Missing Foxface?

[ericmcj31]

I have (or apparently had) a foxface in my 100 gallon predator tank. Last night when I got home, I noticed that he was no where to be found. I moved all the LR, and the tank has a lid, so he couldn't have jumped out. My only guess is either they all "pigged out" on him, or maybe he got sucked down by overflow. I doubt it's the latter, because I would have seen him somewhere in my sump or piping and he was pretty big (not huge, though), so I doubt he was sucked down. Could my other fish devour him and leave no trace??? I have a stars and stripes puffer, niger and huma huma triggers, and a lunare wrasse in my tank. I did notice the lunare kinda harassing the foxface yesterday. I just figured I'd see some pieces of him somewhere-?

 

[reefknight]

Could have. I find anything is possible in a saltwater tank. I once had a condylactis anemone eat a small volitan lionfish. I had no idea where the lion had went to for about three days, then the evidence was floating on top of the water. Who knew!

 

[ericmcj31]

would a large water change be in good order?

 

[dannybradley]

If you have any number of crabs, snails, starfish they can do an impressive job of eating dead fish.

If there was any opening at all he may have found a way out, but as skittish as they are, they're not really jumpers.

I would do a round of water test and make sure you have 0 NH3 and 0 NO2. If your NO3 is high, do a water change.

 

[ericmcj31]

I don't have any crabs, snails, etc.--they don't stand a chance in this tank--I'll check water, and still prob. do a big WC tonight or tomorrow