Neon tetras dissappearing!?

LAVMAN · 11-03-2009, 08:07 AM

OK my sig. has the type of fish i have and i started off with 6 neons then one was sickly and it died and i found it stuck to the circulation pump then i had 5 and i noticed yesterday morning i only had four i didnt worry i assumed one was hidding? but then this morning i only have three! and i saw 4 before i went to bed. i dont see the two missing fish anywhere in the tank or on the filter intakes/?????????????

anyone have any ideas?????????????

Newman · 11-03-2009, 03:15 PM

The cories had supper. that is all.

LAVMAN · 11-03-2009, 05:33 PM

why would they go after a live tetra???? i thought they were peaceful

ValRasbora · 11-03-2009, 05:43 PM

check around the floor near the tank, they could have jumped out.

homebunnyj · 11-03-2009, 05:57 PM

Maybe you got a bad batch of neons; a lot of times they are weak. The other fish may be eating them after they die, or their carcasses may be up under ornaments or in some other hard-to-find location. It would be a good idea to test ammonia for a while to make sure the fish aren't decaying in the tank and leading to more deaths.

AndiH · 11-03-2009, 06:01 PM

cories are peaceful, but they are also scavengers

LAVMAN · 11-03-2009, 06:02 PM

ok makes sense ill do some tests and i guess ill check the tank more carefully.

hayer · 11-03-2009, 06:04 PM

same thing happened to me too!!!omg it is so annoying! i think it was my molly, my dwarf gourami, or my cories who ate them(cories eat the dead bodies) because they were so tiny!!!

LAVMAN · 11-03-2009, 06:15 PM

well im a big enough man to know when im wrong and i didnt think the neons could fit through my filter screen but i was wrong i just opened it up and there were two obviously dead tetras... not such a mystery now lol..... thanks everyone

Newman · 11-03-2009, 06:18 PM

dang...your tetras must be unhealthy in some way, to be weak enough to get into the filter like that. make sure the water is clean. if you must, then put a sponge/foam cutout on the filter intake (not sure what kind of filter you have) to prevent fish from getting in. but if they were healthy, they shouldnt be winding up there... sorry for your losses dude.

11-03-2009, 08:07 AM	#1
LAVMAN Teenie Weenie Fish Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 49	Neon tetras dissappearing!? OK my sig. has the type of fish i have and i started off with 6 neons then one was sickly and it died and i found it stuck to the circulation pump then i had 5 and i noticed yesterday morning i only had four i didnt worry i assumed one was hidding? but then this morning i only have three! and i saw 4 before i went to bed. i dont see the two missing fish anywhere in the tank or on the filter intakes/????????????? anyone have any ideas????????????? __________________ 30g 1 red wag platy 1 black molly 1 pearl angelfish 1 neon swordtail 2 Dwarf gourami 8 neon tetras 2 panda cories 2 peppered cories and assorted plants. Last edited by LAVMAN; 11-03-2009 at 08:09 AM..

11-03-2009, 03:15 PM	#2
Newman Super Fish Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Northern NJ Posts: 3,142	The cories had supper. that is all. __________________ Credit goes to Lludu

11-03-2009, 05:33 PM	#3
LAVMAN Teenie Weenie Fish Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 49	why would they go after a live tetra???? i thought they were peaceful __________________ 30g 1 red wag platy 1 black molly 1 pearl angelfish 1 neon swordtail 2 Dwarf gourami 8 neon tetras 2 panda cories 2 peppered cories and assorted plants.

11-03-2009, 05:43 PM	#4
ValRasbora Large Fish Join Date: May 2009 Location: Atlantic Canada Posts: 741	check around the floor near the tank, they could have jumped out. __________________ *~Val* 1.5 gallon nursery 20 gallon community 10 gallon community ... I started with 3 guppies, 4 months later, I have 16!

11-03-2009, 05:57 PM	#5
homebunnyj Super Fish Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Western NC Posts: 1,299	Maybe you got a bad batch of neons; a lot of times they are weak. The other fish may be eating them after they die, or their carcasses may be up under ornaments or in some other hard-to-find location. It would be a good idea to test ammonia for a while to make sure the fish aren't decaying in the tank and leading to more deaths. __________________ Judy Down to 3 tanks... from 7!! 29g: 3 goldfish (temporary)... thinking of convicts instead 55g: 12 glowlight tetras, 3 yoyo loaches (planning for another school of tetras, some more yoyo's, and maybe a pair of rams... any suggestions?) 2g: 3 guppies waiting for a bigger home and a few more buddies

11-03-2009, 06:01 PM	#6
AndiH Little Fish Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: The Iron Range of Minnesota Posts: 104	cories are peaceful, but they are also scavengers __________________ 29L, 5 S barbatus, 4 harlequin rasboras, 3 mollies, ghost shrimp 14g, 4 panda corys, 1 betta, 4 ELB hybrids and 3 surprise fry (ELBs probably), 2 nerite snails

11-03-2009, 06:02 PM	#7
LAVMAN Teenie Weenie Fish Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 49	ok makes sense ill do some tests and i guess ill check the tank more carefully. __________________ 30g 1 red wag platy 1 black molly 1 pearl angelfish 1 neon swordtail 2 Dwarf gourami 8 neon tetras 2 panda cories 2 peppered cories and assorted plants.

11-03-2009, 06:04 PM	#8
hayer Little Fish Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 238	same thing happened to me too!!!omg it is so annoying! i think it was my molly, my dwarf gourami, or my cories who ate them(cories eat the dead bodies) because they were so tiny!!!

11-03-2009, 06:15 PM	#9
LAVMAN Teenie Weenie Fish Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 49	well im a big enough man to know when im wrong and i didnt think the neons could fit through my filter screen but i was wrong i just opened it up and there were two obviously dead tetras... not such a mystery now lol..... thanks everyone __________________ 30g 1 red wag platy 1 black molly 1 pearl angelfish 1 neon swordtail 2 Dwarf gourami 8 neon tetras 2 panda cories 2 peppered cories and assorted plants.

11-03-2009, 06:18 PM	#10
Newman Super Fish Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Northern NJ Posts: 3,142	dang...your tetras must be unhealthy in some way, to be weak enough to get into the filter like that. make sure the water is clean. if you must, then put a sponge/foam cutout on the filter intake (not sure what kind of filter you have) to prevent fish from getting in. but if they were healthy, they shouldnt be winding up there... sorry for your losses dude. __________________ Credit goes to Lludu