Re: Aquarium Question

piera · 12-19-2011, 04:31 PM

So I have 55 gallon tank.
My fishes are:
3 Black Skirt Tetras
3 Diamond Tetras
4 Dalmation Mollies (Well now 3)
1 Opaline Gourami
1 Dwarf Gourami
1 Tattooed Molly
1 Hi Fin Spotted Pleco
1 Red-Tailed Shark

This morning my Dwarf Gourami which fairly big in size and 1 of my Dalmation Molly went MIA. Looked around for it but i don't see any sign of them. There is no fish floating anywhere or at the bottom of the aquarium.

Do you think one of the other fish perhaps had a bite of them? My pleco and shark usually keep to themselves, so they are not aggressive towards the other fish.

Not sure what to do next.

DianaHart · 12-19-2011, 04:50 PM

Wierd

1. Is your tank covered? Sometimes fish start jumping, especially if there are water quality issues.

2. Any sickness? They could have died and been eaten....fish can clean off a dead tan mate pretty quick.

piera · 12-19-2011, 05:23 PM

Nope the water was good and none of them were sick.
The only unusual odd thing was that the black dalmatian molly stayed at the bottom of the tank for a good while. But the Dwarf Gourami was in pretty good shape. But it kept to itself a lot.

ArtyG · 12-20-2011, 01:00 AM

Tropical fish are almost never involved in alien abductions. They jumped out.

phil_n_fish · 12-20-2011, 02:34 AM

flip all your rocks. sometimes a dead fish can find itself in the weirdest spots.

aquarimum · 12-20-2011, 08:40 AM

I recently had a dwarf gourami go missing overnight. I have a very secure lid on my tank so he didnt jump out, so I know the unthinkable happened :( I dont even have any predatory fish in my tank...but fish are opportunists and mine were led on by my crab. I would however take a good look as Nash says...fish can hide specially when they are sick.

piera · 12-22-2011, 06:43 PM

Ended up finding the Dwarf Gourami under one of the hiding places. And the dalmatian molly's little body surfaced the day after. So all has been removed.. Right now I am just concerned if my male dalmatian molly is being frisky or just aggressive towards the other 2 mollies. The other two are females.

aquarimum · 12-23-2011, 03:06 AM

More than likely frisky although when one of the group dies it can upset the balance for a while but it should settle.

12-19-2011, 04:31 PM	#1 (permalink)
piera piera's Photo Gallery Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 26 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Welcome to Aquarium Forum" 2 Times Said "Thanks" 5 Times Was Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Aquarium Question So I have 55 gallon tank. My fishes are: 3 Black Skirt Tetras 3 Diamond Tetras 4 Dalmation Mollies (Well now 3) 1 Opaline Gourami 1 Dwarf Gourami 1 Tattooed Molly 1 Hi Fin Spotted Pleco 1 Red-Tailed Shark This morning my Dwarf Gourami which fairly big in size and 1 of my Dalmation Molly went MIA. Looked around for it but i don't see any sign of them. There is no fish floating anywhere or at the bottom of the aquarium. Do you think one of the other fish perhaps had a bite of them? My pleco and shark usually keep to themselves, so they are not aggressive towards the other fish. Not sure what to do next. __________________ 55 gallon tank 1 Opaline Gourami 3 Dalmatian Mollies 3 Black Skirt Tetras 3 Diamond Tetras 1 Red Tail Shark 1 Tattooed Tetra 1 Hifin Spotted Pleco

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DianaHart Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 13 Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Welcome to Aquarium Forum" 18 Times Said "Thanks" 3 Times Was Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Re: Aquarium Question Wierd 1. Is your tank covered? Sometimes fish start jumping, especially if there are water quality issues. 2. Any sickness? They could have died and been eaten....fish can clean off a dead tan mate pretty quick. __________________ 4 g snail and moss tank, 10 g quarantine, 15 g empty ( freshwater puffers soon?), 6.5 g male betta, 55 g planted community

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piera piera's Photo Gallery Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 26 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Welcome to Aquarium Forum" 2 Times Said "Thanks" 5 Times Was Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Aquarium Question Nope the water was good and none of them were sick. The only unusual odd thing was that the black dalmatian molly stayed at the bottom of the tank for a good while. But the Dwarf Gourami was in pretty good shape. But it kept to itself a lot. __________________ 55 gallon tank 1 Opaline Gourami 3 Dalmatian Mollies 3 Black Skirt Tetras 3 Diamond Tetras 1 Red Tail Shark 1 Tattooed Tetra 1 Hifin Spotted Pleco

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aquarimum Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 113 Name: Karen Location: South Sweden Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Welcome to Aquarium Forum" 13 Times Said "Thanks" 107 Times Was Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts	Re: Aquarium Question I recently had a dwarf gourami go missing overnight. I have a very secure lid on my tank so he didnt jump out, so I know the unthinkable happened :( I dont even have any predatory fish in my tank...but fish are opportunists and mine were led on by my crab. I would however take a good look as Nash says...fish can hide specially when they are sick. __________________ thanks Karen 200 liter tank, jbl canister filter, hydor external inline heater containing: 3 dalmation sailfin mollies 2 saffron balloon mollies 3 sunset platies 10 neon tetras 4 male guppies 3 panda corys 2 spotted corys 2 leopard plecos (rehoming soon) 2 mosaic gouramis 3 dwarf gourami 5 pink tetra 5 glass catfish 40 liter with 7 molly fry and a bumblebee shrimp :fish

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piera piera's Photo Gallery Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 26 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Welcome to Aquarium Forum" 2 Times Said "Thanks" 5 Times Was Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Aquarium Question Ended up finding the Dwarf Gourami under one of the hiding places. And the dalmatian molly's little body surfaced the day after. So all has been removed.. Right now I am just concerned if my male dalmatian molly is being frisky or just aggressive towards the other 2 mollies. The other two are females. __________________ 55 gallon tank 1 Opaline Gourami 3 Dalmatian Mollies 3 Black Skirt Tetras 3 Diamond Tetras 1 Red Tail Shark 1 Tattooed Tetra 1 Hifin Spotted Pleco

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aquarimum Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 113 Name: Karen Location: South Sweden Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Welcome to Aquarium Forum" 13 Times Said "Thanks" 107 Times Was Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts	Re: Aquarium Question More than likely frisky although when one of the group dies it can upset the balance for a while but it should settle. __________________ thanks Karen 200 liter tank, jbl canister filter, hydor external inline heater containing: 3 dalmation sailfin mollies 2 saffron balloon mollies 3 sunset platies 10 neon tetras 4 male guppies 3 panda corys 2 spotted corys 2 leopard plecos (rehoming soon) 2 mosaic gouramis 3 dwarf gourami 5 pink tetra 5 glass catfish 40 liter with 7 molly fry and a bumblebee shrimp :fish

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