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Old 01-25-2014, 12:36 AM
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ummm well there are no fish it should be hiding from so I would have a good look around and try to see if he is OK.
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Old 01-25-2014, 02:08 AM
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I did look around to no avail. I would have to start moving rocks (a lot of rocks).

Is it worth the trouble?
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Old 01-25-2014, 02:09 AM
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I did look around to no avail. I would have to start moving rocks (a lot of rocks).

Is it worth the trouble?
If you want to avoid an ammo spike/algae outbreak due to a dead fish, then ya, it's worth it

Hopefully he's just hiding
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Old 01-25-2014, 03:48 AM
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I would move the rocks and look for him.
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Old 01-25-2014, 03:51 AM
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I think if it died the bristle worms will likely have already eaten it. You could use a power head to try to wash it out of the rocks.
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Old 01-25-2014, 07:02 AM
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I agree, if it died crabs/bristleworms would not waste any time at it... If you have a reasonable-enough volume of water it shouldn't matter that much if it's just a single fish. (reasonable-enough volume depends on the maturity, but likely 50+ gallons and you're good... my 300+ gallons I wouldn't think a bit about it -- except that it does suck to lose a fish)

.... If it is alive, then it'll come out at some point.
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Old 01-25-2014, 08:29 PM
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OK, I ripped most of the tank apart; no trace of my tang. It's as if he found a portal to someone else's tank....

I tested the water, and all the params were normal; the Ca and Alk were a little low, so I did a 10% water change. I plan on testing the water religiously every couple of days. over the next couple of weeks.

Question for canreefers: what is an indication of a dead fish in the tank? High ammonia? High nitrates? High PO4?
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