Introducing New Fish

[ca1ore]

Added a pair of Meleagris leopards to my display. Both females, one very small at about 1 1/2" the other much larger at about 3 1/2". One was completely ignored by the resident leopards (all females), the other was given a really hard time. Which one, and why?

 

[norfolkgarden]

Added a pair of Meleagris leopards to my display. Both females, one very small at about 1 1/2" the other much larger at about 3 1/2". One was completely ignored by the resident leopards (all females), the other was given a really hard time. Which one, and why?

Lol, ok, I'll bite.

The small one was not seen as a threat.

The larger one changed the hierarchy for the rest, which didn't like that.

lol, what do I win?

Or worse, is that completely wrong.
[emoji6]

 

[ca1ore]

That is exactly right .... you 'win' my eternal admiration :D. I have found this to be true with many fish species, yet not all. My experience with adding a small zebrasoma tang to an established, larger population went very poorly for the small addition. Yet with most wrasses, a small addition often goes unnoticed as non-threatening. It's curious.