Fish Mystery??

[UnknownFishies]

Can black skirt tetras eat the skeleton of another black skirt?? Because I cannot find my small black skirt anywhere. I’m going to remove decorations and test the ammonia to see if the body is still there but I couldn’t even find a body. Anyone have any ideas on what happened? I’m assuming he’s dead because I haven’t seen him eat in like 3-4 days...

 

[Neleono]

If he hasn't eaten for that long and you haven't seen him, he has likely passed away, however you need to find the fish and remove him or else the decomposing body will continue to cause problems. I am very sorry for your loss.

 

[Colin_T]

Other fish will eat the meat off the bones but they don't normally eat the skeleton. Bigger fish might but the other black skirts won't eat the bones.

 

[UnknownFishies]

If he hasn't eaten for that long and you haven't seen him, he has likely passed away, however you need to find the fish and remove him or else the decomposing body will continue to cause problems. I am very sorry for your loss.

i will check now that i am home. i’m gonna do a water change, check my levels and try and find the body... thank you for your compassion

 

[UnknownFishies]

Other fish will eat the meat off the bones but they don't normally eat the skeleton. Bigger fish might but the other black skirts won't eat the bones.

are dwarf gouramis what you consider big?

 

[Colin_T]

no

 

[UnknownFishies]

well, i completely emptied the decorations from my tank... no fish body. checked the filter... no fish body... dug the gravel... no fish skeleton. but the good news is that my ammonia is 0 so my fish are safe. still sad about my fish though

 

[Neleono]

well, i completely emptied the decorations from my tank... no fish body. checked the filter... no fish body... dug the gravel... no fish skeleton. but the good news is that my ammonia is 0 so my fish are safe. still sad about my fish though

That is very strange... I've never heard of that happening before. I'm sorry you can't find him and I'm sorry that he is gone, but it is a good thing that the ammonia levels are down. I hope you will be able to find him at some point. Best wishes, Nele.

 

[AdoraBelle Dearheart]

well, i completely emptied the decorations from my tank... no fish body. checked the filter... no fish body... dug the gravel... no fish skeleton. but the good news is that my ammonia is 0 so my fish are safe. still sad about my fish though

I'm sorry about your loss. It happens sometimes. Good that the ammonia level is okay now though!

 

[UnknownFishies]

That is very strange... I've never heard of that happening before. I'm sorry you can't find him and I'm sorry that he is gone, but it is a good thing that the ammonia levels are down. I hope you will be able to find him at some point. Best wishes, Nele.

thanks... it’s definitely sad... my mom was upset because it was her favorite fish.

 

[UnknownFishies]

I'm sorry about your loss. It happens sometimes. Good that the ammonia level is okay now though!

that is good... just is weird considering that they are down and there’s no body. but unfortunately it is what it is......

 

[Colin_T]

it probably died, got eaten and the bones are mixed in with the substrate or in the filter.

 

[itiwhetu]

Did it jump out, check behind the tank. Or blame the cat

 

[FishNturt808]

I had the same issue, just got some zebra danios, and couldn’t find one for the life of me, finally found him the next day on the ground dried up and crusty. I felt pretty bad.

 

[UnknownFishies]

Did it jump out, check behind the tank. Or blame the cat

our cat was actually quite fond of the fish, which i thought was kind of funny if he jumped out though the cat might’ve eaten him... or the dog.