My fish....strange thing

Question
Hi Chris,

Let me first thank you for taking the time to try and answer this question for me.

I have african cichlids and they are wonderful. But I have one which is about 4" and he has been recently been taking gravel in his mouth one by one and creating a large pile and removels the gravel until he gets to the bottom of the aquarium. Do you know why he is doing this. Is he trying to escape or has a problem.

Hope to hear from you since this is something I kinda concerened and actually find amuzing.

With Thanks,
PAulo

Answer
Hi Paulo;

This is quite normal for cichlids. They dig areas in their territory to hide and breed. So don't worry. He is acting just like he should!

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Chris Robbins

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