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fry Enthusiast Posts: 243 Kudos: 195 Votes: 3 Registered: 27-Jul-2004	in my small tetra tank (6G) i have a small group of neons, another small group of black neons, a couple of chery barbs and 2 ottos. on morning, at countdown, one of the black neons was missing. i looked for the forensic evidence to no avail. not even a fragment of a skeleton! not in the filter, not stuck between the rocks or plants. i look thoroughly. of course, i assume that fish is expired (been a long time now since i saw it), and i wonder what are the burial customs of tetras. a real who-done-it story, eh? got any clue to where that fish has disappeared?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:38
sirbooks Moderator Sociopath Posts: 3875 Kudos: 5164 Votes: 932 Registered: 26-Jul-2004	If it isn't wedged at the bottom of any plants, or dried-up and on the floor, the body has probably been eaten. The other tetras and barbs will probably have picked at the dead fish a bit; the eyes and stomach are usually nibbled at. I bet the ottos then finished the job, eating away the rest of the "good stuff", or everything but the skeleton. The bones could be anywhere, fish bones are good at hiding. And when he gets to Heaven, to Saint Peter he will tell: "One more Marine reporting, Sir! I've served my time in Hell."
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:38
pugperson Fish Addict Posts: 877 Kudos: 953 Votes: 293 Registered: 16-May-2003	Check around on the floor and all the crevices...you may never find out, sorry... Last edited by pugperson at 29-Jun-2005 11:57
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:38
houston Fish Guru You want what when? Posts: 2623 Kudos: 2462 Votes: 337 Registered: 29-Mar-2003	That is one of fishkeepers biggest mysteries, where did the dead body go? And if you looked everywhere imaginable, then there is still at least one place you can't imagine, ie where the body is Chances are he became fish food in the great circle of life Now for another question, do you have any idea why the fish died? He didn't jump did he? It has been known to happen... heidi "I've got a great ambition to die of exhaustion rather than boredom." Thomas Carlyle
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:38
jasonpisani Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 5553 Kudos: 7215 Votes: 1024 Registered: 24-Feb-2003	IMO it died & was eaten by the other fish, or else it jumped out of the tank. 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 11:38
Tanya81 Fish Addict Posts: 633 Kudos: 419 Votes: 37 Registered: 27-Jun-2003	its always amusing to find crusty, hairy, dustball covered fish... 72 gallon bowfront:Tanganyikan Lake set up 75 gallon: A. Baenschi trio,Cyanotilapia Afra Cobwe(4), copadichromis trewavase, protomelas sp. tangerine tiger(breeding pair)
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:38
fry Enthusiast Posts: 243 Kudos: 195 Votes: 3 Registered: 27-Jul-2004	the lid was always on. he couldn't have jumped. the tank is small, so there's no way i missed even a tiny skeleton. i had a lot of work moving plants around lately, so it should have poped out by now. is there a "mafia tetra" i'm not aware of? they know how to take care of bodies... seriously, it's quite a pitty. it's the first one i lose in more than 6 months.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:38
SJinNJ Fish Addict Posts: 568 Kudos: 447 Votes: 16 Registered: 21-May-2003	If you have any decoration in the tank, check them thoroughly. I had a ram go missing and found him wedged in an unthinkable crevice. I've also had cories get stuck in ornaments. Both cories survived, the ram didn't.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:38
fry Enthusiast Posts: 243 Kudos: 195 Votes: 3 Registered: 27-Jul-2004	i only have flat volcanic stones. gotta love the natural resources for aquascaping in this country!
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