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Synods will eat everything they can fit in their mouths... and they've got big mouths! Probably nabbed your betta while he was sleeping. :/
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I've been busy with my other tanks. I set up a new 8g for shrimp and totally re-scaped my main tank because the plants took over this weekend. I took all the left over plants and dumped them in the 10 with the beta and my lace catfish. I didn't pay much attention to the tank except dump some food in. I didn't notice the beta Sunday or Monday but I thought he was hiding in the floating plants. Well today I got back to the ten to straighten out the plants and the beta is gone. I know the catfish is WAYYY to big for a 10g. He's nearly 5" long now but he only leaves the cave at night and I've never seen him bothering the beta. There's a top on the tank with just a small hole by the HOB and the cats can't get to it. I'm stumped my beta was fat fine and healthy. Could the lace cat have eaten him? I can't imagine that either since the beta was mature and good size I looked around the stand to see if he jumped out. He's just vanished. The catfish does look like he's been eating well :icon_sad:
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It's the part about keeping animals that I hate, when they go missing!
Back in the day I had an all white betta with red and blue fins. One day I was giving his tank a scrub and he jumped out of the cup I had him in. I couldn't find him. I thought my dogs ate him. turns out he was under the counter where the linoleium was curled up. I wouldn't have found him unless my dog sniffed there. He lived another year
I've had 2 go under my fridge :icon_sad: Even with a lid. they jumped out in the small area near the filter.
If you check the floor, don't just check the area around the tank... they can flip flop their butts across a room.
I've also had my mystery snail do this 2 times as well. Once I thought he was toast, all dried out. He's still kickin though! (also found behind fridge)
Back in the day I had an all white betta with red and blue fins. One day I was giving his tank a scrub and he jumped out of the cup I had him in. I couldn't find him. I thought my dogs ate him. turns out he was under the counter where the linoleium was curled up. I wouldn't have found him unless my dog sniffed there. He lived another year
I've had 2 go under my fridge :icon_sad: Even with a lid. they jumped out in the small area near the filter.
If you check the floor, don't just check the area around the tank... they can flip flop their butts across a room.
I've also had my mystery snail do this 2 times as well. Once I thought he was toast, all dried out. He's still kickin though! (also found behind fridge)
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Yup the jumper Betta's! Found mine in the carpet one day probably there for 20 minutes ~ survived. Also jumped again into *thankfully* a bucket of old water when i was doing maintenance. I left for a second and then found him swimming around in there.I thought my dogs ate him. turns out he was under the counter where the linoleium was curled up. I wouldn't have found him unless my dog sniffed there. He lived another year
I've had 2 go under my fridge :icon_sad: Even with a lid. they jumped out in the small area near the filter.
If you check the floor, don't just check the area around the tank... they can flip flop their butts across a room.
I've also had my mystery snail do this 2 times as well. Once I thought he was toast, all dried out. He's still kickin though! (also found behind fridge)
Sorry about your betta though Whitesage. Having Fish that are personal sucks :frown:.
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