I have a tank where fish keep disappearing. The tank is a Fiji Cube 38 Peninsula. It is a six month old mixed reef tank with minimalist Aquascape. The first fish to vanish was a 1” Darwin clown fish when the tank was 1 month old. The only other inhabitants at the time were a blue leg hermit and another juvenile clownfish of the same size. I replaced the missing clown with another Darwin a month later. The last of the original clown pair vanished shortly after. With only the replacement Darwin as a tank mate. It is five months later, the clown is re-paired with another juvi. But I come home to find one of my two Banggai’s gone under the same circumstances.
the tank is an open top (I will be changing that, my irresponsibility). I have small apartment, I have searched the surrounding flooring, the back AIO compartment (haven’t dismantled it yet though) without any evidence found.
Initially, my gut feeling was that they jumped, but these are tiny fish and certainly would appear within the search radius. I would imagine some trace of fish would be found if they were being eaten, there are only the aforementioned fish and trochus and Florida ceriths, 2 small nems and SPS/lps. A nem could be the culprit now, but was not present for the first two. Any ideas?
* I will be assembling a mesh top
the tank is an open top (I will be changing that, my irresponsibility). I have small apartment, I have searched the surrounding flooring, the back AIO compartment (haven’t dismantled it yet though) without any evidence found.
Initially, my gut feeling was that they jumped, but these are tiny fish and certainly would appear within the search radius. I would imagine some trace of fish would be found if they were being eaten, there are only the aforementioned fish and trochus and Florida ceriths, 2 small nems and SPS/lps. A nem could be the culprit now, but was not present for the first two. Any ideas?
* I will be assembling a mesh top