My babies are fighting!!

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Ok, so I have raised many fry before and I have never seen or had to deal with them fighting each other. I got some Geo Altifrons from a fellow MFKer and am growing them out in a 10g. They are all about 2"+\- and they all are constantly fighting and poking each other....non.stop. I have put decor in the tank to eliminate line of sight....nope. I have never had this issue before but then I have never had Geo Alifrons fry before either.
Any comments/suggestions?
 
Are they all still eating properly? I'm guessing if you brought it up it's enough of an issue that lots of fins are being torn or that they won't let the littler ones eat. Unfortunately there isn't too much more you can do without creating more problems. It can be harder to feed if they keep that attitude up in a big tank, because the amount of space makes it possible for some to not realize there is food and make feeding in general more difficult, but it might be the only way to feed if the smaller tanks don't work out.
 
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You need a lot more line-of-sight barriers. None of them look to be badly shredded up, so they're probably not in imminent danger of causing permanent damage. Maybe try putting some flowerpots and a lot of tall fake plants in?
 
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Woefulrelic said:
Are they all still eating properly? I'm guessing if you brought it up it's enough of an issue that lots of fins are being torn or that they won't let the littler ones eat. Unfortunately there isn't too much more you can do without creating more problems. It can be harder to feed if they keep that attitude up in a big tank, because the amount of space makes it possible for some to not realize there is food and make feeding in general more difficult, but it might be the only way to feed if the smaller tanks don't work out.
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They eat like crazy!!
Woefulrelic said:
Are they all still eating properly? I'm guessing if you brought it up it's enough of an issue that lots of fins are being torn or that they won't let the littler ones eat. Unfortunately there isn't too much more you can do without creating more problems. It can be harder to feed if they keep that attitude up in a big tank, because the amount of space makes it possible for some to not realize there is food and make feeding in general more difficult, but it might be the only way to feed if the smaller tanks don't work out.
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They all congregate and school whenever I feed them...and they all eat..
Betta132 said:
You need a lot more line-of-sight barriers. None of them look to be badly shredded up, so they're probably not in imminent danger of causing permanent damage. Maybe try putting some flowerpots and a lot of tall fake plants in?
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I guess I could try more barriers....and no, they aren't shredding each other....

I have never had this issue before like I said. Maybe this species is just feisty when fry? I have had plenty of these as adults.
 
And when I first got them I had like 15...and they all were in my 180g...but two went over the overflow before I put a screen barrier, and three were eaten by either my Koi or my 9"clown....everything else is to small to eat them....
....but they were fighting in that tank too....
...so....
 
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