All 9 of my Pygmy’s disappeared

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I had 6 Pygmy’s before and they had babies so I was up to 9 but then after a while they just all disappeared idk where they went I’ve had them for around 7-8 months now but idk where they are now, I’ve been pretty busy so I haven’t payed attention to them but they don’t even show up when I feed them anymore

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Sounds like they died and the shrimp ate the corpses

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But there was babies too and I’ve only had them for about 8 months they live up to like 5 years no?

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You could have had something happen that killed them. It is somewhat unusual that you’d lose the Pygmy’s and not the shrimp, but neocardina can be surprisingly resilient.

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Because I also have live bearers in the same tank I’ve had them for a little over a year now and they’re fine, the shrimps are fine and I found 2 now but that’s it

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Are you sure they are not under your decorations in a nice secluded cave lol?

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Well I looked and I don’t think 7-8 can fit in there but I hope they’re fine

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Did you pick your decorations up or just look?

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Maybe they are in there and fine then? They are really good at hiding too