Fat ember tetra chasing others

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ellamay

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Iā€™ve got one fat looking ember tetra chasing other ember tetras away from the middle of the tank during feeding time. Everyone else is getting along fine, itā€™s just this one thatā€™s being rude. Itā€™s also quite fat and slightly larger than the others so Iā€™m not sure if itā€™s a female about to lay eggs?
It doesnā€™t look very big in the photo but itā€™s definitely bigger than the others. Iā€™ve only had them for a few weeks.
 

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I've had a shoal of this species over many years, and never observed any issues involving aggression beyond normal characin behaviours (challenging, display, spawning, etc). Given the surface level plant thickets, I would think all of the Embers will easily get what food they need so I wouldn't worry.
 
Sorry, looks like Iā€™ve posted this thread twice by accident! I canā€™t work out how to delete so if an admin could delete one for me please ?
 
I've had a shoal of this species over many years, and never observed any issues involving aggression beyond normal characin behaviours (challenging, display, spawning, etc). Given the surface level plant thickets, I would think all of the Embers will easily get what food they need so I wouldn't worry.
Thatā€™s a relief. I researched for months making sure all the fish I was getting would work in a peaceful community so I think I panicked a bit when it looked like they were fighting! I wonder if itā€™s just as theyā€™ve aged a bit more theyā€™re just challenging eachother a bit more then? This big one has been chasing the smaller ones for a few hours now.
 

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