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poisonwaffle Mega Fish Posts: 1397 Kudos: 591 Registered: 11-Feb-2003	I bet he got eaten if he's not in the filter and you can't find him in the room
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
inkodinkomalinko Fish Guru Posts: 2441 Kudos: 833 Registered: 18-Jan-2003	If he was dead in the decor, he probably got stuck there, since he was missing for a couple of days, he probably was trapped there and died.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
BeastKeeper Big Fish Posts: 444 Kudos: 389 Votes: 47 Registered: 27-Apr-2004	well he was missing up intil this morning. it turns out he wasnt eaten. i guess after he died he got stuck in some decor and one of my cichlids nocked him free. what a horrible thing to see when you first wake up.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
BeastKeeper Big Fish Posts: 444 Kudos: 389 Votes: 47 Registered: 27-Apr-2004	i cleaned my whole room hopeing to find him. but no luck. i wouldve felt much better if i knew he jumped out instead of gotten eaten. but im sure he died before he got eaten so i wonder what hew died from?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
Anti Fishman Banned Posts: 478 Kudos: 402 Votes: 0 Registered: 11-Apr-2004	If he jumped out I'm sure you would smell him
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
tetraman1225 Banned Posts: 155 Kudos: 51 Votes: 0 Registered: 03-May-2003	I am sorry to here of your loss.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
BeastKeeper Big Fish Posts: 444 Kudos: 389 Votes: 47 Registered: 27-Apr-2004	the tank is only a 35usg, but in a month he would've been moved into a 120usg. he would've enjoyed the space. i hope to get another.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
cordain Banned Posts: 121 Kudos: 191 Votes: 4 Registered: 18-Apr-2004	Toe o probably ate it. Sorry
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
nano reefer Fish Addict Posts: 716 Kudos: 570 Votes: 3 Registered: 29-Feb-2004	how big is that tank it may have jumped out and its on a chair or somthing sorry to hear that good luck !
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
BeastKeeper Big Fish Posts: 444 Kudos: 389 Votes: 47 Registered: 27-Apr-2004	i cant believe how fast 4 cichlids could eat my 6inch lep and not leave a trace of it. plus i fed them that morning!
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
BeastKeeper Big Fish Posts: 444 Kudos: 389 Votes: 47 Registered: 27-Apr-2004	i before i left town for a day i did my weekly water change. but when i returned the water was murky. then i soon realize my 6inch leporinus was missing! i check everywhere but no lep. his tank mates are an albino oscar , jack dempsey, texas, and a green terror. but the leporinus was the longest in the tank and the fastest. so is it possible that my cichlids devoured my lep within a day?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
BeastKeeper Big Fish Posts: 444 Kudos: 389 Votes: 47 Registered: 27-Apr-2004	the fish is not on the filter. all the decor and gravel are black and white. the lep was 6inches and was black and yellow, so he would be hard to miss. i have a strong sense that he was eaten.]
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
poisonwaffle Mega Fish Posts: 1397 Kudos: 591 Registered: 11-Feb-2003	My Jack Dempsey died a while back...he was dead in the tank for 2 days before I got home... The water was slightly cloudy, but it wasn't bad... How big was this fish? Could it have gotten into the filter (if you have a HOB)? One of my brother's africans got into his filter a few years ago...he thought he'd died or jumped out, but he was in the filter
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
inkodinkomalinko Fish Guru Posts: 2441 Kudos: 833 Registered: 18-Jan-2003	"so is it possible for a fish to be eaten with nothing to show for it?" Yup, thats how fish usually disapear
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
BeastKeeper Big Fish Posts: 444 Kudos: 389 Votes: 47 Registered: 27-Apr-2004	i dont think he jump out, he always stayed on the bottom because the cichlids ruled the top. but if he did i checked the only spots where he could've landed. but the water never gets murky because of pellets and the water is crystal clear today. so is it possible for a fish to be eaten with nothing to show for it?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
inkodinkomalinko Fish Guru Posts: 2441 Kudos: 833 Registered: 18-Jan-2003	Murky water in one day?? Did you overfeed it? A fish couldnt possibly cause that murky water, I had a dead flowerhorn, about 7", and the water was still crystal. If the fish actually died, the fish coulda eaten it. Odds are it jumped out somewhere...or its hidden in the substrate or somewhere
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
rustycage Small Fry Posts: 7 Kudos: 5 Votes: 0 Registered: 23-Jul-2004	Is it possible that it got caught in the filter and that's why your water is all murky? Will a dead fish make the water murky that quick in one day?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
BeastKeeper Big Fish Posts: 444 Kudos: 389 Votes: 47 Registered: 27-Apr-2004	i looked everywhere but i found nothing. but he was known at the lfs to jump 10feet, so if he jump out he could be anywhere i didnt look. but ill do a nitrate test tomorrow and clean the tank to see if there are remains.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
DaMossMan Fish Guru Piranha Bait Posts: 2511 Kudos: 2117 Votes: 359 Registered: 16-Nov-2003	Is your tank covered ? Any open spots where it could have jumped ? Murky water, possibly still in your tank stuck somewhere... If you can't find it, do a nitrate test. That should tell you if its in there. Sorry to hear about your loss. [span class="edited"][Edited by DaFishMan 2004-07-24 22:36][/span] The Amazon Nut...
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03


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