missing horsefaced loach

mousey · 11-20-2007, 03:36 PM

just cleaned the tank. Loach now missing. Is too big to suck up in the gravel cleaner. Did not see or feel anything jump out of the tank as I was cleaning. Have a lot of hair algae and was removing a lot by hand.
Wonder where he is? I searched around the tank. He is nowhere to be seen.

**Baby_Baby** · 11-20-2007, 05:41 PM

Looked in the filter? He could have jumped in there possibly?
Hiding in the substrate?

Blue Cray · 11-20-2007, 07:20 PM

Did you remove absolutly everything from the tank because loaches are really good hiders

Obsidian · 11-20-2007, 07:59 PM

First, no matter what I "thought" may have happened I would search everywhere outside the tank thoroughly. If he is not outside the tank then I would search filter. Then I would just wait him out, if he is in the tank, he is safe. Eventually he will show himself

mousey · 11-22-2007, 10:25 AM

yup he finally showed up about 5 hours later. I guess he was in the gravel. That is the second time the bum has done that to me! I remove the decorations, look in the filter. Comb the floors and walls with a lamp, pat on the floor with my hands.
I am surprised he can hide that well as the gravel is only about 1/2 inch deep.
Anyway he is safe and sound.

Obsidian · 11-22-2007, 11:03 AM

Yayaya! I am glad he showed up for you

**Baby_Baby** · 11-22-2007, 11:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mousey

yup he finally showed up about 5 hours later. I guess he was in the gravel. That is the second time the bum has done that to me! I remove the decorations, look in the filter. Comb the floors and walls with a lamp, pat on the floor with my hands.
I am surprised he can hide that well as the gravel is only about 1/2 inch deep.
Anyway he is safe and sound.

Glad to hear he's well!!!!

11-20-2007, 03:36 PM	#1
mousey Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 835	missing horsefaced loach just cleaned the tank. Loach now missing. Is too big to suck up in the gravel cleaner. Did not see or feel anything jump out of the tank as I was cleaning. Have a lot of hair algae and was removing a lot by hand. Wonder where he is? I searched around the tank. He is nowhere to be seen. __________________ mousey Toronto. Canada

11-20-2007, 05:41 PM	#2
Baby_Baby Super Moderator Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Tulsa Posts: 3,797 Blog Entries: 1	Looked in the filter? He could have jumped in there possibly? Hiding in the substrate? __________________ "By avoiding the very thing you despise the most, by trying to be "different" by striving to be so "unique", you've become the sole and center of all that you held so high on the pedestal of disgusting mortality deemed society."

11-20-2007, 07:20 PM	#3
Blue Cray Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Age: 17 Posts: 515	Did you remove absolutly everything from the tank because loaches are really good hiders __________________ 55g Planted -golden zebra danios -striped raphael catfish -angelfish -bronze cories -gold gourami -SAE -brochis catfish -Boeseman's Rainbowfish -Flying Foxes -BGK -kribensis 22g Planted -zebra loach -glo lite tetras 5g Semi Planted -endlers

11-20-2007, 07:59 PM	#4
Obsidian Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Arizona Age: 37 Posts: 1,058	First, no matter what I "thought" may have happened I would search everywhere outside the tank thoroughly. If he is not outside the tank then I would search filter. Then I would just wait him out, if he is in the tank, he is safe. Eventually he will show himself __________________ Obsidian 20 gallon 1 Dwarf Gourami; 5 Cherry Barbs; 7 Black Neon Tetras; 3 Peppered Cory's; 1 Albino Bristlenose Pleco (Old Blondie) 10 gallon Breaking it down for storage. 5.5 gallon Betta 100 gallon 7 giant danios; 4 Rosy Barbs, 1 German Blue Ram, 7 Julie Cory cats, 2 Burmese Loaches; 4 Zebra Danios

11-22-2007, 10:25 AM	#5
mousey Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 835	yup he finally showed up about 5 hours later. I guess he was in the gravel. That is the second time the bum has done that to me! I remove the decorations, look in the filter. Comb the floors and walls with a lamp, pat on the floor with my hands. I am surprised he can hide that well as the gravel is only about 1/2 inch deep. Anyway he is safe and sound. __________________ mousey Toronto. Canada

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11-22-2007, 11:03 AM	#6
Obsidian Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Arizona Age: 37 Posts: 1,058	Yayaya! I am glad he showed up for you __________________ Obsidian 20 gallon 1 Dwarf Gourami; 5 Cherry Barbs; 7 Black Neon Tetras; 3 Peppered Cory's; 1 Albino Bristlenose Pleco (Old Blondie) 10 gallon Breaking it down for storage. 5.5 gallon Betta 100 gallon 7 giant danios; 4 Rosy Barbs, 1 German Blue Ram, 7 Julie Cory cats, 2 Burmese Loaches; 4 Zebra Danios

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