Murder Mystery?? Disappearing Tetra+Shrimp!!!

Nick4881

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hi guys...
Ive had my older tank for nearly four years.. The surviving fish are 2 reasonable size "clown loaches", two "Neons"/two "Glow Lights", 2 "Peppered Catfish", a Large Plec and one 4-5 inch "Black Ghost Knife"... now over the past year ive been buying simple fish such as Neons, glow lights, blue shrimp and small frogs etc. trouble is that these new additions have begun to disappear over night...

could anyone help me out with some information about who the most likely culprit is, and why?? ive recently treated myself to a new 35/40 gallon tank and i dont want the murder mystery to continue here..

could it be that the old tank was to small? ive been told mixed information about clown loaches, some say that they are peaceful community fish, others say that they can be quite territorial?? and i have heard similar info about the Knife..

i would be really grateful if someone could shed some light on my mystery....

Nick :/
 
Black ghost knife fishes are predators which will snack on small invertabrates and fish, a 5" BGK has a suprisingly large mouth and could easily swallow prey items of around a inch in size.
 

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