my neon tetra fish has dissappered i cant find him i checked underall the rocks and nothing i even took apart the filter and he is not ther he is the smallest of them all and none of my fish are none to eat other fish and ther is no remanis of him ling around showing that he got eaten unless one of my other fish swalloed him whole?
2006-08-27 04:18:53 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Fish
ive checked everywhere in my tank and i cant seem to find the smallest of my four neon tetras did he get eaten none of my other fish are none to eat fish ( I have one hi fin longtail two cherry barbs and 3 zebra danios and now 3 neon tetras
2006-08-27 05:45:33 · update #1
i have to cats but the top on my tank has no openings exept a small spot where the filter sits
2006-08-27 05:46:41 · update #2
Neons tend to get eaten by just about any other larger fish. They are a very small schooling fish. This just screams "food" to other fish. Any of your fish wearing a sinister grin? Many people who keep neons keep a small school of them and replace some as necessary. They look cool when they swim around together in small schools.
Fish have been known to jump out of the tank. In the case of a missing Neon, I would strongly suspect foul play though.
2006-08-27 04:28:54 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I've had tetra's jump out of the aquarium---even tho the top appeared to be covered. But, i've also had tetra's gulped whole by tetra's the same size. I never would've believed it had I not witnessed it. Hopefully, your tetra is really, really good at hiding.
2006-08-27 11:23:41 · answer #2 · answered by monkey jacket 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had a neon die in my aqaurium while I was at work, and by the time I got home he was already so decomposed he was sucked up the filter tube. When I cleaned it out you couldn't even tell he was in there.
2006-08-27 11:25:35 · answer #3 · answered by Stephanie 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is there a possibility he may have jumped from the tank?Look around and see.Sorry to hear about your fish.
2006-08-27 13:28:27 · answer #4 · answered by John G 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Im sorry to say yea well somthing ate him! if you have a cat dont forget to feed him.and if one of your otherfish is bigger than it was before, im sorry.but you can buy a new one and put it in a seprate bole away from all cats! Good luck and its hard to loose pets i used to have tea but lets say, there in my old backyard now.
2006-08-27 12:18:23 · answer #5 · answered by azabbyg 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check around the floor. I had a goldfish that "commit suicide" by leaping out of his tank. We looked for him and later found him dehydrated on the floor. :(
2006-08-27 12:32:58 · answer #6 · answered by nessag 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All fish will eat anything they can fit in their mouths. Even your sweet innocent pleco, or algae eater.
2006-08-27 13:45:58 · answer #7 · answered by Sabersquirrel 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it must have jumped out of the water, so search the floor
p.s:a lot of fish jump out of the water
2006-08-27 20:15:19 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe I'm just being to simple, but do you own a cat?
2006-08-27 11:20:08 · answer #9 · answered by smashley 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do any of your big fishes yawn often ?
2006-08-27 11:21:50 · answer #10 · answered by Phantom of the Opera 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋