Handling of an (unfindable) dead fish in a tank

"NetMax" wrote in message m...
be sufficient time for the fish to

I can only tell you my expectations, someone else can judge it. At
350-400 litres, a 10cm fish will not make much of an impression to a
tank's biology, so I just don't overfeed and keep a watch for the corpse
(as it gets lighter, it might come loose from wherever it wedged itself).
At 240 litre, I'm a bit more worried about the biological load, but I
would still be tempted to take a low key approach (don't overfeed, don't
mess with the filters, watch for the corpse to appear). You can check
the ammonia level every couple of days, but ordinarily, an established
bacterial culture should not have too much trouble expanding to the
requirements of a single corpse. If anything, be a bit more diligent in
your gravel vacuuming for a month (it's a similar decay which you don't
want adding to the total).

I agree with this response, as usual NetMax rocks. If the tank is well
established and well maintained, you won't notice any changes
whatsoever and everything will be normal. --Mark