Magician Fish

[Border09]

:Yikes:
Hey guys,

My yellow watchman goby seems to have just disappeared from my tank... I have a lid on it and checked the perimeter around the tank (inscase he's a 007 fish), but no body.....

I didn't see any burrows, hmm..... :Lurking:

He didn't even come out when I fed.:Yikes:

Currently have:
Coral Angel
Bicolor Angel
Firefish
2 false percs

blue legged hermits, 1 cleaner shrimp-- did have a peppermint shrimp at one point but I haven't seen it in 2 weeks or so, used to come out at feeding time!

Maybe there's a sinkhole in my tank!

 

[steveo32]

How long have you had him ? Was he newly added ? Also what are your parameters ?

 

[Border09]

Not long at all. Just about 4 days, his fins were a bit raggedy, but I didn't get to pick him out- still liked him!

Anyways

pH 8.3
Salinity 1.026
Nitrite 0
Nitrate ~2
Ammonia 0
Phosphate 0
Temp 82

 

[TOTAL AQUARIUMS]

How big is this tank? You'd be surprised how quickly a small fish corpse can be consumed by tankmates leaving barely any remains. Animals are oportunistic feeders and even an herbivore won't pass up a chance at a free meal. That being said, small fish can seemingly "disappear" for periods of time only to show up randomly at a feeding or when the lights go on one day. I wouldn't replace him just yet, give it a little more time, you never know. Unless the body shows up and you know for a fact.

 

[DevIouS]

The lid covers the entire top?

 

[Border09]

Yeah, I'm gonna hold out on getting a new one. The lid has 2 one inch size openings on the the front (both sides) but I don't think he got out of there. Nothing on the floor!:scratch:

 

[ellebelle]

:dead1:

 

[woodman]

Gone to the fish gods!

 

[aznt1217]

It's okay man I didn't find mine for a week. They like to find a "spot" and will stick with it until they get hungry and come out.

Check around your rock work man!!!

 

[muntai]

its probably in a tunnel behind a rock.

 

[ZBT3091]

I have to agree that its very possible that he died and was consumed quicky and its also possible that he just burrowed under LR and you didnt see where. I had a sleeper goby that disappeared for about 6 weeks and one day I just saw him pop out of a cave he dug that was right in front of my eyes. He also eventually jumped out of the tank and i found him like a potato chip

 

[BZOFIQ]

I'd give it over a week before pronouncing time of death. THey are known to dissapear unless the spot they like is right in the front of the tank.

I have 3 of them which I bought tiny (.75") and now they are all over 2". 2 of them stay together (I think they paired because one of them turned almost black) and one stays on its own because the pair chases it away from their spot. Very entertaining fish with an upside-down smile.

 

[Border09]

I agree! I think the grumpy face is what gives the yellow watchman goby its...dare I say, charm?:lol: