Has anyone ever had a fish literally just disappear with no explanation? I've had a mccosker's wrasse for a couple years now and its definitely my favorite fish... but last night I noticed he was nowhere to be found so I checked all the typical sleep spots... my rockwork isnt anything crazy so I know where literally every spot is and I've never NOT been able to find a fish until now, and 1 other time. This same wrasse jumped into the overflow box before but It was really easy to find. This time after noticing something was for sure weird, I checked LITERALLY everywhere and its just nowhere to be found. I tore up my scape lifting rocks, flushed all my drainage pipes, checked the overflox box a good 5 times now and that fish just DOES NOT exist anymore. Nothing in the tank is capable of eating it and the fish is ~3 inches so if it happened to die, I wouldve been able to find it before it got eaten completely by my CUC. I was watching this wrasse with my dad before leaving for about an hour, during that hour SOMETHING happened and this wrasse is legit gone and I'm at a loss for words because I just can't put together what could've possibly happened. My only assumption at this point is it jumped into the overflow box again and went down the main pipe where I have a control valve, and maybe??? even after fully opening it, its not able to fit through so its just stuck in there? IDK the pipe is pretty big and wrasses are quite skinny so I feel like fully opening it should've made it come out if it was in there.
Also to note, I have a tight lid by kraken reef, so the fish couldn't of jumped out of the tank entirely, and no body was ever found.
Also to note, I have a tight lid by kraken reef, so the fish couldn't of jumped out of the tank entirely, and no body was ever found.