shipmate17

Hi,
In the last week, have lost two neon and one guppy,searched the whole tank and filter,cant find a trace of them anywhere, can only assume they have been eaten by other fish,is this possible,have 4 Danios, 4 Guppies,6 Platys,2 neon,6 catfish and 2 large black mollies, Any ideas.
cheers.

capekate

Hi there
sorry to hear about your fish loss. Its possible that a number of fish in your tank made a meal out of your missing fish. Once they feed on it, and with the warm water temps it doesnt take long to find out you have a 'missing' fish.
It also can be wedged under a decoration, plant or rock. I know that in my tank it takes awhile to locate the dead fish and right now believe it or not.. Ive been searching for a red tail rasbora ( tiny thing) that is MIA this am.
Good luck on finding it, the dead remains can foul up the water quality.

~ kate

COBettaCouple

What are the water parameters? Have you checked every part of the filter, including inside the intake tube and sifted through the substrate? I think Kate's right and it's possible those 3 fish died and out of instinct, the others ate them to clean them up.

shipmate17

Hi,
Thank you for your replies,all I know is that one of the black mollies is getter bigger every day.(maybe pregnant)
cheers.