Fish completely disappearing.....

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I can't figure it out. About a month ago my leopard wrasse vanished. I just figured in my large tank and with a fish that tends to just disappear oh well. About 2 weeks ago my moorish idol that I had for about a month vanished. Again, a fish that can just up and die and given my large tank couldn't find it. But today my female crosshatch trigger has vanished . Iv scoured the tank and not a sign of her:( needless to say im devastated. Anyone have any thoughts? All three fish that disappeared ate everything and very healthy. I have no predatory species such as lion eels and what not. I have many small fish that have been around much longer so who knows......


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If they died I'm sure hermit crabs got to them pretty quick. That's weird though your large fish are disappearing and the small are fine.


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Nothing iv added, maybe a hobbit worm but I just don't thinks it's a possibility. In utterly shocked. Also im bare bottom it's pretty easy to find fish.


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I have seen them jump, and a fish that size you should smell? Do you have a ORP probe? If yes it will dive when a large fish dies and stay down much longer than a feeding trend. The graph on a Apex should pick it up and a reason to own one. Sorry to hear that he is missing. If you find the bodies it may give a clue where the pest lives and pulling out the rock and dipping in fresh water will get them to come out of their hiding place.
 
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all my fishes disappear as well, started out with my blue star leoppard, potter angel, midas blenny, purple fire fish. If they died i would have found the bodies but i couldnt find any. They were all healthy and eating. I just dont know what happened. now im left with two fishes. sux man.
 
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Sucks man. I never find bodies I'm my tank either. Just left to wonder for a few days before I write them off.
 
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Honestly, unless it died in plain view..you won't see them before the bristle worms feast on the carcass..happens to everyone that has the Bermuda triangle fish disappearances..
 
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Did you QT the new fishes? Maybe they brought something into your tank. Maybe a mantis shrimp as well. I would think you would find a body or part of one though since they were such big fish. I dont think hermit or nassarius would eat a moorish idol or trigger so fast you couldnt find a body.
 
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BeanMachine said:
Did you QT the new fishes? Maybe they brought something into your tank. Maybe a mantis shrimp as well. I would think you would find a body or part of one though since they were such big fish. I dont think hermit or nassarius would eat a moorish idol or trigger so fast you couldnt find a body.
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Yea all three had been through a qt. Iv never put a mantis plus woudnt I at least see it? All fish had decent size the wrasse I could understand but the idol and crosshatch had some good size.


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