hydrolycus tat singled out from group, not schooling

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jonnytat2

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recently picked up 7 hydrolycus tats. always schooled together ate together and hung out in front of powerhead together. yesterday evening i noticed one of the tats is in the other end of the tank by himself, almost hiding in the darkest part of the tank. and on the opposite side where everyone is parked in front of current theres another tat out of the current just staring to the other end. when i feed one swims up and other chases it away. how wouldyou guys handle a sit like this. tats are all about 5.5". the one hiding is the skinniest one. tank is a 7ft x 2ft. dim lighting. water parameters are all perfect. thanks

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That's a really cool charachin collection you got! I'd add more characins. Silver dollars to be precise. Just so that all these top predators will start bullying the silver dollars instead of the others of their own kind.
 
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thank you. ill look into the silver dollars . last time i needed dithers i went with tin foil barbs and they ate so fast and aggresively scared some others away . lol also have a odoe pike when these guys get big enough. hope itll work out
 
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