Maroon clown vanished?

[Tyguy35]

So I come home from work and I say to my wife “hey where’s my fish”. I searched the tank for about an hour I checked the rear sump and nothing.
I noticed my elegance was super happy and huge. I gave the elegance a few soft pokes and it shriveled up. I couldn’t see a fish. This maroon was small but not small enough to be eaten by anything that fast.
No live rock or sand so I doubt a hitch hiker.
Would the emerald crab eat it? Anyone else have a clue where it may have gone. Really odd.

 

[Peace River]

I am sorry to hear about your missing fish. The first two places that I always look are the overflow/sump and then check the lid to see if it could have jumped.

 

[JumboShrimp]

The ‘happier’ than normal your Elegance looks, the more suspicious to me it seems. But let’s hope not.

 

[Tyguy35]

I agree I shined light through him, I did see a shadow but once he shriveled up I don’t see where the fish could fit. I checked everything. I really don’t know. He was on the smaller side so who knows. I’m assuming the elegance got him.

 

[Tyguy35]

It’s only 20g where could it go.

 

[JohnnyKnuckles]

We has a clown go missing in my sons reef. He swore that it was Elegance and we actually got rid of it. We were afraid it was going to eat another. Two months later, we moved the tank/stand and found the poor little crisp clown under the cabinet. He had jumped and we totally looked over him. Innocent until proven guilty now....

 

[old salt reefer]

The wife was jealous of him(you spend to much time with that fish) and offed him when you weren't home.

 

[Tyguy35]

Totally lol. She’s the one that wanted the fish.

 

[Terri Caton]

Hopefully it's just hiding in the rock. Fish can hide in smaller spaces than you can imagine.

If it's your Elegance be thankful! Most people would sell their right arm to have an Elegance so healthy it could eat a fish.

 

[eggplantparrot]

sooo what's your tank lid situation?

cause clowns will jump.

 

[JumboShrimp]

Thought you would enjoy seeing some small Clowns who like to live dangerously around this 8” Elephant Ear Mushroom— which closed up around a piece of shrimp (fed) in about 90 seconds flat!

 

[JumboShrimp]

Clown vs. Elegance. (Lol)

 

[Tyguy35]

That thing is massive. I am using a Red Sea lid. Any thoughts on “air boarding” my wrasse for answers. He never liked the maroon and probably plays a part in the vanishing.