Bully Neon Tetra - Nipping

[emma580]

Hi there. I have a school of 9 neon tetras in a 70l cycled aquarium - 5 of them have been in there for 2 months, the other 4 have been in about 2 weeks less than that as the LFS hadnt QT'd them when i went the first time.
One of the original 5 has been obviously very domineering and chasing the others etc, and while the others have calmed down a lot since they first moved in, this one has kept going - today I noticed one of the others has a small slice of tail missing.
Wondering if I should take action or just leave it??
thanks!

 

 

[Tongue_Flicker]

That's normal. In any group or school, the strongest or biggest one usually becomes dominant and takes up a leadership role.

 

[emma580]

I did think it was normal - only asked when I saw the missing tail. It's quite funny as the bully one is actually the smallest haha. Thanks for easing my mind though!

 

[Tongue_Flicker]

You'd be surprised how dangerous a small fish could be once it becomes the bully lol.. nonetheless they overcome it with time