Wheres It Gone?

[ApistoNut]

i had a large swordtail in my tank last night and today it has gone? have checked filter and there is nothing, lifted all decor and no sign??? help me please

 

[StandbySetting]

Perhaps it has jumped? Check around the tank for it.

 

[ApistoNut]

nope checked the tank all over, weird!! or maybe aliens came in the night

 

[StandbySetting]

What else is in the tank?

 

[ApistoNut]

dwarf gouramis x2 rtbs x1 angelfish 2" x2 rasbora scissortails corys and a plec

 

[StandbySetting]

How big is your Red Tailed Black Shark?

 

[hanny93]

Possibly the plec aswell?

 

[ApistoNut]

plec is 8-10cm shark is 12foot long

just kidding its about 6cm

 

[StandbySetting]

I doubt it's been eaten then, I'm unsure it's body could be hiding somewhere.

 

[ApistoNut]

il wait for a bit im sure my fishys will tidy him up

 

[hanny93]

I've just reread your posts, i think StandbySetting meant have you checked around the outside of the tank, like behind the cabinets? And watch out for ammonia spikes.

 

[minnnt]

plec is 8-10cm shark is 12foot long

just kidding its about 6cm

Swordtails can jump quite high so of your tank has any holes in the lid or doesn't have a lid then there is a very good chance it has jumped out of the tank which has probably been hoovered p by any pets you may have.

 

[england]

Check around the outside of the tank,under cabinet, even sofa's / beds, stuck on wall,i found one of my snakehead babies once stuck to the side of the cabinet dried out,been the some time,.. if it did die, maybe the plec had made short work of it, have you got anywhere it could hide ie ornaments with holes inside