A Really Odd Question

[Dude]

i have cardinal teras in my 29 as well as some other schooling fish

i bought 13 cardinals

i recently counted them and i counted 12

iv conted over and over and 1 is missing im guessing he died ....

my tank has lots of plants and rocks
i think the body might have gone "lost" in the plants and rocks

is it ok if i leave the body there

i have shrimp just so you know 6 glass shrimp

will the shrimp take care of the body?

or do i need to dig in there to try to find the body.... ?

 

[Squid]

plec food?

im no expert.. its just a guess.. my talking catfish is supposedly partial to little fish if presented with them on a plate.. (well you know what i mean).. and hes only a 5 inch chap.

Squid

 

[bogwood]

find and remove it... yes, your other fish may eat it... but if it died from something nasty, do you really want to infect your other fish?...

 

[Dude]

good point

but it seems harmless.... lol there are alot of plants
i dono if ill ever find him
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its just a little cardinal right?

im a risktaker......

 

[Ben]

it could have died from Neon Tetra Disease or something like that,

would you really risk your whole tank?

DD

 

[chishnfips]

I am the same I had 10 wee tetras now I have 8 no sign of them any where I think they may have been buried by the sand. There was no way I was finding them.

 

[black molly3]

your tank sounds great.
What i would do is check the pump incase the body has been sucked up.
if there is nothing found then i would try rooting for the body under the stones.
#if you still havent found it then i would ashume its body has dissintergrated.
however in order for it to dissintergrate and rot away it has to be under the gravel for atleast 6 weeks.
How long did you say it had been missing for?
best of luck to you

 

[dreworz5]

when i had a tank my fish woulld rot away in a week when they died. although i plan on takin better care of them this time.

 

[Ginge]

Are you 100% sure you had 10 in the first place. When fish are in the bag they are hard to count.

 

[Dude]

i stirred up the water (maybe he was in the plants) and no body was found he has been dead for 3 days now...... if i take the rocks out all the plants will flote up ......

i dono if i dont find him i plan to redecorate my tank ..... not by choice....

but maybe its a positive thing>. maby my tank will look better after the redecoration

 

[Synirr]

I'll probably get scolded for this, but honestly, if a tiny fish dies in a heavily planted/decorated tank, I have been known to leave it. A guppy recently went missing in one of my tanks (probably died giving birth) and I couldn't find the body after a quick search so I just left it. No changes in water stats or smelly water, so meh
I imagine the ghost shrimp found her quite tasty.

 

[Torrean]

The only serious issue with this that I can think of would be disease. But I've lost several white clouds in my 55 and I couldn't find them. I'd look for him but I wouldn't stress about not being able to find him.

 

[fish_keeper2]

who said it still in the tank...........i once had a goldfish go missing. found it a week later dried up and stuck to the wall be hind the tank

 

[Dude]

who said it still in the tank...........i once had a goldfish go missing. found it a week later dried up and stuck to the wall be hind the tank

hhahaha thats hilarious in a sad way lol

i will look for him outside the tank too

lol

if i do find him its only gonna be the bones by now.....

its been a week and a half .....