Can't find my Bangaii Cardinal!!

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  1. ZC42

    ZC42 Corkscrew Tentacle Anemone

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    Hey guys,

    So last time I saw my bangaii was two days ago. I checked all the the crevices and caves I could see, and still no cardinal. Levels are good, other (2 clowns) are thriving, Im really concerned for him!
     
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  3. tattoolew

    tattoolew Sea Dragon

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    I had mine come up missing as well, about six weeks ago. Still nothing, I had a slight increase in ammonia but enough as though it could be the test kit read error. I have a cat and dog so I think it just jumped and the cat ate him.
     
  4. ZC42

    ZC42 Corkscrew Tentacle Anemone

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    No other pets...unless you count the FW across the room lol. The tank is pre cut acrylic, so there are really only three holes he could have jumped out, and I cant find a body anywhere.
     
  5. kcbrad

    kcbrad Giant Squid

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    Sometimes those bodies are impossible to find. I've lost fish I never found...yay for clean up crews. But sometimes fish just go into hiding for awhile and then come back out.

    I hope he reappears and was just feeling secretive for awhile!
     
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    ZC42 Corkscrew Tentacle Anemone

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    Thanks! I mean, I do have a great clean up crew- (14 hermits, 2 HUGE hermits, a billion dwarf ceriths, urchin, 2 brittle stars and 1 serpent star)
     
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    scadsobees Fire Shrimp

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    Do you have an overflow it could have gotten trapped in?
     
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  9. ZC42

    ZC42 Corkscrew Tentacle Anemone

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    Nope. Only other place is the in tank skimmer, which has been off for a couple of days, and the clown has gotten into that one, and I just checked and he wasn't there. He's MIA...do you think if he died, my CUC could have dragged him into the rocks?