Lost fish!

[Graham_f]

How efficient are your clean up crews? Say for example... A 2.5" fish died. How long would it take them to erase the "evidence"?

I ask because this is the second fish I have lost. The could be alive I guess but I haven't seen the one in at least three months and my tank doesn't have the kind of caves to support hiding like that.
I "lost" the second fish yesterday. It was chilling and had what is assume to be a happy look on it's face.but today after work there is no sign if it.
I'm confused
I assume the are dead but I can't find bodies.
My clean up crew consists of:
20-30 tiny hermits,
two mexi turbo snails,
Two emerald crabs a few good sized bristle worms.

Any thoughts?

[Misses.ReefWars]

have you checked your sump? overflow box?

[Graham_f]

ya, ive checked everywhere. he Cant get in sump or overflow, they are screened in.
there does seem to be a few less hermits around. i just thought it would take longer, thats all.

[Dearth]

Depending on size and type of CuC how well fed they are and size of fish that died it could be gone in as little as a couple of hrs or in as long as a week.

[Alberta-newb]

Perhaps you have a hitchhiker crab with your live rock? I had several smaller fish vanish overnight in my 120. Eventually I found a fairly big (2"+) xanthid crab hiding in some rock. Haven't lost a fish since I killed the crab.

Francis

[Graham_f]

ha, no crabs... ive been thoroughly checked out every rock before putting them in. And have used bait and traps just to be sure. No evidence of anything.

[jorjef]

Depends on the fish but shouldn't be longer than 2-3 days ...if your CUC (20-30 tiny hermits) aren't roaming around like usual they probably found him and are doing their job.