Mini shark attack!

[fishflaps]

Well as some of you may know I have 4 ikkle fishies swimming around happily in my one of my tanks. I've had them a week now & they seem to be settling in well making friends with each other... but Pickle the black moor seems to be turning into a mini shark! He basks at the back of the tank behind the plants most of the time minding his own business far away from the other 3 but at feeding time BAAM! He attacks! He shimmies & wiggles & nudges the other 3 & pecks at them while they are feeding & its worrying me that the other 3 may become stressed.. They are all round about the same size - theres no big/small fish.. is this just him making himself the main man of the tank or is this breed known to be like this?

:shark:

 

[jm1212]

is he pecking at their stomachs?

 

[fishflaps]

Their bottoms mostly.. but does peck their eyes & bashes into their sides! He's being very naughty... but only at feeding time..

They all eat well & it doesnt seem to put them off but worries me it could do if it carries on...

 

[Dangerdoll]

what size tank are they all in?

 

[fishflaps]

God knows how many gallons it is but it is 4 foot by 1 foot..

 

[Dangerdoll]

sounds like a 55 gallon....

 

[jm1212]

sounds like they are breeding. i read about it in AFM that the male does this to get the female to well, yea i wont get into it

 

[fishflaps]

.. double post... sorry..

 

[fishflaps]

:huh: I'm not that good at math but thanks for working that out for me DangerDoll...

OMG nooooo, they can't be breeding surely!? He pecks at Lily mostly.. i'm assuming she's a she but if he's getting the horn she must be a she

I'll keep watching.......