I have had a killifish in my tank for a few years with other community fish and have noticed a few fish going missing including all my platies....it seems to me that this is the only fish in the tank with a mouth big enough to eat these!! Do you think its my killifish getting grumpy in it's old age?? Shall i put him in a tank on its own or would it be better with some other fish as company?? I currently have a 5 gallon tank that is running but empty except for a large group of snails (my 2 year old daughter likes them!!)
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What species is this killifish? If it's one of the panchax, it's the suspect behind the fish's disappearances.
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I see you explained this one in another thread (link below). Neons will obviously be eaten due to their size. What else were eaten aside from platies and neons?
http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=145440
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A really big silver molly was eaten and a Opaline Gourami, also one of my bristlenose catfishes have gone missing but it was a tiny baby. Also emporer tetras....the list goes on... i have had fish disapearing for years but blamed my giant plec but i've got rid of him and it was still happening!!! Any ideas what i could keep with the killifish? I'm even thinking about breeding him.
Common names are woes to me.erv: Glad you said the scientific name.
I always ask my LFS for a scientific name cos there is so much confusion when researching some fish on the net!!