Is my Jawfish killing fish?

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So this is going to be a long story but it is necessary.

So I had gotten a 3" engineer goby at the same time as my Dusky Jawfish for my 75 gallon. The goby was friendly with the jawfish and even lived in the same burrow. After a week, he disappeared. My mom saw him one week later. I was and still am hopeful that he is alive hiding.

Fastfoward a month and I saw, to me horror, a dead sailfin molly in the jawfish mouth. He spat him out later. I am not sure if the jawfish ate him alive or if the sailfin molly died and then got eaten.

Fastfoward a another month and I got a peppermint and he is missing and it has been 2 weeks.

I am not sure if the jawfish is a murder. He shares his burrow with other fish and they have not died or gone missing.
 
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HOW MUCH DOES A FISH’S FEEDING REQUIREMENTS AFFECT YOUR STOCKING DECISIONS?

  • A lot! - I avoid fish that require frequent or specialized feeding

    Votes: 6 30.0%
  • Quite a bit, but an automatic feeder can change my answer

    Votes: 4 20.0%
  • It depends on whether my nutrient export can handle it

    Votes: 3 15.0%
  • It depends on how badly I want the fish

    Votes: 5 25.0%
  • Not much. I’m willing to adjust my routine

    Votes: 4 20.0%
  • Not at all. Feeding demands don’t limit my stocking choices

    Votes: 4 20.0%
  • I usually learn about the demanding feeding schedule after buying the fish!

    Votes: 1 5.0%
  • I haven’t really considered this before

    Votes: 1 5.0%
  • Something else (see my comments in the thread)

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