Lost tailspot blenny

[Doberman13]

My awesome little tail spot blenny disappeared today. He is in my 10 gallon tank so there is not many places for him to hide. I have a tightfitting acrylic top I made myself. When I went to feed this morning I put the pumps in feed mode and left the top up. He always comes out when the pumps turn off. My guess is that he jumped out after I was done feeding this morning and one of my dogs got him. If that is not the case what is the possibility of him getting stuck inside of a small hole in my rock work?

 

[Reefchef]

Man that sucks, I'm sorry to hear that. Blennys are really cool fish to me, I really like them.

 

[ActiveAngel]

Blennies love to hide in small holes. Despite that he usually comes out at that time, I’d say there’s a fair possibility he is still there, just hiding.

Otherwise, it is possible (maybe less likely) that he got pinched/stuck/squished due to shifting rocks.

Just wait it out. Time will tell. I’ve had a goby disappear on me for 4 weeks before reappearing (although that is the most extreme disappearance I’ve had). Good luck!

 

[Doberman13]

Hopefully he is just hiding. I'll keep an eye out for him

 

[Doberman13]

I was just putting a red dragon in quarantine in my now empty 10g when I decided to move the chaeto and fuge light from my Aquaclear 50 HOB to my sump. after moving the little bit of media and chado I had in there I saw something move underneath the media basket. I found my blenny! his stomach is a little sunken in but other than that he looks to be in perfectly fine health I don't know how he was able to get back underneath there and how I didn't see him the first time when I looked through it.
Sorry for the last picture quality, Right in the center You can see his head sticking out of his favorite spot in the rock

 

[ActiveAngel]

That’s great news! Glad he found his ticket back to the display side of the tank; where food is plentiful and life is brighter.

 

[Doberman13]

From this day forward his name will be Wilson. For he who hath been lost is now found. He went away with a belly like a volleyball and came back deflated.

 

[Mom2Many]

So glad you found him! And you blamed the dog for eating him! (I have done that...so funny) They are one of my favorite fish, so much personality.....wonderful this had a happy ending!