Missing fish

[stickx911]

A bangai cardinal disappeared in my tank...I have open tops, could he have jumped out? (and then eaten by a cat) I did not think they could jump...

I dug under all the rocks, and in every corner, the only other idea I have is the GBTA could have eaten him...

anyone else ever have anything like this happen?

 

[drnecropolis]

Do you have an overflow, if so have you checked in there?

 

[stickx911]

nope, no overflow. only an emperor. and he's not attached to that either. :sad:

 

[drnecropolis]

Hmmm how big was the bangii and how big is the nem?

 

[stickx911]

the bangii was almost full sized (2 inches) and the nem is a little larger than a softball.

 

[stickx911]

I just got the nem last week (in case that makes a difference). and that particular cardinal was doing great yesterday. so I don't think he just died...

 

[stickx911]

oh, I also have a large Long tenticle purple tip nem. on the other side of the tank. But that's been there for a long time w/o any problems.

 

[drnecropolis]

I'm kinda at a loss... Might have been the nems, not really sure though, maybe someone else will chime in with more info, I'm intrested to know also

 

[stickx911]

my LFS said its possible that the GBTA ate him. It's been deflated all morning, so that may be the case...that sucks...

 

[reefage518]

i just found my lawnmower mummy last night

 

[FutureInterest]

BTAs don't have very strong stings. They can hurt a fish with the stings but they're not powerful enough to immobilize them and then consume them. Fish die all the time unfortunately and if you're lucky you'll find a corpse. You'd be surprised how fast they get eaten once they die.

 

[stickx911]

no star fish, and the only other things we have in the tank is a clown, another cardinal, a new dragon goby, and hermet crabs...

 

[Reefplumber13]

how big are the crabs

 

[skriz]

it probably just died. Like Jin said, it's amazing how quickly fish get eaten once dead.

 

[stickx911]

jgilley84;177139 wrote: how big are the crabs

crabs are small. I just can't see how a fish does great one day, then suddenly dies w/o any...warning

 

[stickx911]

not that I disbelieve, just curious to seeany other ideas, thats all. Thanks

 

[Reefplumber13]

well i had one do that he was fine when i went to bed and i woke up to see the two crabs eating him all that was left was his head and the crabs were 3" so is that bigger then yours