"Polarhound" wrote:
It has to be something with this tank.

As you know, I picked up a juvenile maneguense to live for a couple of
months until everybody graduated to a bigger tank.

I come home tonight to find:

1. The heater is dead.
2. The water is at 74F (normally it is around 80F)
3. The managuense apparently followed the betta's lead. He's nowhere
to be found. I may have to start checking Sparky's hiding spots for
fishing poles.

Oh Polar!! How awful! That is just unbelievable...how much bad fish luck can
one person have? I'm very, very sorry. I'm sure this must you have more than
a little demoralized.

I imagine you covered up the opening too once the managuese was in. I don't
know if the tank looked undisturbed, but I have to say Sparky seems the most
logical suspect. I know cats can fish out aquatic pets from tanks w/ a paw.
I would think the tank lid would be akilter or knocked on the floor in such
a case, but perhaps there's some way the cat is pushing the lid up enough to
get a paw in and then the lid slips back in place when the cat pulls away
with the fish in tow. Sounds wild, I know, but this is too much for
coincidence.

I wonder if the dead heater is a clue that points to the tank being
disturbed.

So sorry for you, Polar.

Jade

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