I have a tropical fish tank with 3 fish - a clown loach, a bala shark and an Otto catfish.
They have all been living together in the same tank for at least 18 months and everything has been fine, until today.
My eldest DD heard a noise and went to see what it was, what she saw was the bala shark going crazy, swimming up & down and trying to jump out of the tank. The clown loach & catfish were swimming away from the shark, just giving it space.
DH fed them some pellets today too that they've not had for a few weeks. He also did a quick clean with the magnetic cleaners and left them attached to the tank.
Anyway, DH was watching tv tonight and the bala jumped out through a tiny bit in the glass lid and was on to of the glass under the hutch. He put the bala back into the tank but the catfish is no where to be seen. We moved every plant, every hiding place and it's no where. The bala shark looks different too. It's head looks broader and it's body wider. The head has a slight mark on it too, assumed to be an injury from jumping out.
Could the bala have eaten the catfish? We've searched the whole tank and the family room and there is no sign of the catfish. All the levels in the tank are fine. The loach is also very bright at the moment. Not sure what that means. Could the loach have eaten it? From what I've read the bala is more likely to have than the loach.
Is the bala going crazy because of the magnets being left on the tank. DH never cleans the tank with them so it wouldn't be used to it.
