They are cannibalistic live-bearers. That means mothers must give birth to their fish in a special compartment which prevents her from consuming them shortly after delivery.
The male fish are also jealous assholes who won't hesitate to gang up on prettier fish and tear their fins off.
I also used to have this one golden algae eater who'd pick fights with the tank's biggest gourami who was easily five times his size. But that golden, algae-eating fish was nimble and the gourami ended up hurting himself more than his opponent (due to constantly missing the algae eater and slamming mouth-first into gravel).
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I have tropical fish.
They are cannibalistic live-bearers. That means mothers must give birth to their fish in a special compartment which prevents her from consuming them shortly after delivery.
The male fish are also jealous assholes who won't hesitate to gang up on prettier fish and tear their fins off.
I also used to have this one golden algae eater who'd pick fights with the tank's biggest gourami who was easily five times his size. But that golden, algae-eating fish was nimble and the gourami ended up hurting himself more than his opponent (due to constantly missing the algae eater and slamming mouth-first into gravel).