Sad day

So bummed... Just realized my hippo tang is mia... pretty sure I saw him within the past couple days but no sign of him anywhere tonight. Its amazing how quickly a fish can just vanish in our tanks. Sigh. Everyone else is doing fine far as I can tell. I did lose a really small chromi a few weeks back but she was a couple years old now and we all know how flaky they are.

 

Sorry to hear that...

 

Maybe in the morning turn over some rocks to look for him? You don't want him decomposing causing an ammonia spike and killing any of your other fish....

+ some karma to help you get back up .

 

Thanks, yeah I already dug around as much as I could and did a wc I had sitting ready to go. He wasn't huge but wasnt small either so I'm surprised I didn't find anything... though I've had so many fish get raptured over the years...

 

so sorry for your loss

 

If you don't see a body, you might have a chance. I hate being optimistic sometimes, You'd be surprised how long those fish will hide. IMO, don't move any rocks around. Monitor your levels. Test for ammonia. Mine once hid for 3 days. I was certain he was dead, but the following morning out he came. Have you had it for a while, or a new addition?

 

Oh yeah I've had Him for a while... over a year... still no sign of him, I suppose there's a chance he's down hiding somewhere. When I moved rock I only moved the top layer so I could see down into his "spots" better but even still... like you said they can hide really well when they want to.

 

here's to hoping he's just hiding really well!

 

I say he's hiding since no body or ammonia spike. There goofy fish sometimes, that's why I like them

 

Oh I really hope you guys are right. Still no go..