Resolved Can't Find Royal Grammma

Saw him yesterday but today when I went to feed he is not out. Usually he comes out even before the lights come on.
I added another powerhead yesterday if that makes any difference.

here info about my tank

Temperature: 81 degrees
PH: 8.1
Ammonia: 0
Nitrite: 0
Nitrate: 1
Salinity: 1.023
Phosphate: 0
Test kits you own: yes and the store checked my params
Liquid or Strips: liquid
Brand Name: API not sure at the store
Are they Expired?:no they are brand new


Tank size? 65gal
Estimated total system? 66gal

Reef, fish only or, freshwater? Reef

Current inhabitants? What and how many? Pair of ocellaris clowns, 1 Royal gramma (missing)
Clean up crew? yes

How long has your tank been set-up? Since after Christmas

Substrate.
Type? Live sand
Depth? 2 inches

Live rock? Reef cleaners
How much? 50 lbs
Did you recently add some? no

Filtration.
Type?
Protein skimmer? Reef octopus BH 100 HOB
Do you wet or dry skim? Wet
Maintenance schedule for filtration? Yes
Drilled tank/hang on back overflow? NO
Sump/refugium. What's in it and how much? NO
Macro? What kind? NO

Lighting.
Lighting type? Power Compact
Age of bulbs? 2 months old

Feeding
What? Ocean Nutrition Formula one
How much? I cut a piece off of a cube
How often? once a day or sometimes every other day

Water change schedule.
How much? 5 Gal
How often? once a week
What salt brand? Instant Ocean Reef Crystals
Water source? MY RO/DI unit

Additives/supplements used? NO

Do you have a ground probe? No but everything else in fine and just had my hand in the tank yesterday-no shocks
What kind of flow does your tank have? 1 Maxijet 600, 1 Koralia 1, 1 Koralia evolution 1050 (added yesterday), plus the hob skimmer so medium flow

 

Oh yea the gramma goes in the rocks a soon as the lights go out

 

That's pretty normal behavior for Gramma's. I wouldn't worry unless you don't see it for a few days.

 

Seeing as how you made a change to your tank yesterday (the powerhead), it might be just adjusting. I would give it several more hours before I became concerned.

 

Its just weird because this was my first fish and he always came out before the lights came on

 

so you think its just freaked out from the extra flow?

 

honestly Sollie its difficult to know for certain

could be spooked due to condition changes
we all hope thats the case and that later you will announce its front and centre again

Steve

 

It could be. I've been answering reefing questions on these reefing boards for years and many times people have had fish disappear over many things. Sometimes they are afraid of a new algae clip, new coral, rocks being moved around, changes in flow, etc. In a week, your royal gramma will probably be playing in the current from the new powerhead.

 

Did you look around/behind your fish tank to see if it may have jumped out? I apologize if this has been asked and answered already but I just did a quick scan of the thread.

 

hopefully this is not considered bad taste

but when I 1st saw thread title I thought it said "cant find the Royal Grandma"

I figured the Queen mum had gone walkabout again

Steve