Missing Fish

Hi,

To ensure that we've got all the info we need, just to check (i) you added the new fish to Tank 3 in your 'footnote' ie so the only occupants were the existing snails, plus your new purchases of 6 forktailed rainbowfish, a purple harlequin rasbora and 7 celestial pearl danios, and (ii) 3 forktailed rainbow fish have vanished and 1 celestial pearl danio has died?

Flippin heck!! I got home about 20 mins ago and another purple harlequin has just vanished. I'm testing the water again now. Could the largest of my glassfish be responsible do you think?

edited to add: the ammonia and nitrites come back 0 If there were dead fish in there you'd expect it to be raised wouldn't you?

2 female threadfins are missing as well now. I'm going to check the filter but I have to say I have noticed the larger of the glassfish 'charging' at smaller fish.

Hi dino, I think I did.

I rehomed the indian glass fish after I saw one of the larger ones chasing a small endler across the tank and suddenly my losses stopped.

A weird coincidence maybe? I'm not sure but when 60% of new stock vanishes from a tank (all small fishes as I prefer to buy juveniles or the youngest I can sex) it does stop and make you have a think. I've since restocked the missing fish from exactly the same stock and had no bother at all and had zero losses. The fish I bought had all been in my MA for quite some time so they were all fit and healthy when I bought them and I do select individual fish rather than letting the staff just net whatever they catch first (they don't seem to mind thank goodness)

I was quite fond of the glass fish and my son really didn't want to re-home them but I'm afraid losing £100 worth of fish hardens your heart a bit. 3 of my glass fish had been coloured, the other 3 were natural form and they were very well fed on assorted live food and 2 of them were absolutely massive and they were all very healthy. I know they're listed as peaceful community fish but as most of the ones you buy in this country are coloured and because people mistakenly think they're vegetarian I'm wondering if maybe they're rarely seen at their fitest iykwim.