Tetras killed and ate my Pleco?!?
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Not sure why people are jumping down this guy's throat and saying that it didn't happen? He doesn't have an argument, he is asking us a question.
I have a planted tank with many shrimp in it, when a fish dies I usually never find a full body, just a skeleton that looks something like the one you found. The pleco died for one reason or another, and then was eaten by fish/snails etc. If you have a large population of Malaysian trumpet snails or the like, I wouldn't be surprised if they cleaned a fish carcass in a night.
I have a planted tank with many shrimp in it, when a fish dies I usually never find a full body, just a skeleton that looks something like the one you found. The pleco died for one reason or another, and then was eaten by fish/snails etc. If you have a large population of Malaysian trumpet snails or the like, I wouldn't be surprised if they cleaned a fish carcass in a night.
Sorry GS but I have to agree with others something fishy about this story. One other possibility he may have insect pests in his house.
I had the same issue I had and albino pleco for almost a year when I got him he was the size of my pinky nail then grew to about 3 in I put in neon tetras the bigger ones the glow ones or whatever they're called and I woke up this morning to feed the fish and he was dead picked the pieces I'm assuming that these tetras are the one that did I mean I have a black shark as well but he's been in there for 3 weeks and has never bothered him kind of odd that I just put these tetras in about 3-4 days ago and then now my pleco is dead you would think that the pleco would be the toughest thing in the tank I feel for you man sorry for your loss it's heartbreaking he was one of the first fish I ever had. And I agree everyone else jumping down your throat why you were just asking a question that's wrong because I had the same issue and I had the same fish kind of coincidental isn't it again sorry for your loss buddy!
