RD> Have you had any trouble with cloudiness in the water?  If so, it may be
 RD> possible that the barb got stuck in the rocks (or some other fixture) 
nd
 RD> decomposed.  Another possibilty is that he jumoed out of the tank.  Have 
yo
 RD> checked the area around the outside of the tank?
 MD> The water has been perfectly clear for quite a while, and no odor.
 MD> The tap of the tank is *completely* covered.
No place where hoses or wires (heater, pump, etc) come into the tank?
I've had guppies disappear on me that way.  When you find them, all
dried up, they's about a third of their size and hardly weigh anything.
A vacuum cleaner would pick them up quite easily.
Gerry Danen (gdanen@accessweb.com) C+Net BBS @ 403-477-9545
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