Disapppearing clown fish

[mexxedm]

Same situation happens to me twice in two weeks. Can't find the fishes any where. I don't want to destroy the whole tank to look for them. I declare they are dead and bought new fish.

[Ryan_Lap]

Depending on how your overflow is built you may want to check that. Ive had my lawnmower blenny go in there a couple times

[pscott99]

No pets or kids to pick up a body
The male went down the overflow to the sump. Still alive and swimming in the sump, put him back in the tank last week. Unless it was a very lucky jump into the sump. Anyways stuck under rock would be possible but I can see pretty much everywhere. Very sad.

It's a banded brittle starfish. It doesn't move enough to catch anything.

Thanks for the replys. Makes me feel a little better.

[Lampshade]

I had my clown lay eggs, and 9 days later when they hatched, she jumped out of my tank. 3" of euro-bracing and my canopy is 1" max from the top of the tank. Somehow made it out. I was sitting beside the tank when it happened, so i heard it, looked, didn't see anything. Then my wife went and checked and found her on the floor. Was probably close to 5 min, but she was fine once she went back in.

Anyways, hope yours is fine, mine clearly has some post-partum depression issues.

[ponokareefer]

I'd have to agree that it probably died if it isn't on the floor or in your overflow. The last fish that I ever saw dead in my tank was my large foxface and it was already being consumed. Other than that, they just disappear.

[reefme]

Ya happened to me too. Found him under my stand 2 days later. Dried up like salted fish.

[pscott99]

Oh well I guess it's more common than you think. Thanks everyone.

Now here's a question, going shopping tomorrow for replacement. Would you buy one more or three more for better odds ?

[RyanJ]

I had the same thing happen in a 30g nano! taht was infested with Bristol worms! they ate my clowns! I had some as thick as my thumb! there was over 500+ of them! I they were spawning ever 3rd night! so they just ate my fish lol!