Re: How to tell if something is dead?
- From: George Patterson <grpphoto@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2007 04:08:00 GMT
Big Habeeb wrote:
Got me a golden headed sleeper goby who I haven't seen for more than a
second or two since adding him (about a week ago). Would I see a
spike of something if he was laying dead someplace???
The protein skimmer might start working overtime, but you probably won't see even that if you have a good scavenging crew. With a small fish like that and a decent size tank like yours, even that is unlikely. That's one of the reasons all of these suppliers can confidently guarantee their stuff. In a reef tank, things that die usually just disappear without a trace.
Don't get accusatory about it though. I had a firefish show back up over a month after I thought he had died. Shellfish are even worse about this; I have had a conch disappear for months; right now, I may or may not have two in my tank. My Mandarin disappears for weeks at a time (I caught a glimpse of him tonight).
George Patterson
Worry doesn't improve the future; it just ruins the present.
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