Do Payara fight?

[STONEDFISH]

I have 2 small 4" Payara (scombs) in my 55gal. The slightly smaller one has had some significant damage to its tail a few times in the past weeks. I treated it with melafix and it was healing up nicely from the first incident, but then this morning he was shredded worse. Melafix-ed the tank, but I don't know if the other Payara is doing it or if one of my well-fed polypterus are trying to eat it? What would you all guess?
STNDFSH?

 

[jloos1988]

i'v been having the same problem with my payara gettin shredded from head to tail and i couldnt figure it out. i have a bicher too, so maybe there doing it to our payara's???

 

[santoury]

I am guessing the Bichir - they do this...

 

[STONEDFISH]

Well now the question is which one? I have a Delhezi, Ornate, 2 Albino Senegal, and a Senegal. Even though the Ornate is the biggest, it is least active, and usually waits for something to swim into it before it bites.
STNDFSH

 

[jloos1988]

i got an ornate, so maybe yours too??

 

[leviathon13]

looks like you guys figured this out already but for what it's worth, i had a yellow tail cuda(7") in my 75 with a small (3-4") ornate bichir and the cuda's tail kept getting shredded.Ornates are biters.

 

[I31]

I put my money on the Bichir . Same thing was occuring at lfs with a redtail. Fins were shredded.