dissapearing fish

[jonh5150]

I have a 75 gallon reef ...mostly lps and softies.... All doing very well. I had two clowns a rock beauty and a cardinal fish. Last week I noticed one clown is gone. Not a trace ........then yesterday my cardinal fish is awol . No carcass or bones that I can see?? Its a reef ready so they cant make the sump. All I have is snails and small blue legged hermits. I know i have some bristle worms as well.... is there anyway they are dying in the tank and being completely comsumed?????

 

[Lil BamBam]

Members here are going to need more info on your tank.. Age and have you tested your water recently?

 

[jonh5150]

its 75 gallons .....its been set up as fish only for two years and a reef for 9 months. my water test fine and my other fish and coral are all doing well. The fish that dissapeared never showed signs of weakness or lack of appetitie. I just cant believe how fast they are gone?

 

[Tbonekilla]

A dead fish only last 6 hours in my tank before its completely consumed.

 

[Lil BamBam]

Were these new addition to the tank?

 

[lunacris]

Have you checked the overflow and the sump be amazed i always lost fish to my overflow

 

[mlreef]

Sometimes they just like to play hide and seek. I had a couple clown fish once hide in my overflow as well. I actually had a wrasse end up in my sump as well.

 

[jonh5150]

I checked the reefready overflow but they extend a good half inch above the water level. These two fish have beenin the tank for years. At the entrance to the sump I have the PVC going into a fine micron bag and there is no sign of the missing fish. I am used to fish only where the remains last for days :faint2:

 

[Pufferpunk]

A dead fish only last 6 hours in my tank before its completely consumed.

Same here, the pods swarm it.

 

[Lil BamBam]

Ouch! Sorry! Hope they show up somehow.