Mbuna Cannibals?

[JoeBel]

I poked around again but still couldn't find anything. I have eggcrate underneath my sand and the sandbed is fairly thin over the crate, to the point where it's very easy to uncover the eggcrate. I don't see any signs of the body in the sand at all. I checked beneath the crevices and found nothing either.

Will a corpse eventually float to the surface? Should I just keep monitoring the AM level to make sure it doesn't spike if the corpse is indeed hidden somewhere?

Thanks,

 

[Pittbull]

Most likely if it died your fish will eat the deceased body and leave the bones so i wouldnt think a set of small bones would cause a big issue.. If the body is left alone (not eaten) yes it will eventually float and could cause an ammonia spike..

Take care..

 

[JoeBel]

Well the Dem that was sick actually appeared this morning in the back of my tank and I netted it out and euthanized it. It showed really faint traces of life, swimming sideways & upside down. I'm glad it didn't end up eaten or stuck somewhere, prob solved. I still wonder what happened to it, my other fish are fine & water params are too.

 

[Otherone]

I've seen my africans eat gold fish and comets................zero trace of bones.

 

[Cichlidsanders]

Well the Dem that was sick actually appeared this morning in the back of my tank and I netted it out and euthanized it. It showed really faint traces of life, swimming sideways & upside down. I'm glad it didn't end up eaten or stuck somewhere, prob solved. I still wonder what happened to it, my other fish are fine & water params are too.

Sorry to hear about your Demasoni hope this is the last one you lose over unknown problems!

 

[fsc46]

Good time to check ur water parameters.

Also, a fish can slowly die if it's gills are nipped at. Symptoms may be similar to what ur fish went through.

 

[Kscichlid]

Might have been bloat - Dems can that really easy on too high a protein diet.