Gone Missing!

[nickmunro]

Hello,

Got a strange query. Basically, I've lost a fish.

I got my tank last week, set it up, let the cycle start then bought a school of Danios at the weekend, 6 to be exact.

All seemed to be fine, little blighters were whizzing round like nobodies business from the word go. Checked them lastnite before I went to bed (around midnight) and again they seemed fine, all there and accounted for.

Heres the strange thing, got up this morning to find I was a fish down!! I checked the whole tank, but could not see it anywhere!!

Now, it's probably safe to say it hasn't sprouted legs and gone for a jolly so is it possible that the other fish have attacked it and eaten it??

It sounds a bit weird to be honest though!!

Help would be great!!!!

 

[Miss Wiggle]

hi there, sounds like you are cycling with fish, this is a dangerous process and can easily cause the death of a fish, if a fish dies the other fish will eat the body and often you don't find anything, have a read of the link in my sig 'whats cycling' which should explain whats going on and what you can do to save the rest of your fish.

 

[Labeo]

Have you an open-top tank Nick?

Danios can be pretty good jumpers. Even more so, if they're not comfortable with the water conditions they're in.

 

[FoundNemo]

Hey there!!

I had a similar experience, although I did find mine eventually. You're not running with a Tetratec Easy Crystal filter are you? Only asking because I have one (good little filter), but it seems a place that certain of my White Clouds like to investigate!!

After checking the whole tank, and still one White Cloud down, there was only one place left to look - inside the filter!! After carefully removing the filter cartridge...lo and behold, there, happily swimming around was one White Cloud!! Not the nicest place to go for a swim I'm thinking, but he seemed fine......and still is. But he hasn't tried that again since. But then, he has doubled in size now!

Just a thought!