Okay, so here's the timeline. I acclimated my two new True Percs and put them into the tank just as it was about time to sleep. The Yellow Tang circled around pretty much all night, never going to sleep. The only other thing walking around was a Pep Shrimp (I shined a flashlight on him just to make sure it was a Pep). I know and did this because I don't sleep well and wake up every few hours (especially on Thursdays, don't know why) and, naturally, go to look at my tank. The Clowns were sleeping all through the night, separately. One in the middle of the tank, one on the crowded side of the tank where all but one other fish make their home. Last time I saw all this was about 3am. Actinics go on at 4, and by 4:50 when I came to look one Clown was on the crowded side hiding behind a little rock I have on the sand...and the other Clown was MIA! At 6am when I really got up to get ready for work I saw neither Clown and almost had anervous breakdown. :bigeyes2: A few minutes later I saw a Clown hiding all the way in the back corner behind rocks; he's started to come out a little bit. But it's still just one Clown. I have no idea if the second one is also hiding somewhere or... :eek1: Now, I reject an idea of a Mantis for two reasons. 1) I took out all my rocks at one point and found nothing. 2) In the collective hours I've spent looking at my tank at night over the last two months I would have seen and heard him. I can't believe that I have the world's quietest and stealthiest Mantis in there. :grumpy: This brings the questions: am I freaking out too early assuming something awful has happened? Could the other Clown be hiding somewhere in there? Could a Skunk shrimp have eaten a small Clown in less than 2 hours? I'm just so frustrated and confused! I'm almost ready to give up and get rid of the whole damned tank and get a cat instead! :sigh1:
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