Snaowflake Eel gone missing!!!

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Puffersarefun

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So, my snowflake has been acting weird for the past week and a half, he hasn't been eating, but I wasn't too worried b/c I've read online they can go for a long time without eating. Anyway, now I can't find him anywhere in the tank, not even when food goes in. I've had him for a year, and he's never hidden this long before. My water quality is good, I was struggling with nitrate for awhile but its fine now. Any suggestions on what I should do?
 
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Oh, yeah, one more thing. My grouper has been a lot more aggressive lately, mainly to my damsel, but is there any chance that he bulled/is bullying my eel to death? Or even ate him!?!
 
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Look on the floor behind and around the tank, could have jumped out and slithered across the floor under somthing. It could just be in the sand buried.
 
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Oh check overflow boxes if you have them and even the sump. Eels are escape artisits.
 
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Puffersarefun

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It's a spotted grouper, he's only about 6, maybe 6 and a half inches long. My eel's about 10 or 11, maybe slightely smaller. I've never seen them fight before, but I also don't watch the tank a ton at night, when they're the most active. The only reason I say that is b/c my grouper's started attacking my damsel when it gets too close. The damsel is perfectly fine, it's just the grouper backing him off.

Thanks for the suggestions, I will definately check.
 
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Grouper's are opportunity feeders and hogs to boot, if the eel could fit in the grouper's mouth it may have been dinner.
 
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That would have been my guess.... idk why I didn't see you had replied. Sorry about that Puffers


I do like those groupers, but I have to stay away lol lion fish are the same way for me.
 
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Puffersarefun

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No prob, reefer. Well, that's good, that my puffer's safe. I still want to find a new home for him, I think, though. He's a gorgeous fish, but I can't get him to eat anything, he's to shy. Which now that I've typed that on here, I could just kick myself. Yeah, he ate my eel.:smack:
 
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Good news! I saw my eel last night. I watched after the tank lights went off and he was swimming all around the tank. I got him to eat a small peice of krill, too!!
 
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That's good news :) they are great at hiding in the sandbed and tucking in or under rocks.
 
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Puffersarefun

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Yeah, I'm probably going to find him a new home. He was my first fish ever, my LFS sold him to me saying he'd be fine in my tank, but after this I'm starting to get a little wary of him. I'll make sure he's going to a really good home, though.
 
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