Lyrentail anthia question

[scott11]

I bought a small harem- 1M 3F

I lost 1 F, dont know why.

Now the 2 F left seem to be fighting, and hang out on separate ends of the tank. Today, I saw the male and the more aggressive F fighting a little.

Is this common behavior? When I got them they seemed to stay together, and no fighting

 

[falconut]

I had my 2 females for over 4 years now. The larger female seamed to have morphed into a male. But it's coloration isn't as much as a typical male. Then don't swim together and the larger one will occationally chase the smaller one into the rocks. But for the most part they swim around without issues.

They are supposed to create a pecking order and harase the lesser ones. I suppose if one fish was getting picked on by multiple fish it could be worse. Does neither fish swim away? If this is happening, it might be a good idea to take one out. They appear to be fighting for dominance. It is OK to have them singly, too. I had a single male for a few years before and outage to him out.