My two oscellaris clown fish have been in my tank since the beginning, so about 5 months. I suppose that makes them 8-10 months old. They were about the same size, still small, so I suppose they hadn’t decided yet which one would be the female.
They were doing fine and eating well. Until today, when I realized one had disappeared. I’m 99% sure both ate yesterday, so I suppose it happened after feeding. I scrubbed the algae on the walls yesterday.
I guess two things might have happened.
First, the clown jumped while I was cleaning (even though it only lasted about 5 minutes). I didn’t see it but my dog did and she ate it (she’s done that once, I had another fish disappear a few years ago). I looked everywhere but could not find its body.
Second, the other clown killed it and he and the other fish (tail spot blenny) and the 5 snails ate it.
What do you think ?
Oh, and should I buy a new clown or not ?
They were doing fine and eating well. Until today, when I realized one had disappeared. I’m 99% sure both ate yesterday, so I suppose it happened after feeding. I scrubbed the algae on the walls yesterday.
I guess two things might have happened.
First, the clown jumped while I was cleaning (even though it only lasted about 5 minutes). I didn’t see it but my dog did and she ate it (she’s done that once, I had another fish disappear a few years ago). I looked everywhere but could not find its body.
Second, the other clown killed it and he and the other fish (tail spot blenny) and the 5 snails ate it.
What do you think ?
Oh, and should I buy a new clown or not ?