Re: [GSAS-Member] preditors?

["Betty Goetz" <haika@drizzle.com>]

How large are the red eye tetras? I stay away from most tetras and stick
with the smaller rasboras because many of the tetras are so aggressive in
a community tank. We have a black neon fry predator in our planted 55g
work tank who is VERY VERY efficient. It's the last of a small group of
tetras who spent most of the time killing each other and eating red cherry
shrimp and Endler's fry.

Betty Goetz

>   Hi Meredith,
>
>     How many Neons and Corys did you start with?  And what size were they?
>     And how long were they in there?
>     Did you quarantine them?  Although this is not likely the problem
> since you said you didn't see the symptom of sick/illness.
>     What the temperature?  And water parameter?
>
>     I don't see any fish would kill other on your list.  However the Neons
> like many other tetras they would pick the weaker in the group or try
> to establish their pecking order.  Especially they are kept in smaller
> group.    So ideally kept in nice group of 6+ so the aggression is
> spread among them.
>
>     I know if any fish die in your tank, others(tetras,corys and BN) will
> definately dispose the body.  And they can do so in a day or so.
>
>     And you mentioned the jungle of plants.  They are not hiding in the
> thicket of plants?
>     I mean, I did big water change in my community tank yesterday and I
> was suprised to see all the Neons come out when the water did lowerd
> to half the tank and they gatherd in the group.  I mean, my tank is
> not super jungle but they do find the way to scatter and do their own
> fishy thing to do most of the time.  They can be sneaky hiding artist
> sometime.  It is just a thought.
>
> meredith crichton <bluedooratwork@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> My population of neon tetras and baby cories has gone down dramatically in
> my kitchen 10
>
> No bodies seen by human eyes
> No evidence of illness or unusual behavior
> no bodies behind the tank or on the floor
> sponge covers on the filter intake
> jungle of plants
>
> possible problem fish?
> one 3-4 inch bristle pleco
> 2 red eye tetras
> 2 albino corries
>
> I've moved the surviving neons and babies to another tank
> any idea what may have eaten my fish?
> M
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