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My cardinals keep disappearing!?
I have recently set up a fish tank with 11 cardinals, 2 bala sharks and 4 clown loach. At the moment, the cardinals are about 2cm, the loach 4-6cm and the balas 5cm. Unfortunately, 4 cardinals died (now I find out I shouldn't have put them in a new tank!) and 2 have completely disappeared. I have checked the filter as 2 of the dead fish were found there, and I have suctioned the gravel, so I am reasonably sure they are not hiding anywhere, or died and got buried. Surely they couldn't have been eaten as they were too big to fit in either the clowns' or the balas' mouths!
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- 1 decade agoFavorite Answer
Hey,A lot times what happens is they die and then they cling to something in the tank like plants and other decorations.This happens unnoticed because of their small size.You also wont be able to see their bones either because of their small sizes.A small fish can totally dissolve over night and the bones as well.Its really hard to see small fish bones that are harder than normal small fishes bones.I hoped this has helped.
- catxLv 71 decade ago
i would still say dead cardinals are going to be fair game for your balas and clown loach, they can still nibble and a small tetra body would not last very long at all!
you probably already know, but your balas need to be in a larger group than a pair in a 100 gallon tank.
