do mircos only kill for food?

[biboybaka]

i have a micro and ive notice it doesnt find joy in the art of bullying. either he kills you for food or he leaves you alone. is this true for all micros?

 

[chronick]

well a lot of micros tend to rip fish in half and leave it alone; pretty sure this is for territorial purposes.

 

[Neervana]

i have two groups of micros and so far the 2nd group i have were living with my pair of oscars for a few months and they left them alone, except for when i would feed them then they would start getting a bit rough with the oscars. i also had an L014 in the tank with them and they left him alone too, never bothered him once. i'd say the only thing they ever go after are feeders but i'd never rish having permanent tankmates with them. in my experience the only tank mates they should have are other micros.

 

[gigas12]

Hi,yes its true micros dont kill only to feed.

 

[jk41589]

They kill for because:

Tank mate too silvery
Tank mate is tasty
Tank mate is in his personal space

Or he just doesn't like his tank mate.

 

[jelly]

Micros don't tend to become terratorial until they reach a decent size. In fact small juvaniles are quite timid.