter and pump area behind the tank to no avail.
Parameters are:
Salinity 1.26
PH 8.2
Ammonia 0
Nitrite 0
Nitrate 10 (probably high due to purposely overfeeding to attempt to draw the goby out/make sure it has food if alive, water change and vaccuum this weekend)
I've seen threads with people talking about fish that stayed hidden for way longer (usually wrasses), but those were in much larger tanks compared to the size of the fish. So how long should I wait until I call the goby a goner and buy a new fish? I would probably not buy another clown goby just on the off chance the first is alive to avoid aggression issues.
I have a 24 gallon AIO nano tank and added a green clown goby about a week ago (float then drip acclimation). He immediately made a beeline for my liverock and that was the last I saw of him. The only other tank inhabitants are 4 snails and a pajama cardinalfish. I will admit my liverock is arranged with a ton of caves and crannies, but I haven't seen any movement inside the rockwork during feedings (frozen, pellet, and freeze-dried foods), and I've looked long and hard. I even checked the filter and pump area behind the tank to no avail.
Parameters are:
Salinity 1.26
PH 8.2
Ammonia 0
Nitrite 0
Nitrate 10 (probably high due to purposely overfeeding to attempt to draw the goby out/make sure it has food if alive, water change and vaccuum this weekend)
I've seen threads with people talking about fish that stayed hidden for way longer (usually wrasses), but those were in much larger tanks compared to the size of the fish. So how long should I wait until I call the goby a goner and buy a new fish? I would probably not buy another clown goby just on the off chance the first is alive to avoid aggression issues.