I have had 13 Black Phantoms & 12 Neons dissappear completely in the last 2 months. I have a large Honey Gourami which is a total bully, chasing all other fish 24 hours a day & 2 huge wood shrimps. I suspect these to be the culprits but where are the bodies?? They have just vanished! Help!!
Hi all have major problem with my community tropical aquarium
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Look in your filter..maybe they got sucked in.
Myraan
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just how large is the gourami? My honeys only chase each other
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Can you tell us a little more about your setup--size, decor, how long it's been set up, other stock, etc? Might give us a clue.
Photos of your tank please
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Are you sure they disappeared? Maybe they died behind the decor or something, also does your tank have a cover? The fish may have jumped out when the gourami was chasing them.
Attenbruh
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My neons decomposed really quickly after they died. The only corps I found was half decomposed and hanging out of the filter. And my BN hadn't moved from her rock crevasse in the few hours it unfolded.
Attenbruh
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They died of fin rot.
That doesn't sound like honey gourami behaviour. Can you post a photo to check the ID? Sometimes dwarf or thick lipped gourami are mislabelled at the shop.
AbbeysDad
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Big fish eat little fish - dead or alive!
Thanks for all the advice & ideas. The male Honey is around 4-5 inches long & much bigger than anything else in the tank, which is 192 litres. All other fish are peaceful however the male Dwarfs are starting to stand up to him & bite back. I stripped the tank bare the other day to see what was missing & 13 Black Phantoms, 12 Neons & the 2 small Sword tail males are all gone. Also the 2 large wood shrimp have 3 young which are already almost the same size in a very short time since I last emptied the decor. I do a 20 - 30% water change every Saturday & wash the filters in the old tank water. Had the tank for around 6 months & not had any issues until now. Will post photos.
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OK, I don't see any honey gourami:
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I think you have a golden variant of the 3 spot gourami which explains the aggression:
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Trichogaster chuna – Honey Gourami (Colisa chuna, Trichopodus sota) — Seriously Fish
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Trichopodus trichopterus (Three-spot Gourami) — Seriously Fish
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