Fish missing

saltwatertabk · Dec 18, 2023

My brother had two gobies and they both gone missing is it possible a green frilly mushroom can eat a watchman goby?

fodsod · Dec 18, 2023

Watchmen Gobies stay under the sand and dig under rocks regularly. If they aren't out shifting sand everywhere they're probably under the sand somewhere. They'll pop back out at some point.

threebuoys · Dec 18, 2023

I agree gobies love to hide, but they can also be jumpers. Unless you have a tight cover, if they don't show up my guess would be they are dried up on the floor (or eaten by a cat or dog).

MnFish1 · Dec 18, 2023

saltwatertabk said:
My brother had two gobies and they both gone missing is it possible a green frilly mushroom can eat a watchman goby?

No - quite unlikely. They like to hide - and sometimes come out rarely, and sometimes they hide etc - and you may not see them for weeks. Sometimes they die. Did your brother QT them? Any other fish in the tank?

saltwatertabk · Dec 18, 2023

threebuoys said:
I agree gobies love to hide, but they can also be jumpers. Unless you have a tight cover, if they don't show up my guess would be they are dried up on the floor (or eaten by a cat or dog).

Yeah tank has a lid he just thinks the frilly mushroom ate it which I think is impossible I agree with you

MnFish1 · Dec 18, 2023

PS the hiding is more common when they are first added to the tank!

saltwatertabk · Dec 18, 2023

MnFish1 said:
No - quite unlikely. They like to hide - and sometimes come out rarely, and sometimes they hide etc - and you may not see them for weeks. Sometimes they die. Did your brother QT them? Any other fish in the tank?

No and a azure damsel he was fine past two days but he thinks a frilly mushroom ate it which is impossible I think right? Thanks for your help

MnFish1 · Dec 18, 2023

saltwatertabk said:
No and a azure damsel he was fine past two days but he thinks a frilly mushroom ate it which is impossible I think right? Thanks for your help

I think it's impossible. As others have said - they can jump out - and may not have been seen

Sophie"s mom · Dec 18, 2023

Mine stays hidden most of the time. Sometimes I see his little head sticking out, but then he darts back into the burrow.

KrisReef · Dec 18, 2023

If you have fish going missing then there is either a poltergeist in there or something else that is vanishing them. If the mushroom ate 3 fish it should have grown and split.

Bobbit worm? Otherwise, poltergeist?

vetteguy53081 · Dec 18, 2023

saltwatertabk said:
My brother had two gobies and they both gone missing is it possible a green frilly mushroom can eat a watchman goby?

Gobies are notorious jumpers and although great hiders often slip through openings of overflow and end up in overflow box and even sump. Also search a 5 foot perimeter of floor around tank to assure they did not jump out

ISpeakForTheSeas · Dec 18, 2023

saltwatertabk said:
No and a azure damsel he was fine past two days but he thinks a frilly mushroom ate it which is impossible I think right? Thanks for your help

Wait, is the Azure Damsel missing too?

littlefoxx · Dec 18, 2023

My watchmen hid for 7 months. Thought he was dead. Saw him about a month ago for the first time. I get little peeks here and there of him but he just likes his burrow with his shrimp

MnFish1 · Dec 18, 2023

KrisReef said:
If you have fish going missing then there is either a poltergeist in there or something else that is vanishing them. If the mushroom ate 3 fish it should have grown and split.

Bobbit worm? Otherwise, poltergeist?

just sitting back laughing

. Thanks Kris

jabberwock · Dec 18, 2023

My dog tried to eat a carpet surfing fire fish... I stopped her in time, but why? The fish was dead (jerky).

saltwatertabk · Dec 18, 2023

ISpeakForTheSeas said:
Wait, is the Azure Damsel missing too?

No the goby was found he went into back off the all in one tank recovered him fine

saltwatertabk · Dec 18, 2023

Goby is safe thankfully he went into back off the all in one tank was hiding in 2nd chamber

littlefoxx · Dec 18, 2023

saltwatertabk said:
Goby is safe thankfully he went into back off the all in one tank was hiding in 2nd chamber

Yep had a few do that too

MnFish1 · Dec 18, 2023

jabberwock said:
My dog tried to eat a carpet surfing fire fish... I stopped her in time, but why? The fish was dead (jerky).

try a cover

littlefoxx · Dec 19, 2023

MnFish1 said:
try a cover

Lol my cousin hates covers and had a yellow wrasse jump a bazillion times. He always seemed to be around when it did and put it back but one day it jumped when he wasnt home and he lost it! And thats why all 3 of my tanks have covers!