Mandarin disappeared...?

Bryan47 · Mar 23, 2015

So I don't get to go on here as often with work and all so my apologies for posting 10,000 new topics at once. So about 3 days ago I noticed by green mandarin goby who has been healthy and in the tank for 3 months was not in the tank. He usually swims low and in the back so it's not something I noticed the day he was gone. I just realized I hadn't seen him for a few days and when I started looking I couldn't find him anywhere

he was a good size I would say near full grown or the size of every other adult mandarin I have seen in tanks. There is nothing big enough in the tank or predatory that would have or could have killed him I don't believe. I know starvation can occur but he had been fine for three months and I can still see pods at night. The weirdest thing is if he did die wouldn't I have seen at least some remnants of him? It's the worst just not knowing what happened to him. I would say he was maybe 4 inches long. Any ideas I would really appreciate

JerSaint · Mar 23, 2015

Did you check the sump and the floor? could have been a jumper.

Bryan47 · Mar 23, 2015

I did check both. I don't think a mandarin is fast enough to jump and since I use the hang on the back overflow he would have had to fit through like a 1/8 inch slot. He always stayed near the bottom I assume because that's where he would find the pods. He sort of swam slow and gracefully. I just have no clue. Maybe when I move tanks I'll find some type of remnant. Poor guy

NanaReefer · Mar 23, 2015

Mandarins are more than fast enough to leap from a tank. Read about it all the time. You have any Anemones in your tank?

Bryan47 · Mar 24, 2015

Anemone split and now the two are like the size of a quarter so I wouldn't think they wouldn't be sizable enough to eat him, maybe sting him I'm not sure. I will take another look around the tank.