i think silvers mellow out as they grow. my three silvers do not do a mad rush for food. though i have not tried feeders in a long time. as for frogs they calmly 'pluck' frogs from the surface.
they then to feed more aggressively in my experience if they are hungry i.e. after a period of starving the first few morsels of food will be fought over but then feeding returns to normal
they then to feed more aggressively in my experience if they are hungry i.e. after a period of starving the first few morsels of food will be fought over but then feeding returns to normal
(Even my pleco challenges convicts / dempsey once in a while. I just watched him steal a cricket right out of a dempsey's mouth.
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