Fish Disappearing in Tank. Not Sure of The Culprit

boxingscene

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You guys were right. The Goby is the culprit. I finally caught him in the act. I placed a small clownknife in there, that a buddy was getting rid of (already have a grown 14 inch clownknife in there). I came back 15 minutes later and I see the small guys tail hanging out of the cave. I look close and the other half of his body is in the Goby's mouth, who is trying to devour him whole.

I just set up a 400 Gallon just for my africans and smaller varieties because almost all of my africans vanished from that tank.

This is going to be a real pain in the ass to get him out. That tank is a beast and the fact it's 4 feet high makes it very tough. The only thing I can think of is actually draining the water to half, until only two feet of water is in there. and even then its going to be tough but at least easier to get the rocks out and/or move them around.
 

boxingscene

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Sep 21, 2014
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Picture one is the 750. You can see how tall it is, almost reaching the ceiling light. The other tank in the room is a 400 gallon (with and without moonlight), mostly filled with small africans, exotic plecos and peacocks. The 750 (which also has moonlights) has a center overflow so I have it in the middle of the room as a show tank. The 400 with a back overflow, is against the wall.

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boxingscene

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Sep 21, 2014
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The majority of the guys in the 750 are far too big for the Goby to ever eat. The Goby was unable to devour that small clownknife, ended up spitting him out eventually and now the dead body is lying in that cave. Doubt the body will last too long.
 

SharptoothBass

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The majority of the guys in the 750 are far too big for the Goby to ever eat. The Goby was unable to devour that small clownknife, ended up spitting him out eventually and now the dead body is lying in that cave. Doubt the body will last too long.
I just picked up another spotted sleeper(water cow today) i can tell you i see a couple more in your tank he will try to eat if he gets the chance.
 
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