Has my BNP eaten a frog?

[Eardz]

Hi all,

I have a Bristlenose Pleco which is kept with two African Dwarf Frogs. One of these frogs I haven’t seen for a number of days, I’ve searched the tank (caves, substrate, plants, filter) and also the floor. I have a full lid so it’s unlikely the frog has escaped.

Would a BNP pleco eat a frog? I am stumped…

Thanks!

 

[PheonixKingZ]

The Pleco would only eat a dead frog. Plecos are scavengers, sort of like vultures. So it’s possible the frog died and the Pleco ate it overnight.

Have you checked in all the hiding places and in the filter?

 

[Colin_T]

Even if the frog died and the pleco ate it, there should be a skeleton in the tank. Frogs aren't that small so there should be some remains somewhere, assuming it died and got eaten.

 

[Eardz]

The Pleco would only eat a dead frog. Plecos are scavengers, sort of like vultures. So it’s possible the frog died and the Pleco ate it overnight.

Have you checked in all the hiding places and in the filter?

Yes I believe I’ve checked everywhere, the filter intake is grated and so the frog couldn’t fit in there at all. I think at the moment this remains a mystery !

 

[Eardz]

Even if the frog died and the pleco ate it, there should be a skeleton in the tank. Frogs aren't that small so there should be some remains somewhere, assuming it died and got eaten.

Yeah, well that’s what I thought too. I see no signs of anything having died in the tank. I’m very confused!

 

[Fishmanic]

If your bushynose pleco starts croaking, then you know he DID eat the frog.

 

[FranciscoB]

I like that- croaking

 

[itiwhetu]

Have you tested for ammonia? that might indicate if something has died in your tank.

 

[Eardz]

If your bushynose pleco starts croaking, then you know he DID eat the frog.

Hahaha yes very true!

 

[Eardz]

Have you tested for ammonia? that might indicate if something has died in your tank.

Yes, I test weekly for ammonia. Not an issue there. I also did a 15% water change today and had a good look through my plants. It just seems to have vanished!

 

[Lynnzer]

If your bushynose pleco starts croaking, then you know he DID eat the frog.

Perhaps the BN will suddenly develop a strage habit of jumping.

 

[Back in the fold]

Sure would like to see a picture of its little skeleton.

 

[Lynnzer]

Perhaps the BN will suddenly develop a strage habit of jumping.

I'm also wondering if the BN has a French heritage.