Missing Betta

[PheonixKingZ]

My Betta Ace has completely disappeared off the face of the planet. He’s not in his tank anywhere. I’ve search every square inch of that tank. I looked on the floor around the tank, no such luck.

At this point I’ve just had to come to the assumption he’s dead, but it doesn’t make any sense because I didn’t even find a body in the tank.

 

[connorlindeman]

My Betta Ace has completely disappeared off the face of the planet. He’s not in his tank anywhere. I’ve search every square inch of that tank. I looked on the floor around the tank, no such luck.

At this point I’ve just had to come to the assumption he’s dead, but it doesn’t make any sense because I didn’t even find a body in the tank.

Whens the last time you saw him?

 

[PheonixKingZ]

Whens the last time you saw him?

Sunday, the day before I left for the trip to South Carolina.

 

[connorlindeman]

Sunday, the day before I left for the trip to South Carolina.

hmmm. What type of filter do you have? It's possible it got sucked against the intake after it died(if it died) and slowly got sucked in as it decomposed. That would explain why it's missing...

 

[Back in the fold]

He croaked and something devoured his carcass. Shrimp ?

 

[OliveFish05]

Aw Pk I’m so sorry. There’s always that nagging discomfort when you don’t know what happened

 

[PheonixKingZ]

He croaked and something devoured his carcass. Shrimp ?

There are shrimp in the tank, but they can’t eat the bones, which is what I was looking for.

hmmm. What type of filter do you have? It's possible it got sucked against the intake after it died(if it died) and slowly got sucked in as it decomposed. That would explain why it's missing...

It’s an older Tetra filter. That could be a possibility, except the intake is nearly flush against the back glass pane, making it impossible for a fish to get between the filter and the glass.

Aw Pk I’m so sorry. There’s always that nagging discomfort when you don’t know what happened

Thank you. I just don’t get it, he was perfectly healthy just a few days ago.

 

[connorlindeman]

There are shrimp in the tank, but they can’t eat the bones, which is what I was looking for.


It’s an older Tetra filter. That could be a possibility, except the intake is nearly flush against the back glass pane, making it impossible for a fish to get between the filter and the glass.


Thank you. I just don’t get it, he was perfectly healthy just a few days ago.

How old was it?

 

[PheonixKingZ]

How old was it?

Around 2 years old, possibly older because I got him as an adult from my LFS.

 

[connorlindeman]

Around 2 years old, possibly older because I got him as an adult from my LFS.

Do you have a cover on the tank? Do you have any dogs or cats or something that could have eaten it if it jumped out?

 

[Back in the fold]

Fish bones aren't much. The shrimp had a feast. They did their job.

 

[connorlindeman]

 

[PheonixKingZ]

Do you have a cover on the tank? Do you have any dogs or cats or something that could have eaten it if it jumped out?

No lid, no pets in my room.

 

[PheonixKingZ]

Fish bones aren't much. The shrimp had a feast. They did their job.

You seriously except me to believe the shrimp ate the bones.

 

[Back in the fold]

You seriously except me to believe the shrimp ate the bones.

You can believe it or not but the bones of small fish are not very substantial. You will never see a guppy or Betta skeleton. I really do think those shrimp ate the whole fish bones and all. You ever see snails on a dead fish ? They leave nothing and a shrimp is a better scavenger than a snail.