guido Posted August 7, 2009 Report Share Posted August 7, 2009 This is merely a question for my own curiosity, but I appreciate any responses. One of my yellow labs dies recently--he was the victim of some aggression that I didn't see, but can only ascribe to a recent tank change (to a bigger tank). Anyway, I was watching this injured fish closely and wasn't sure if he would make it, but after not watching for an hour I returned to find him dead. Here's the strange part ... he had been half-buried in the sand already ... not casually, but fairly deep. Is this something cichlids do with their dead? I've never seen it before so I'm curious if anyone has any comments on this. If it was a cichlid funeral, I'm actually sorry I missed it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riflemn Posted August 7, 2009 Report Share Posted August 7, 2009 Now I know where the term " Deep six" comes from:-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vallisneria Posted August 7, 2009 Report Share Posted August 7, 2009 I"ve seen africans dive into the sand to hide. Maybe he was trying to hide with his last burst of strenght, or maybe he dove into the sand by accident if he was thrashing around. Cichlids don't burry their dead, they are more likely to eat them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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