Disappearance

[steelsquid]

Has anyone ever had fish vanish without a sign? My rubber Pleco is gone without a trace. Along with two zebra snails. I figure if they died there would be evidence. but theres nothing that I have found as of yet. I don't want to take everything out of the tank searching, because I don't want to stress my other fish. Maybe the were kidnapped by aliens. Who knows. lol

 

[predatorkeeper87]

other tank mates, décor in tank with crevices, intake and output pipes for hobs, canisters, sumps etc. plecos can squeeze in some tight places. chances are theres a body stuck somewhere

 

[Warborg]

Yes, I bought 3 clown loaches(2-3 inches). After putting them in a 40B, I never saw them again. I looked around the tank. I inspected everything inside the tank. There were not any hiding places I could not see by lifting the object and turning it upside down.

 

[rsanz85]

I've had this happen where they will reappear a few days or a week later (they found a REALLY good hiding spot).

If after a week or two I still haven't seen them, I assume them dead and eaten by others. Keep an eye on water params to assure that the carcass is not fouling your water.

 

[Fish Tank Travis]

Do either of you have any cats? Might be that the cats managed to get a hold of them.

 

[krichardson]

I once had a two foot cornish jack just up and vanish on me.

 

[Binge]

3 of my 6 dollar bill sized angels vanished from my 75g. I eventually found the bodys of two in the crevices of the 3.5 ft piece of driftwood in that tank. I recently broke down that entire tank and moved it never did find the 3rd one.

 

[Frank Castle]

I just had my entire schools of zebra danios, fancy guppies and platys vanish in the past week+ and I managed to figure out they were getting eaten cuz I got to see ONE of the bodies finally....at one point they numbered 25, all 3 species combined....now all gone

 

[ECW]

Aliens.

 

[krichardson]

I just had my entire schools of zebra danios, fancy guppies and platys vanish in the past week+ and I managed to figure out they were getting eaten cuz I got to see ONE of the bodies finally....at one point they numbered 25, all 3 species combined....now all gone

What was eating them?