I saw a yellow Q-tip head in my Mbuna tank

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CWO4GUNNER

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While feeding my tanks tonight specifically at my Mbuna 244 community tank, I spotted long enough to see clearly what appeared to be a Q-tip or yellow lemon drop size version of a lab foraging at the edge of the reef rock for just 2 secound before it darted back into the rocks and plants. Whoa! I know I cant be mistaken, it was a very bright yellow picking at the sand and just disappeared. Wonder if it will survive becasue no way I can find it let alone get it out? I dropped a few tiny pellets back there. I hope to get some pics but its so small yet noticeable when it pops out.
 
If there are in the tank enough rocks to form small caves and/or crevices where it can hide and the adult fishes can't enter to reach it, possibly it may survive. If not, most probably it may end eaten by an adult fish.
 
The back of the tank is lined with a wall of melon and medium size stones and cave ornaments along the back 6 feet long with another row of giant ornamental bushy tall (36") plants 6" behind those rocks. But nothing with fry size caves.

I probubly need to figure out how yo make ornamental fry hides if there is such a thing, like caves with large grated mesh, or maybe a trap so I can catch and move them in the future if this happens.

But for now I don't think there are many tight spots any of my adult Mbuna cant swim into, I have even seen adults dive into and force their way through all my bushy plants.
 
You can create (I have not done it) a small pile of pebble stones for the fry. The adults may not reach the fry when they are in there.
 
With Mbuna and the setup you have you are going to have a few that will survive in the rock crevices so i wouldn't try to create a trap unless you just want to get them out for a sure survival but these little Mbuna are hardwired to survive these types of conditions..
 
Cool deal just use a safe epoxy or aquarium sealant..
 
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