Disappearing cardinals!!

**jeffs99dime** · 12-07-2006, 02:49 PM

well, i came home from work yesterday afternoon to find all 5 of my cardinal tetra have disappeared from my aquarium! pretty strange. you can see my stocklist in my sig. i suspect that it may have been the keyhole cichlids or quite possibly the glowlights or black neons-competing with the cardinals because the cardinals are more" brilliant" then themselves. every suface of the aquarium was thoroughly searched, to include the filters-nothing! very strange. what do you all think?

and yes, i realize that is a very small "school of cardinals" i was working on building up the school- till this happened, that is.

**Lady Hobbs** · 12-07-2006, 02:56 PM

Very strange. I see nothing you have that was be a deterrent to cardinals. I'd be most surprised if a tetra would bother them so that leaves me with thinking the keyholes but that is very questionable as well since they are so docile. I'd be interested in learning who the culprit was myself.

**jeffs99dime** · 12-07-2006, 04:20 PM

yeah, i'd say the keyholes too, but i'm not positive. i kind of wish that i had found one of the cardinals in their mouth. at least i would know who is the culprit!

**f1oored** · 12-08-2006, 04:08 AM

I think it was the neon tetras. Those little guys are killers, sneaky killers at that. As soon as you leave the room they start their rampage of death and carnage. I'm a little surprised that any of your other fish are still alive.

**Lady Hobbs** · 12-08-2006, 05:11 AM

Small Peaceful Tetras: Neon Tetra, Black Neon Tetra, Black Phantom Tetra, Bleeding Heart Tetra, Cardinal Tetra, Diamond Tetra, Emperor Tetra, Flame Tetra, Glass Tetra, Glowlite Tetra, Gold Tetra, Head & Tail Lite Tetra, Lemon Tetra, Pristella Tetra, Red Eye Tetra, Red Phantom Tetra, Ruby Tetra , Rummynose Tetra (Note: Black Tetras and Bloodfin Tetras may be too active for this tank.)

A-Haaaa The above are all compatible. When checking on the Keyhole, however, no Neons or Cardinals are mentioned as tank mates.

Here is my very favorite compatiblity site. http://www.elmersaquarium.com/000tropfishcareguides.htm

**f1oored** · 12-08-2006, 05:28 AM

That is a really great site hobbs. When william gets the links page up and running make sure you add that one.

**kimmers318** · 12-08-2006, 06:03 AM

I have never had issues with my neons being aggressive, they have always been beautiful additions to my tanks. I do have to wonder also about the keyhole as I have always heard of it being pretty docile....but docile as far as cichlids go...cichlids like to eat, and eat other fish, so that may be the issue. If this is the case you may find others disappearing soon also!

**f1oored** · 12-08-2006, 06:10 AM

OH COME ON!!!! My post was an obvious joke. Neon tetra = Rampage of death and carnage???? Serious kimmers... it's time to go to bed.

**kimmers318** · 12-10-2006, 02:33 AM

Serious kimmers... it's time to go to bed.

NO, I don't think so f1oored....I have heard of many people say their neons are very nippy with alot of fish and since I long ago learned not to think ever that something someone says. which to me sounds totally off the wall is something they don't actually believe, I never assume someone is joking unless they give some indication of it. Since I can't hear voices, or see facial expressions, I would never assume that you didn't believe neons could be vicious, without some indication of that from you, and tell you how ridiculous you are being. I chose to give a little of my own experience with the fish.