Is Silver dollar a killer?

[rage]

I have an adult Silver dollar who was too jittery for my Angel fish so I moved him into the African cichlid tank with Yellow lab, Red zebra, Colbalt blue ... of all sizes.

He has lived there for a few weeks. Yesterday I found half of a 1 1/2" Yellow lab in his mouth. I don't know if he killed the Lab or if the Lab died of another cause. What do you think?

[Nickintex]

Silver dollars are highly herbivorous. I would think he was scavenging on a fish that he found that was already dead. Plecos do the same thing, and some people have accused them of killing other fish, when in fact, they are scavenging.

[Mzungu]

I concur. He probably found the dead fish and decided it would be a good snack. Not many herbivorous fish will expend the energy it takes to catch and eat another live fish.

[amilcar]

are you sure you dont have a pacu??

[rage]

are you sure you dont have a pacu??

No, it is one of these guys.

[TaTeR ToT]

thats crazy, i couldnt even get my silver dollars that were in with my red devil pair to eat silver sides, yours was munching on a lab!?
thats nuts.

i agree though, sd wont kill other fish.

[amilcar]

No, it is one of these guys.

ok cool......maybe it just found it and started playing with it..