Phoenix barb trio, Spinibarbus denticulatus, ~2'

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The Phoenix barbs shoal together with golden dorado and the latter nip their tails until almost none left. I doubt this is predatory nipping because everyone is fed generously. I think this is a hierarchical dominance by the dorado over the barbs.

 

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