I haven't had the greatest luck with these cool dudes either. First one got caught in a powerhead, 2nd did the carpet surfing thing & #3 stopped eating for no apparent reason & starved to death on me. Much as I'd like to have another, I think I'm jinxed with these guys, so I haven't tried a 4th. Not to say you shouldn't give it another try, but stuff happens & you lose critters. No sense looking for any culprits in your tank to give a time out in the sump if you did not witness the event. For my carpet surfer, I suspect it was my clownfish that may have startled him, but again, did not witness, so who knows what really caused him to jump.
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