Where the heck are these fish GOING?! - Aquarium Advice

Puriti · 08-12-2006, 11:33 AM

One of my female bettas is just GONE, I looked everywhere @___@.... and a few months ago I lost a 5" CAE and we even pulled up the carpet and had to take eveything out of the rooms and i STILL can't find him ....I swear it's like where all those missing socks go... they just POOF!

coldmachineUK · 08-12-2006, 11:40 AM

lol! The Case of the Missing Betta (A Mystery Most Strange). Sounds like you need Sherlock or Poirot to help.

Seriously though, fish do decay very rapidly in tanks if they're not found so quickly. Do you have lots of nooks and crannies where it might have been (and sadly died perhaps?). Have you experienced any algae blooms or spikes in ammonia levels within the tank without explanation? Also, I'm guessing since you already looked on the carpets everywhere you've checked for any gaps or spaces in the tank hood where the crazy little things might have decided to explore via leaping?!

What else do you have in the tank? Any likely culprits?

:S Hope you can solve the riddle!

WaterPond · 08-12-2006, 12:06 PM

A similar thing happened to one of my females, i tore apart my tank looking for her, when i was sure she was dead and eated, i stopped looking. A few days later i saw her and she had popeye. Explain that one

Hope you find her, best of luck.(and i really hope she is alive, even though the chances look slim)

Puriti · 08-12-2006, 12:33 PM

I pulled out EVERYTHING on the missing CAE ....I have no idea where River went @___@ And no I haven't had any ammonia or algae blooms in my tank ....I have... other bettas, mollies, cory catfish, and ADFs lol but i put her back in after attempting to breed her and then she just like...vanished a few days later and I was feeding my fish the other day going ....Wait...Where's River? .....Now that I think of it, I havent seen her in days....uh oh...

I just did a top off and PWC and my tank's a little cloudy now but I think that's more natural than a dead fish x.x lol

rkilling1 · 08-12-2006, 01:07 PM

alien fish snachers for sure. search for this and you will find that it happens from time to time. i have no idea why aliens are so fascinated with aquarium fish.

flip_lx · 08-12-2006, 01:20 PM

do you have an undergravel filter? when i was younger i had a few fish that did whatever it took to get themselves underneath the plate, as well as a few who got sucked up my HOB filter. Just a few places in case you might have overlooked em in a hurry

Ky'smommy · 08-12-2006, 03:52 PM

i had something even weird happen.
I went to check on all my fish before i was to move them the next morning. they were all accounted for... well the next day i did a catch of every fish. but one of my huge loaches were missing. :O only him. we took everything out Everything except the gravel.. We grabbed flashlights and checked all the ortaments nothing was in there at all. :O we moved the tank. NO BODYS. i do have cichlids but they dont eat other fish. they are all peaceful..
we checked everywhere. i miss my loach.

Puriti · 08-12-2006, 07:29 PM

I dont have an undergravel filter...but I dug out everything in that tank and I didn't find bones or anything looking for my CAE x.x I even checked the filter cuz he liked to hang out in there

Mosaic · 08-12-2006, 11:02 PM

I hate when this happens! Surely one of the great mysteries of the hobby.
Any other pets?

I had a wild species of betta jump out and my dog ate it.

I have also had a cat scoop up and eat a danio (or three) out of the tank.

**Purrbox** · 08-13-2006, 11:39 AM

If you have snails or other scavengers in the tank, it is quite likely that they've cleaned up the evidence for you.

08-12-2006, 11:33 AM	#1
Puriti Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: May 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 1,596	Where the heck are these fish GOING?! One of my female bettas is just GONE, I looked everywhere @___@.... and a few months ago I lost a 5" CAE and we even pulled up the carpet and had to take eveything out of the rooms and i STILL can't find him ....I swear it's like where all those missing socks go... they just POOF!

08-12-2006, 11:40 AM	#2
coldmachineUK Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: UK Posts: 709 Images: 6	lol! The Case of the Missing Betta (A Mystery Most Strange). Sounds like you need Sherlock or Poirot to help. Seriously though, fish do decay very rapidly in tanks if they're not found so quickly. Do you have lots of nooks and crannies where it might have been (and sadly died perhaps?). Have you experienced any algae blooms or spikes in ammonia levels within the tank without explanation? Also, I'm guessing since you already looked on the carpets everywhere you've checked for any gaps or spaces in the tank hood where the crazy little things might have decided to explore via leaping?! What else do you have in the tank? Any likely culprits? :S Hope you can solve the riddle! __________________ For expert advice check out these great sites: The Puffer Forum: http://www.thepufferforum.com \| The Cichlid Forum: http://www.cichlid-forum.com \| Cichlid Room Companion Forum: http://www.cichlidae.com \| Planet Catfish: http://www.planetcatfish.com \| PlecoFanatics: http://www.plecofanatics.com \| Gobioid Research Institite: http://www.gobiidae.com \| Fishbase.org: http://www.fishbase.org ------------------------------------------------------- 36 Gal: Malawi Cichlids \| 36 Gal: Brackish Puffer \| 58 Gal: FW Community \| 20 Gal: FW RTBS Shark \| 10 Gal: FW Breeder Spares: 20 Gal: Former River Conditions \| 8 Gal: Former Fry Tank \| 32G: Former Community Tank

08-12-2006, 12:06 PM	#3
WaterPond Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Corunna, Ontario (outside of sarnia) Posts: 2,616 Images: 5	A similar thing happened to one of my females, i tore apart my tank looking for her, when i was sure she was dead and eated, i stopped looking. A few days later i saw her and she had popeye. Explain that one Hope you find her, best of luck.(and i really hope she is alive, even though the chances look slim) __________________ Jason Canadian Aquarium Auction!

08-12-2006, 11:02 PM	#9
Mosaic Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: May 2006 Location: Georgia Posts: 646 Images: 3	I hate when this happens! Surely one of the great mysteries of the hobby. Any other pets? I had a wild species of betta jump out and my dog ate it. I have also had a cat scoop up and eat a danio (or three) out of the tank. __________________ I just want my planted tanks to be perfect. Is that so much to ask? 55g: (Mostly) African riverine species: Alestes Chaperi, breeding pair of Kribs, and rhino pleco 30g: Newly established reef tank 10g: Planted but fishless 5g: Unplanted with various snail species 2.5g: Heavily planted with betta.

08-13-2006, 11:39 AM	#10
Purrbox Aquarium Advice Addict Community Moderator Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Iowa USA Posts: 5,444	If you have snails or other scavengers in the tank, it is quite likely that they've cleaned up the evidence for you. __________________ ~Joy 10 Gallon Planted Photo Log - 5.5 Gallon Planted Photo Log - 2.5 Gallon Planted Photo Log - Pico Planted Photo Log

08-12-2006, 12:33 PM	#4
Puriti Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: May 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 1,596	I pulled out EVERYTHING on the missing CAE ....I have no idea where River went @___@ And no I haven't had any ammonia or algae blooms in my tank ....I have... other bettas, mollies, cory catfish, and ADFs lol but i put her back in after attempting to breed her and then she just like...vanished a few days later and I was feeding my fish the other day going ....Wait...Where's River? .....Now that I think of it, I havent seen her in days....uh oh... I just did a top off and PWC and my tank's a little cloudy now but I think that's more natural than a dead fish x.x lol

08-12-2006, 01:07 PM	#5
rkilling1 Aquarium Advice Addict Community Mentor Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: NE ohio Posts: 1,782 Images: 50	alien fish snachers for sure. search for this and you will find that it happens from time to time. i have no idea why aliens are so fascinated with aquarium fish.

08-12-2006, 01:20 PM	#6
flip_lx Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: San Antonio, Texas Posts: 225 Images: 1	do you have an undergravel filter? when i was younger i had a few fish that did whatever it took to get themselves underneath the plate, as well as a few who got sucked up my HOB filter. Just a few places in case you might have overlooked em in a hurry

08-12-2006, 03:52 PM	#7
Ky'smommy Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: red deer, alberta, canada Posts: 550 Images: 7	i had something even weird happen. I went to check on all my fish before i was to move them the next morning. they were all accounted for... well the next day i did a catch of every fish. but one of my huge loaches were missing. :O only him. we took everything out Everything except the gravel.. We grabbed flashlights and checked all the ortaments nothing was in there at all. :O we moved the tank. NO BODYS. i do have cichlids but they dont eat other fish. they are all peaceful.. we checked everywhere. i miss my loach.

08-12-2006, 07:29 PM	#8
Puriti Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: May 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 1,596	I dont have an undergravel filter...but I dug out everything in that tank and I didn't find bones or anything looking for my CAE x.x I even checked the filter cuz he liked to hang out in there

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