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Hello, If anyone read my earlier thread, they would know my stepdaughter has set up her 5.8G tank with goldfish and neon tetras. She came home from work today, to find that one of the tetras is missing. Could the goldfish have eaten it? The goldfish are about 3cm (not including tail) and her neon's are very tiny - under 1cm. Could it possibly have been sucked into the filter. She has checked around inside the tank and hasn't found any dead fish. What do you think could have happened?

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TW

I know, I know, I know. Bad advice from LFS - long story. I'll pass on your advice. I didn't know goldfish ate other fish.

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TW

They only eat what they can fit in their mouth and what they can catch. My Black moor has eaten neons in the past but now he's in a 280 litres tank and still haven't touched the CArdinals I've putten there. but I think it's a matter of time

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I had one of my Kois inside for a short while and did not think to remove the dwarf frog i had in there and it poofed on me. So i would say that yes it could and most likely did happen.

A Goldfish will eat small fish that fit in their mouth, so the Neon might have been eaten.


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a common unknown fact is that goldfish are aggressive fishes. often larger fish in "goldfish bonds" will chase a newly added smaller goldfish to death.

and personally i have had 2 experiences with this.

a) i got a red rosy minnow and a common goldfish in the same bag, and when i got home, where did the minnow go?

b) i ran an experiment (it wasan't really an experiement, but it turned out that way) i have a group of common and comet goldfish that i got as a rescue from a HS experiment, N.E way the goldfish were different sizes(a couple were big, and 2-3 small ones) so anyway, when i had my turtle and we gave it feeder fish when we went away, i would take some and add it to the goldfish colony. and when i would come back they would be dead. AKA goldfish theory of aggression.

I don't think you should mix neons and a goldfish. Neons need a much warmer temp then a goldfish, and the goldfish will eat the neons. Also, you need a bigger tank. Goldfish need at least a 55, but should be kept in something bigger then that even, depending on the species

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Goldfish are all the same species. Just diffent breeds. Like dogs.

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