I think Thomas is eating my cherry shrimp

[Dezbian]

Hello all, I have a bristlenose pleco. Who's name is Thomas. Thomas is a great guy, he lives with guppies, albino corydoras, mystery snails, and cherry shrimp seemingly with no issues eeexcccept....

The cherries are vanishing into thin air! And I think Thomas is the culprit...now I've never seen my friend eat one or attack one but I had 20 adults and I'm down to 8 or 9. There are babies so breeding is happening but still where did the rest of the grown ups go? I have lifted the Java moss driftwood in the tank and shook them out to check if there were hiders but nope. I have 8. With babies....

Is Thomas who is disappearing my shrimpies? I feed 3 algae wafers daily and there all gone by morning...I also make sure one is in his cave and directly in front of him if I see him so the mysteries don't eat them all. There's two pieces of driftwood so he shouldn't be hungry....

Did Thomas get my shrimp? I also feed him bug Bites every now and ...and I have checked the filter so....again....did Thomas get a cherry snack?

 

[Flyfisha]

One thing this hobby teaches us is never say never, but I doubt a BN would eat adult cherry shrimp.? Or babies ether. Guppies on the other hand are more likely to learn how to disable adult shrimp.

 

[Dezbian]

One thing this hobby teaches us is never say never, but I doubt a BN would eat adult cherry shrimp.? Or babies ether. Guppies on the other hand are more likely to learn how to disable adult shrimp.

Lol see I thought this too but I've seen them swin right past the shrimp, like eye level, and do nothing

 

[DoubleDutch]

Thomas is innocent

 

[AP1]

Tank pic? Are you sure there is nowhere else they could be hiding? Strange to have disappearing adults but shrimplets present...

 

[ProudPapa]

. . . I feed 3 algae wafers daily and there all gone by morning...I also make sure one is in his cave and directly in front of him if I see him so the mysteries don't eat them all. There's two pieces of driftwood so he shouldn't be hungry....

Did Thomas get my shrimp? I also feed him bug Bites every now and ...and I have checked the filter so....again....did Thomas get a cherry snack?

That sounds like a lot. I'd think even one would be more than a single bristle nose pleco would eat.

 

[Dezbian]

That sounds like a lot. I'd think even one would be more than a single bristle nose pleco would eat.

I have snails as well

Tank pic? Are you sure there is nowhere else they could be hiding? Strange to have disappearing adults but shrimplets present...

Tank pic? Are you sure there is nowhere else they could be hiding? Strange to have disappearing adults but shrimplets present...

I thought the same thing to but I swear I've looked everywhere :/