SurfCityFish

hey guys I have a 50 gallon tank, and I have not for the life of me been able to find my red platy! I had 2 females and a male and there is one female missing! she was acting funny for a few days (laying at the bottom, not moving much) and now she is just gone! and now the male has been acting all emo about it haha he just hangs out under a log all day...any thoughts?

SurfCityFish

when fish die do the other fish eat them? haha wierd question, but i think that may have happened!

Lucy

I'm sorry your platy is missing.
Yes, it's possible that other fish would consume a dead one.
I hope you find her.

ABCDemily

I hope you find her, however both of my Platys have been missing and reappeared withing a month, so I guess there is still hope for her. Hope you find her soon

saqib

Dead or alive


SurfCityFish:
It generally happens that the other fish do tend to predate on the dead fish...but i have noticed only sharks or plecos doing that.

ABCDemily

Alive as ever!

Bad Wolf

my platy's would hide and only ever come out during feeding time.

AquaSplash6201

Did you check your parameters? Do you have decor in their, if so check in the decor see if she is in there.

SurfCityFish

parameters are good 0-0-5 and still no sign...during my water change tomorrow I will search high and wide for her! no fish gets left behind!

ABCDemily

I'd check around the tank just to be safe. I hope you find her soon
When mine reappeared they appeared to be in a lot of shock, sso if they do arrive, be prepared to look after them back to health.
It turns out mine had been living under the filtration foam, which is where all the fish poo lives, so there was probably quite a bit of ammonia.

AquaSplash6201

Hope for the best!

SurfCityFish

well i found the fish...under a piece of driftwood I have in the tank...rotting...at least i know what happened to the little girl!

can the decaying fish that gets exposed hurt the other fish at all? I did a water change just in case..