Help! Missing Neon

[james_fish]

Okay, so heres the deal. I have 4 Neon Tetras in my 60L along with 5 Zebra Danios, 2 Glowlight Tetras & a Gibbicep Pleco (Length 2.5 Inches)

One of my Neons has gone missing.

Firstly, I checked the tank to see if it was just out of sight, then checked the floor for it. No luck.

Then i removed the filter to see if in some bizzare way it had got sucked in. No luck.

Then i quickly moved some surface substrate, then a lot of substrate, creating a cloud of Sh*t. Still no luck.
(note my substrate is very small & the only way a fish could get under it is to bury itself)

At this point im thing wth? wheres my tetra.

WHERE COULD IT BE?

Has the pleco (see length) eaten its corpse?

I ruled out the possibility of it jumping out of the tank, because it would be hard looking at my tank for a neon, but i checked the floor anyway.


PLEASE, i need suggestions! because i don't want a corpse rotting in my tank!


James.

 

[OscarWilde]

Yep. Probably eaten by other fish. A dead neon is nothing to worry abou if you tank is cycled. No need to panic.

 

[WILDER]

if it dead the plec probably eaten him.

Check your water stats to make sure water quality is good.

Sorry for your loss.
R.I.P.

Check fish over for signs of ill health.

 

[james_fish]

Firstly, thanks both for your replies.

Its more than certainly dead, so im guessing the pleco did eat. I just thought because it was so small, it would not try.

I guess i just need to find the reason of the death now.

Thanks Again, James.

 

[WILDER]

Ok.
Check water stats and fish for any signs of desease.
How old are the neons.
Make sure the neons red stripe is vibrant red.