My Trigger is gone????

Marlin65 · #1 05-21-2009, 03:40 AM

Not sure what happened to my little buddy he always comes out to eat.

I checked the floor and ripped the whole tank apart but am unable to find him.
He was about 3" so not a small fish. My parameters are good after 3 days so I don't think he is dead in the tank. Unless he is wedged in some hole but I checked almost all the rocks. He could of jumped but I can't find a body. I do have a cat though Hhhmmmmm.
Them maybe my nems ate them I never thought they got that big.

Jason McK · #2 05-21-2009, 02:02 PM

Oh no Sorry to hear.

Leah · #3 05-21-2009, 02:14 PM

The things that happen are such a mystery! Sorry you can't find the poor guy!

Tom R · #4 05-21-2009, 03:46 PM

Sorry to hear.

My money is on the cat.

Tom R

my2rotties · #5 05-21-2009, 05:20 PM

I think I read some where that triggers are poisonous... Hope the cat is okay.

globaldesigns · #6 05-21-2009, 07:49 PM

Sorry to hear that...

I am in the same situation, my beautiful flame angel who is always out, hasn't been for a few days now.

I can't find him on the floor or in the tank, too many hiding places. I have to assume he is gone. Food for the shrimp and crabs.

Marlin65 · #7 05-21-2009, 09:39 PM

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Originally Posted by my2rotties

I think I read some where that triggers are poisonous... Hope the cat is okay.

LOL Cats okay could have been my dog as well.
Just not sure what happened my niger trigger was not really a jumper. Maybe I will never find out what happened. He was not small either at least 3.5"

Relic · #8 05-22-2009, 09:28 PM

Its amazing at night if your trigger was stung and killed, the bristle worms would gorge on your trigger. I have had fish simply vanish. You may have a mantis shrimp as well. Spear type or puncher...

I stronglt recomment yellow wrasses.Had 3 then 2 paired up and the 1 left died. They do a great job on bristle worms.

Reef_kid · #9 05-22-2009, 09:40 PM

you have two large (long tip? or condylactus? anenomes)
they most likly ate him in the night... when fish fall asleep they tend to drift into the anenome
and get overwhelemed and trapped, after a few hours they spit out the remaining undigested food, which is generally finished off by the other inhabitants (worms etc)
and never seen again

its happend many times in my tanks over the years

Marlin65 · #10 05-22-2009, 09:53 PM

Both Nems are BTA's he was really too big for them to eat without some leftovers.
The tank is not that old so there are not that many worms right now.
No mantis or other crabs as all rock has been with me for some time, and i only have about 10 small blue legs so I don't really think they would have finished him off that fast. I still think he jumped that or my cat likes fishing.