Missing: John Doe

At Christmas my parents gave me a 55 gallon fish tank and stand. This is something that i have always wanted but never pursued. I spent the next few months researching everything I could about saltwater tanks. By February I decided it was time to take the plunge and begin the setup. Now let me tell you this is quite a process and pretty expensive so you need to go slow. We moved the tank down to our basement, bought a canister filter and 55 pounds of live rock.

Interesting Fact #1:  

Live rock is a calcareous (limestone) structure that is formed by the deposition of many species of living (stony) corals and other invertebrates, forming either deep ocean or shallow coastal reefs. Some coastal reefs grow toward the surface of the water and form a barrier to the island or continent (Great Barrier Reef of Australia) that may cause ship wrecks

Fast forward a few months we are now into August and I have been taking the moto "Go very slow" to heart. We have purchased two fish both nemos. They were little babies and really seemed to like each other till last week.

Interesting Fact #2: 

Did you know that clown-fish aka nemo's all start out as males. Over time one of them becomes a little more dominate and becomes a female. The female then grows slightly larger then then male. 

Well I came home from work to check on Jane and John Doe and I could not find one. I searched the tank for some 15 minutes until I had the thought to look behind the fish tank. Low and behold I see what I think is a dead clown fish. Yes you are reading this correctly. John Doe was a jumper. He somehow managed to jump out of the fish tank through a hole no bigger then 3 x 2 inches wide. I mean seriously I had no idea that John Doe was having such emotional problems that he felt the need to jump. I mean he had a whole 55 gallon tank to himself and Jane Doe what more could you want.

So now I am less one fish and I check on Jane Doe four or five times a day because I know she is really depressed. Maybe she should have been nicer to her mate.