Lost Guppy

[cjrom1022]

i have a 20 gal tank that (had) 5 fancy guppies and 7 neon tetras and a bunch of bladder snails (pests). the tank got ick and one of the guppies is dead and now i can't find another one. i checked all the plants, i lifted up the wood and checked all over it, i have a sponge on my filter intake and i even checked inside my filter. i checked in the sand to see if it got buried. nothing. no where to be found. any ideas of what could have happened?

 

[DreaminginBlue]

It is remotely possible it might still be hiding really well. If not, check if there are any openings in the lid it could have jumped out of. That is a possibility. It also may have died and been eaten by the snails.
I hope you are able to find your guppy intact and well.

 

[cjrom1022]

It is remotely possible it might still be hiding really well. If not, check if there are any openings in the lid it could have jumped out of. That is a possibility. It also may have died and been eaten by the snails.
I hope you are able to find your guppy intact and well.

Ill keep searching. I don't think the snails could have eaten him that fast it's only been a day but that's the only thing that's sounds reasonable. i hope hes still alive :/

 

[TMaier]

I never ever find a body. My snails and kuhli's devour a casualty.

 

[mimiheart]

I never ever find a body. My snails and kuhli's devour a casualty.

Still doesn't explain my disappearing betta. I have no snails in that tank. And the closest thing to a kuhli in there is an otocinclus.

 

[TMaier]

I found a dried up kuhli in the back of a closet. Had jumped out of a plant I suspect while I was tank cleaning and wiggles back there.

And I found dried ADF jerky in my living under the sofa. Mind you my tank is on the other side of the house.

You might find your Betta some day.