farlowella vittata fish missing, twig fish missing 12 hours |
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 Mar 12 2005, 11:24 PM
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Fish Crazy  Group: Members Posts: 139 Joined: 13-January 05 From: red deer alberta Member No.: 11119  |
I rearranged so things in my 55g lastnight including a water change, twig was there
but this morning he is gone. I looked around all of the plants, wood and on the floor where could he be???? has anyone ever had one do this or could he bury himself?? any help would be nice thx This post has been edited by reddeerhobbiest: Mar 12 2005, 11:32 PM |
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Mar 12 2005, 11:49 PM
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Leader of the Fishes  Group: Banned Posts: 1559 Joined: 16-November 04 Member No.: 10291 |
i wouldnt worry too much. Did u look inside yur filter? also did u look around the tank? My pleco goes missing sometimes too but he always turns up in teh end
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Mar 12 2005, 11:53 PM
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Fish Crazy Group: Members Posts: 139 Joined: 13-January 05 From: red deer alberta Member No.: 11119 |
yah I looked in the filter behind the filter tube, ever started to run my hand threw the
gravel but no luck. This fish is over 6 inches long so not a lot of places for him to hide I sure hope he shows up had him for 2.5 years and love him, plus hard to replace in the area I am from 
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Mar 13 2005, 07:53 AM
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 Fishaholic  Group: Members Posts: 449 Joined: 29-April 04 From: Somewhere not far from Sheffield Member No.: 5807 |
Dont worry about him, it will turn up, i have a 9 inch polypterus in my tank and he disappears for weeks on end!
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Mar 13 2005, 10:45 AM
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 mmm....catfish. Group: Members Posts: 4086 Joined: 1-April 04 From: Cheltenham (UK) Member No.: 5129 |
Inside the bogwood?
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Mar 13 2005, 03:00 PM
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Fish Crazy Group: Members Posts: 139 Joined: 13-January 05 From: red deer alberta Member No.: 11119 |
inside the bogwood is one of the possabilities that we thought of last night, I lifted the wood yesterday but didn't closely inspect it. hopfully he will turn up like oddball said.
looked this morning still no twig |
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Mar 26 2005, 10:19 PM
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Fish Crazy Group: Members Posts: 139 Joined: 13-January 05 From: red deer alberta Member No.: 11119 |
well gave up, twig will not be comming back, been 14 days still no fish.
so went out and replaced him. new farlowella still floating in the tank, hope he does alright,has a bit of clamped fin, but should be fine. will always wonder what happened to the original Twig fish |
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Mar 26 2005, 10:36 PM
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Leader of the Fishes Group: Banned Posts: 1559 Joined: 16-November 04 Member No.: 10291 |
hes probly in there somewhere. They are nocturnal right? what else do u have in that tank
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Mar 27 2005, 12:00 AM
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Fish Crazy Group: Members Posts: 139 Joined: 13-January 05 From: red deer alberta Member No.: 11119 |
no he is definatly not in there. I have searched that tank by hand for him.
plus he was over 6 inches long. hard to miss |
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