smidey Posted January 12, 2007 Report Share Posted January 12, 2007 Hi all, in my community tank, starting at the top i have 2 altum angels, 2 pearl gaurami, 4 serpae neons, had 10 neons, 5 glowlights, 2 clown loaches, 2 skunk loaches, a BN catfish & a schwartz cory. The problem i have is four weeks ago I had 10 neons, i have had them around 6 months. i noticed the numbers a little lacking just after xmas when I had a count up & only had 7 left. last week there were still 7, counted yesterday & only 6. We attend the tank every day for feeding & a general gaze on the way past & have not noticed anything odd. there have been no floaters, they have just disapeared. I guess they may have died & maybe eaten by the angels which are around 18 months old & about 3 inches from mouth to the start of their tail. one of the neons is discoloured & looking a bit shabby so will keep an eye on how it progresses. I have not had any other losses, just the neons. could these have been a weak batch & are gradualy dieing off? Anyone else come accross this before. All ideas welcome. Smidey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplecatfish Posted January 12, 2007 Report Share Posted January 12, 2007 Did you know that angels naturally prey on neon tetras in the wild? At least that's what I was told. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evil_elmo Posted January 12, 2007 Report Share Posted January 12, 2007 neons just dont last long i know a breeder so my tank normally has about 50neons and they just slowly disappear, i think they die and get eaten by other fish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smidey Posted January 12, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2007 Did you know that angels naturally prey on neon tetras in the wild? At least that's what I was told. neons just dont last long i know a breeder so my tank normally has about 50neons and they just slowly disappear, i think they die and get eaten by other fish thanks for the info, i don't really mind them disappearing, only 6 more till a change of look with another type of tetra. what about the glowlights, mine are still very healthy, have not lost any & they have been in the tank longer than all the other fish. they seem to "last" very well. Smidey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evil_elmo Posted January 12, 2007 Report Share Posted January 12, 2007 never had glowlights but my lemon tetra seems to last a pretty long time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IOU1 Posted January 12, 2007 Report Share Posted January 12, 2007 Whats your temperature of the water?? Neons are suited to cooler water than angels at about 20-22 degrees unlike 28 degrees-ish. They are not comfortable at these temperatures and don't last as long. Maybe this is something to do with it... Or the angel could be eating them, how big are the angels mouths? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smidey Posted January 12, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2007 the temp is between 26 & 28. If that is the case shouldn't it effect the glowlights to? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted January 12, 2007 Report Share Posted January 12, 2007 I'd put it down to hungry angels or poor quality neons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smidey Posted January 12, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2007 I'd put it down to hungry angels or poor quality neons. my insticts are that they are poor quality neons that then satisfy my lazy well fed angels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsarmina Posted January 12, 2007 Report Share Posted January 12, 2007 the temp is between 26 & 28. If that is the case shouldn't it effect the glowlights to? i have read that most tetra prefer temps of around 22 - 23oC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpidersWeb Posted January 12, 2007 Report Share Posted January 12, 2007 My neons do fine at higher temps, it just shortens their life span, but unless you've had those neons for at least a year, then I'd say your angels ate them. Once angels learn they can fit neons in their mouth, they disappear very quickly. If this is the case, any more you add will be food. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim r Posted January 12, 2007 Report Share Posted January 12, 2007 I once lost 40 neons which were in a tank with angels and they most definitely got eaten. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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