missing goby???

[almarktool]

ok here's the scoop this is day 2 missing one of my 2 diamond ( sand ) gobies, the 2 of them sure do make a mess of the sand bed and there are lots of tunnels under my live rock , perhaps one of them got burried alvie which would not surprise me especially the way they pile up the sand, questions is if this fish is dead and burried alive what am i going to see ammonia spike? what should i test for and watch for and how do i correct it water change?? if so how much this is a 72 gall tank
Thanks for all your help,
Mark

 

[almarktool]

bump ?
anyone out there with some insight i know it's late at night just worried about getting some crazy spike

 

[almarktool]

bump

 

[slothy]

u check around the tank, maybe he jumped out ?
that pump (mag 7) i got from ya... much better than my rio2100 heheheheh

 

[almarktool]

yeah he is not around just worried that if he is dead and buried under the sand if i am going to get any kind of spike,
glad u got the pump and everything was ok

 

[donkeykong]

If dead and burried he will causea spike, so I would release the hounds...or the crabs. If you got hermits they will eventually find him and do away with his body. But it might not be in time to avoid the spike so be ready for water changes

 

[almarktool]

what kind of spike will i get? amonia??

 

[donkeykong]

ammonia for sure it may give you another mini-cycle so you may even see some 'trites

 

[sistrmary]

The ammonia spike depends on the size of the fish vs. the size of the tank/filtration of the tank. If it's a small fish, large tank, you probably won't feel it. If it's vice/versa, large fish in a small tank, then it will be messy.
Did you ever see the two of them fighting or "displaying"? Most of the sand-sifting gobies are pretty territorial, unless of course, a male/female pair is luckily acquired.

 

[almarktool]

those 2 never fight been together for 8 months always seem to working together to achieve the same results ( making a mess of my sandbed )