Ditchwitch
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My Fancy Guppies are disapearing one by one. The suspects are 2 Zebra Danios, 1 African Cichlid, and 1 Red Minor Tetra and lets not forget about the Chinese Algae Eater. Any ideals? 
Where have all the Guppys gone?
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My Fancy Guppies are disapearing one by one. The suspects are 2 Zebra Danios, 1 African Cichlid, and 1 Red Minor Tetra and lets not forget about the Chinese Algae Eater. Any ideals? Alien Anna
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What sort of fish is this "African Cichlid", given that it could be one of several thousand possible species?
If its a mbuna, "Lake Malawi" cichlid then I'd expect it to eat anything it could get in its mouth. OTOH, a CAE could also take a nibble if he was a largish fish.
I think you need to decide if you're keeping African cichlids, or if you're keeping guppies. The two are not compatible.
If its a mbuna, "Lake Malawi" cichlid then I'd expect it to eat anything it could get in its mouth. OTOH, a CAE could also take a nibble if he was a largish fish.
I think you need to decide if you're keeping African cichlids, or if you're keeping guppies. The two are not compatible.
My money would be on the Cichlid too.
Ditchwitch
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The Cichlid is a baby about 1 to 2 inches long. Not sure what type it is. It was a given to my son by a friend two months ago. B)
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It could still be eating your guppies - many species are piscavores (fish eaters), and many more fish will eat guppies, mistaking their tails for brightly coloured lures.Ditchwitch said:
You really need to identify that fish. Could you send a photo?
Ditchwitch
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I posted a picture in the members aquariums under Who am I? 
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