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Water Baby Fingerling Posts: 29 Kudos: 10 Votes: 3 Registered: 31-Mar-2001	Hi ya, I bought 10 harlequin rasboras 2 days ago and they have all disappeared. I am fearing that they were eaten in the dark of night and am trying to figure out which fish was the culprit. I have cories, plecos, a couple of dwarf gouramis, a couple of 3 spot gouramis, quite a large silver shark, a rainbow shark, and a flying fox. Any help would be appreciated. I will now never put any smaller fish in the tank. I had to move 4 danios over to my guppy for fear they would also disappear.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:59
Natalie Ultimate Fish Guru Apolay Wayyioy Posts: 4499 Kudos: 3730 Votes: 348 Registered: 01-Feb-2003	How large are the suspect fish? The Cyprinids in particular. I'm not your neighbor, you Bakersfield trash.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:59
Water Baby Fingerling Posts: 29 Kudos: 10 Votes: 3 Registered: 31-Mar-2001	Ok, as far as the sharks go, the silver Bala is about 25cms long (head to tail), the rainbow shark is about 10cms long, and the flying fox about 15-18cms. I think the Bala is the prime suspect, but can't be sure. I used to have 2 the same size but one died just recently.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:59
jasonpisani Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 5553 Kudos: 7215 Votes: 1024 Registered: 24-Feb-2003	Surly a 25cm Bala & a 10cm Rainbow sharks will eat your Harlies. http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/s8xi5heh/my_photos http://www.geocities.com/s8xi5heh/classic_blue.html http://groups.yahoo.com/group/buzaqq/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/corydoras/ Member of the Malta Aquarist Society - 1970. http://www.maltaaquarist.com
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:59
houston Fish Guru You want what when? Posts: 2623 Kudos: 2462 Votes: 337 Registered: 29-Mar-2003	~~~~~~~~~~~~^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^~~~~~~~~~~~~ SHARK!!!!yep I'm sure they were the culprit They simply did what seemed to be obvious to themoh look Momma loves usshe gave us fresh fish for supper They didn't realize that you wanted the Harlies to be friends with the Sharks Think of it this way, if it can fit it into their mouthes, they will eat it Sorry for the loss, heidi ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Is it possible, That we are each others soul mates and when there is a man they are just there for added enjoyment?"--SITC ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Last edited by houston at 20-Jun-2005 08:33 "I've got a great ambition to die of exhaustion rather than boredom." Thomas Carlyle
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:59
tankie Fish Addict Posts: 857 Kudos: 848 Votes: 230 Registered: 15-Mar-2005	yup...the harlies were a gud treat for them....sharks!!!!
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:59
bettachris Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3875 Kudos: 4173 Votes: 452 Registered: 13-Jun-2004	my guess is the bala or blue gouramie.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:59
Trillian Hobbyist Posts: 68 Kudos: 166 Votes: 42 Registered: 14-Dec-2003	[font color="#800080"]I'm not sure I'd point fingers right away at the shark however. A bala will not eat neons, at least in my experience they won't. Did you quarrentine the fish before placing them in the community tank? It's possible that they died and were eaten by all involved. Have you checked your filter? I've discovered more than one dead fish caught up in an intake. In one case the current was too strong for them and they were caught by it while sleaping . [hr width='40%']"Buttons are NOT Toys!"[/font]
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:59
Water Baby Fingerling Posts: 29 Kudos: 10 Votes: 3 Registered: 31-Mar-2001	I don't think they caught up in the filter, it has a "fish friendly" intake pipe. I also believe it was the shark, the blue gouramis are not big enough yet. Oh well, you live and learn. I will never put small fish in the tank while I have the shark. I am amazed I still do have it really - it has survived half a dozen jumps out of the tank, a 7 foot drop to the floor, with a couple of cats circling it for a while. Talk about lucky!!!
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:59


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