How long before looking for “missing” fish?

[PotatoPig]

So… Have (had?) two zebra barred Dartfish in the tank yesterday, today come feeding time one didn’t come out to eat and is nowhere to be seen, but rock work provides a lot of hiding opportunities…

Any guide for how long a fish should be AWOL before looking for the remains before it goes bad?

 

[vetteguy53081]

So… Have (had?) two zebra barred Dartfish in the tank yesterday, today come feeding time one didn’t come out to eat and is nowhere to be seen, but rock work provides a lot of hiding opportunities…

Any guide for how long a fish should be AWOL before looking for the remains before it goes bad?

These fish are notorious jumpers but also check overflow and sump area and unfortunately on floor , under tank stand and up to 20 feet perimeter around tank

 

[littlefoxx]

These fish are notorious jumpers but also check overflow and sump area and unfortunately on floor , under tank stand and up to 20 feet perimeter around tank

Ive had fish be MIA for a month then pop up

 

[Daniel@R2R Verified Admin]

I don't usually go looking for fish unless they're really large. Usually clean up crew will take care of any remains, or (the happier version) the fish will turn up later alive and kicking around like nothing ever happened.

 

[MnFish1]

Agree with @Daniel@R2R - either way - I would make sure you have a good cover (there are many mesh covers available) - I did have my tank moved lately - and there were a couple fish that went missing - despite having a cover

 

[PotatoPig]

Agree with @Daniel@R2R - either way - I would make sure you have a good cover (there are many mesh covers available) - I did have my tank moved lately - and there were a couple fish that went missing - despite having a cover

Oh, the cover is 1/4” glass so I’m quietly confident these guys aren’t going to make it out the top.

I ended up having a poke around the rockwork and it was hiding out somewhere I couldn’t see from the top/sides.

Took the opportunity to rework some of the rock (no corals yet so making adjustments to aqua scape is easy) and they went and hid under rocks at the other end of the tank.

This time I’ll just wait and see, not gonna force them out into the open if they don’t want to be.

 

[k2-]

There is no simple answer - Observe the parameters - if you see spikes and algae bloom all of a sudden - could be a sign. if its business as usual - dude is probably just chilling -

this advice is besides the couch surfing - which is terrible but happens

Either ways i hope you find him.

 

[dstockwell]

Good you found it. I had one 3 days till I found it outside the tank.

 

[Doctorgori]

So… Have (had?) two zebra barred Dartfish in the tank yesterday, today come feeding time one didn’t come out to eat and is nowhere to be seen, but rock work provides a lot of hiding opportunities…

Any guide for how long a fish should be AWOL before looking for the remains before it goes bad?

Dart fish and Firefish go MIA in my tanks for weeks

Ive had fish be MIA for a month then pop up

Exactly, I have 4 blue Reef dart fish…sometimes I only see 2 for days, sometimes all 4 …no rhyme nor reason to it…

 

[Court_Appointed_Hypeman]

My firefish was hiding for about 6 weeks before. I dropped a pyrex container I thaw food in and it clunked in the tank and I thought for sure it died after a couple weeks.

They can hide for a looooong time when they want to.