Fish missing

Indeco · 10/07/2018, 09:36 PM

I brought a green chromis 2 weeks back from LFS and it been eating well in the isolation box while acclimating in the main tank but after release he went straight to hiding. It been 2 days already, i'm kind of worry.

My tank is very new, no coral and clean up crew yet.

I wonder should I continue to wait a few more days or to check whether is he dead in between the rock?

I'm worry it will pollute the water and crush my tank.

mcgyvr · 10/08/2018, 04:35 AM

A single fish death will not crash/pollute a tank..

Give it more time..and don't worry.
Its just a chromis

OpPrime · 10/08/2018, 05:53 AM

I had some Chromis and they hid a lot when I first put them in the tank.

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Uncle99 · 10/08/2018, 09:02 AM

Don't write him off so soon!

Indeco · 10/09/2018, 01:26 AM

Thanks guys for the input, I will wait till this weekend then before making any action. Hopefully starvation will overcome the fear.

BroodNash · 10/10/2018, 08:25 AM

No worries. Keep us updated, Indeco.

jd371 · 10/10/2018, 08:31 AM

I have a Firefish that goes into hiding from time to time, usually when there's a new addition to the tank. The longest I lost sight of him was for a month. Thought he would starve but came out of hiding with a full belly so he was still eating during the time he was hiding.

10/07/2018, 09:36 PM	#1
Indeco Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2018 Posts: 36	Fish missing I brought a green chromis 2 weeks back from LFS and it been eating well in the isolation box while acclimating in the main tank but after release he went straight to hiding. It been 2 days already, i'm kind of worry. My tank is very new, no coral and clean up crew yet. I wonder should I continue to wait a few more days or to check whether is he dead in between the rock? I'm worry it will pollute the water and crush my tank.

10/08/2018, 04:35 AM	#2
mcgyvr Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 20,050	A single fish death will not crash/pollute a tank.. Give it more time..and don't worry. Its just a chromis __________________ Who me?

10/08/2018, 05:53 AM	#3
OpPrime Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2018 Posts: 20	I had some Chromis and they hid a lot when I first put them in the tank. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

10/08/2018, 09:02 AM	#4
Uncle99 Crab Free Zone Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 2,906	Don't write him off so soon!

10/09/2018, 01:26 AM	#5
Indeco Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2018 Posts: 36	Thanks guys for the input, I will wait till this weekend then before making any action. Hopefully starvation will overcome the fear.

10/10/2018, 08:25 AM	#6
BroodNash Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Tampa, Florida Posts: 7	No worries. Keep us updated, Indeco.

10/10/2018, 08:31 AM	#7
jd371 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Long Island Posts: 615	I have a Firefish that goes into hiding from time to time, usually when there's a new addition to the tank. The longest I lost sight of him was for a month. Thought he would starve but came out of hiding with a full belly so he was still eating during the time he was hiding.