Tetras eating each other

[combuddy91]

Happy New Year everyone!

I've been on xmas vacation for a week, only returning to see that one of my Serpae Tetras have been missing. I checked the filter, the peremeter of the aquarium, behind decor etc. When I was feeding my fish, I noticed that the danios were eating something that looked like dried shrimp and eventually after checking, I found a fin of the lost tetra.

Stocking 29 gallon

6 danios
7 (8 b4) serpae tetras

ammonia 0
nitrite 0

Is this normal for tetras?

 

[~Kswords~]

If the fish died while you were gone it is possible for other fish to eat dead fish. To them it's just like normal food.

 

[Bk718]

agree with whats said above..
You should check out petco aquariums lol thats a regular for any fish.

 

[jpappy789]

One probably just got nipped at too much and died of stress. As mentioned, fish will eat other dead fish but tetras are not killers...no matter how jaws-like they may think they are

 

[Mgamer20o0]

once a fish is dead its fair game.

 

[combuddy91]

so this doesn't have anything to do with me not feeding them for a week right?

 

[J double R]

well, yes, and no.

the fish dying didnt have anything to do with it, but the fact that they were hungry from not eating for a week probably drove them to eat it more so than they would have if they were fed everyday.