Yesterday a friend of my hubby turned up with a bag with 2 silver tip tetra, a rosy tetra and a plec asking if I could have them! If I had of known he was comming I could have set up a spare tank (somehow) so I had no choice but to put them in the tank with the Ellioti and my female texas, the Ellioti were not fussed about the tetra but the texas was constantly watching them, she chased them a lot, but with putting in a load of floating plants for cover she didnt catch them. I thought when I got up this morning the tera would be gone, but no my lovely texas was being used as breakfast by the 3 plecs, she was a healthy fish and the only thing I can think is she must have exhausted herself trying to catch the tetra 
) Tico (the texas) had spawned last week and guarded the unfertile eggs for a couple of days, but apart from a bit of flaring the Ellioti were no problem as they are a group of 10 and tend to bicker amongst themselves. Watching her though she constantly watched the 2 silver tip tetra, the rosey she wasnt bothered with? and she did keep giving chase to them, so I added some floating plants for the tetra to hide, whether she grabbed a mouthfull of plant and choked or something odd I just dont know. Or whether she was already weak from spawning and the annoyance of the tetra just finished her off I just dont know. I suppose the plec could be a possibility, I have had a rouge plec before but this one seems pretty calm and is more interested in the other 2? I am just so upset at loosing her. I should have set up another tank, it would have only taken an hour or so but was concerned about leaving the fish in the bag so long as it was so hot.
Just something I will never find the answer to.
