Missing Clown

[sgarron]

Got home from work today and checked the tank as usual, fed the fish and only one of my occelaris clowns showed up to eat. These two never miss a meal, so I'm a little concerned. I searched for 45 minutes and no clown anywhere. I think it's the male that's missing although I never could figure out who was who. They haven't done the shimmy for over 8 months. So, I guess that he is either dead in the rocks somewhere, got eaten by the haddoni, or could be protecting eggs somewhere under the bta's. Who knows? I'll give him a few days and see if he shows up.

If he is gone, I definitely want to replace him. Would I be better off getting one or could I get a few juvi's and let them decide on who is going to be the new male? Also can you mix the orange and the b&w occelaris?

Tank is covered with eggcrate so he didn't jump. Ammonia, trites and trates are all zero ph is 8.1 and everyone else is doing well.

And I got these two over a year ago. They were my first 2 fish. They were full grown when I got them so I have no idea how old they are.

 

[NanoReefWanabe]

checked your sump? and overflow?

i found my 6 line in my sump once...

 

[sgarron]

No, I haven't. There's only about an eighth of an inch between the eggcrate and top of the overflow. My yellow watchman's practically lived in them until I put the eggcrate over the tank.

 

[sgarron]

I found him. He or maybe she was hiding behind a large rock. Half the dorsal fin is gone and a good chunk taken out of the tail. The slightly larger and definitely female keeps rushing at him and he turns sideways but sometimes she keeps coming and rams him. I have 5 btas and the clowns just stated going into them. Could she just want them all to herself? Could I have 2 females that lived peacefully together for the last year and now can't?