we have a tropical fish .... and they birth live babies so we have plenty of young fish in the tank. There was this one that was youngish probably about a year old... and all of a sudden just dissappered! we cant find him anywhere... then the mother fish dissappered for a whole day too a day after he dissappeared.... and well she's back and looks happy and healthy but the youngster is gone.... He was too big to get eaten alive so I know that isnt it... has he packed his bags and went on a holiday? Any help will be great!!
2007-02-17 00:27:05 · 16 answers · asked by daisy 2 in Pets ➔ Fish
YES!!! My fish just disapeared a few weeks ago. I checked under rocks and in the filter and she was a grown up fish so she couldn't have been eaten. I guess some fish just have a little button they press to become invisible. lol
2007-02-17 03:13:02 · answer #1 · answered by kool aid man. 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sadly,it sounds like a jumper,look very carefully around the outside of the tank. Small fish get really small when they dehydrate,and if they make it to the floor they can quickly become part of a "dust bunny", that doesn't look fish-like at all. Don't give up hope,if the parent fish could disappear for a day,the little guy may still be in there somewhere.Some species are excellent jumpers and can find their way out of the smallest openings,------Hoping for the best.--------PeeTee
2007-02-17 00:43:25 · answer #2 · answered by PeeTee 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hay,
OK are any of your rocks cracked or brocken? or there holes in the rock they could be lost in? what you need to do is take all the rocks out one at a time and check for any cracks are holes if you do see one shake it or look inside and see if a fish or fish bones or in there c the fish could of gotton trapped in a rock and couldnt find its way out so it suffacates or dies of hunger if you cant find any holes then move your tank a little ways and look underneth it you could see a fish. What happened to me was I lost fish to and I couldnt find them anywhere one day we were cleaning out the rocks that had broken holes at the bottom I shake it and here rattling out comes fish bones! That was pretty scarey for me. and sad I dont mean to worry you but if a fish is dead it can contaminate your fish tank quickley so check as soon as possible! now yes Im serious your fish could of fallen out of the tank now I cant explain this because i dont know how! It happened to me twice though one was underthe tank for a year! Good luck I hoped that helped you im sorry if your fish is dead, i cried when i saw the bones and dead fish! i hope u find the reason!
Adios!
2007-02-17 00:45:42 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have seen year olds eaten by adults. They get eaten a bite at a time. Theyt can also jump out of the tank as mentioned in another post.
2007-02-17 00:38:04 · answer #4 · answered by sparbles 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Clown Loaches are peacefully, yet a sturdy length Clown with small Neon terta and small Guppies.. Clown would mistake them as feeder fishes. (for my section I truthfully have Angelfishes,Clown Loaches and Neon tertas. i've got been given all of them while thay are infant's, in an identical tank over 6 months, and that i had to drag all neon to there own tank, because of the fact the angelfishes and Loaches choosing on tham for lunch) Sorry for ur misplaced and need it halps
2016-11-23 14:45:56 · answer #5 · answered by loch 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No he cannot disappear, but he may have been eaten by other fishes. Male fishes eat the youngsters when hungry. :p
2007-02-17 00:36:37 · answer #6 · answered by bart b 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No.you see,he could of got eaten by another fish,or died and got taken out of the tank without you looking.
2007-02-17 00:47:41 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
He could have jumped. Went into the filter. Or died and gotten eaten. Catfish, sucker fish, and shrimp will happily eat dead fish.
2007-02-17 04:34:11 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No they don't disappear but they could of hid or jumped out of the tank.
2007-02-17 00:31:12 · answer #9 · answered by ♥LuV my preppyness♥ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check the filtration system
2007-02-17 00:37:46 · answer #10 · answered by Director665 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋