Hey guys...i think i have a dead fish in my tank...but i just cant find him..he's missing a few days now. ive moved everything 10 times. how bad would it be if i left the fish in there? is it wise? or am i gona have to emty the whole lot? itsa a massive job for just one little fella,its a small oscellatus gold. could it cause a chain reaction?
Missing Fish
- Thread starter Nozebleed
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i would have a test kit handy to check on the water.... do a good water change...siphen the substrate by moving it around a bit.. and if everything tests out okay do not worry about it.. it may have been eaten... check filter when you clean them just incase it is in there.. i found some beautiful babies living in the filter.. they are doing fine now...
Take filter completely apart. re-check tank. you never know when/where they turn up. test parameters in intervals to see if ammonia goes up.
wow thanks
...i have an external filter alright i will check it asap..i did a water change only last week so im pretty sure its ok but sure no harm in checking paramaters again...i dont think there's a predator in the tank which would have had a go...would a syno catfish or julidochromis finish him off?
...i have an external filter alright i will check it asap..i did a water change only last week so im pretty sure its ok but sure no harm in checking paramaters again...i dont think there's a predator in the tank which would have had a go...would a syno catfish or julidochromis finish him off?
they are not predators but opportunists... if the fish passed away ..they may or may not eat it... let us know...Nozebleed;2897849; said:
fish probably ate him after he died 
that happeneds in my SA community tank, but usually i find the spines and heads of the dead fish (usually tetras)
that happeneds in my SA community tank, but usually i find the spines and heads of the dead fish (usually tetras)
well i checked the filter but no luck..i did have a good look under and around the tank but no fish..im dumbfounded. my water parameters were grand..ph is a bit low at 7.5-7.7ish... no ammonia tho . i so worried i think im gona stick a few posters in my local shop in a bid. missing fish's section!