Where did my Platys go??? - Aquarium Advice

-=Jeff=- · 05-10-2006, 11:16 PM

Hi all, it has been a while since I have posted..

my 45 gal is running good, I am in need of a water change though.

I have 2 Otos, 2 Cories, 2 Serpae tetras, 3 Black fin tetras, 3 Mollies and I had 6 Platys. I noticed one floating today

but while looking int he tank I only saw 2 others, not 5.. I moved all the decorations and such to find them with no Avail? is it possible my other fish ate them? if not where did they go? I am confused on that..

**Zagz** · 05-10-2006, 11:45 PM

Did you look inside of the ornaments? If the fish did die it is quite possible the other fish ate them. But quite often fish can hide very well.

Tiffi · 05-11-2006, 01:09 AM

I doubt Platys are the kind of fish that would want to hide, especially because you don't have any aggressive fishes in your tank. I would rather say that they died and got eaten by the others, which can happen pretty quickly.

Are your water parameters fine? I would make some tests and do a good pwc.

-=Jeff=- · 05-11-2006, 07:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tiffi

I doubt Platys are the kind of fish that would want to hide, especially because you don't have any aggressive fishes in your tank. I would rather say that they died and got eaten by the others, which can happen pretty quickly.

Are your water parameters fine? I would make some tests and do a good pwc.

That was my guess. I will do a PWC this weekend hopefully

05-10-2006, 11:16 PM	#1
-=Jeff=- Aquarium Advice Apprentice Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Bartlett, IL Posts: 27	Where did my Platys go??? Hi all, it has been a while since I have posted.. my 45 gal is running good, I am in need of a water change though. I have 2 Otos, 2 Cories, 2 Serpae tetras, 3 Black fin tetras, 3 Mollies and I had 6 Platys. I noticed one floating today but while looking int he tank I only saw 2 others, not 5.. I moved all the decorations and such to find them with no Avail? is it possible my other fish ate them? if not where did they go? I am confused on that..

05-11-2006, 01:09 AM	#3
Tiffi Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: first ST-Germany, now TN-USA Posts: 1,052 Images: 19	I doubt Platys are the kind of fish that would want to hide, especially because you don't have any aggressive fishes in your tank. I would rather say that they died and got eaten by the others, which can happen pretty quickly. Are your water parameters fine? I would make some tests and do a good pwc. __________________ Some time ago in Germany: 2x 15gal tank, 45gal heavily planted Now: 70gal FW, 130W CF, driftwood, black gravel/laterite/flourish tabs/pool filter sand, pressurised CO2, power reactor, 200W = 250W heater, Fluval 304, Eheim prefilter; pH 7, kH 5, gH 9, CO2 ~20mg/l Plants: Cryptocoryne beckettii, wendtii "red", Giant Vals, Nymphaea lotus "zenkeri", Anubias nana "petite", Echinodorus "ozelot", Dwarf Sag, Hygrophila polysperma, Rotala rotundifolia, Limnophila sessiliflora Fishes: 2 Mikrogeophagus ramirezi, Endlers, 4 Otocinclus vittatus, 1pair Pelvicachromis pulcher, 5 Corydoras panda

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