Patwa
Aquarium Advice Activist
ok ..well...I didn't see this coming....prolly due to the fact I put too much faith in stuff I read, rather that listening to personal opinions.....oh well
I bought a few shrimp the other day..all algae eating shrimp....3 juveniles (0.5"), and 1 large (2") big boy .....i was hoping they would get started tackling my algae problem, while I figure out how I can get to the root cause.....
anyways...I put them in, sat down, ate my dinner, had a couple beers...and then ....i noticed most of my fish gathered around something on the floor.....so i went over and saw that somehow my 2" shrimp was reduced to just a tail, and that most of it was missing (ie. eaten)...something seriosuly went to work on this shrimp.....and prolly my other 3 are done....but I figured whatever killed this big one will probably have no problems knocking off the others, so i have not bothered to look for them...
and I have no clue really who is to blame....only guesses...
here are the likely suspects...
-Violet Goby...I know he eats shrimps, but from what i've read, this is not his primary choice for sure......but would he go after a large 2" one?? and he's ALWAYS in his hole...I never see him come out.....and if he did catch the shrimp and kill it, why didn't he take the entire shrimp into his hole?? keep in mind these fish have very small eyes, and poor eyesight (cuz they live in very cloudy water in their natural habitat)....usually you'll need to put food near the goby for it to find it.....so how did he see this FAST moving shrimp and kill the crap out of it in like 30 minutes??
-Stick Cat (Farlowella)....he's an algae eater, but he's pretty big....but I highly doubt he's involved
-Brown knifefish
-Blue Powder gourami
-Royal Pleco
-Banjo Cat
my tank also has some tetras, glassfish, 1 half-beak, 1 killifish
maybe it was gang-violence...like all my tetras and the gourami tag teamed it....I dunnoo..
looking forward to the responses,
Zach
I bought a few shrimp the other day..all algae eating shrimp....3 juveniles (0.5"), and 1 large (2") big boy .....i was hoping they would get started tackling my algae problem, while I figure out how I can get to the root cause.....
anyways...I put them in, sat down, ate my dinner, had a couple beers...and then ....i noticed most of my fish gathered around something on the floor.....so i went over and saw that somehow my 2" shrimp was reduced to just a tail, and that most of it was missing (ie. eaten)...something seriosuly went to work on this shrimp.....and prolly my other 3 are done....but I figured whatever killed this big one will probably have no problems knocking off the others, so i have not bothered to look for them...
and I have no clue really who is to blame....only guesses...
here are the likely suspects...
-Violet Goby...I know he eats shrimps, but from what i've read, this is not his primary choice for sure......but would he go after a large 2" one?? and he's ALWAYS in his hole...I never see him come out.....and if he did catch the shrimp and kill it, why didn't he take the entire shrimp into his hole?? keep in mind these fish have very small eyes, and poor eyesight (cuz they live in very cloudy water in their natural habitat)....usually you'll need to put food near the goby for it to find it.....so how did he see this FAST moving shrimp and kill the crap out of it in like 30 minutes??
-Stick Cat (Farlowella)....he's an algae eater, but he's pretty big....but I highly doubt he's involved
-Brown knifefish
-Blue Powder gourami
-Royal Pleco
-Banjo Cat
my tank also has some tetras, glassfish, 1 half-beak, 1 killifish
maybe it was gang-violence...like all my tetras and the gourami tag teamed it....I dunnoo..
looking forward to the responses,
Zach