Goldfish chasing around tank- bullying or play?

[RainbowGeek]

I have two goldfish which I won from the fair a year and a half ago. They've been in the same tank together all the time- and both seemed Ok with each other. However one has grown very big, whereas the other has stayed quite small. The larger one keeps eating all the time, nibbling on all the plants in the tank when all the food has gone, yet I never see the small one eating.

Recently, the larger one has started to chase the smaller fish around- causing the smaller one to retreat underneath the bridge (where the larger fish can't fit). I can't see any physical signs of damage to either fish- but could this chasing be bullying, or is it how goldfish play?

xxxLisa

[Chessman]

Its the law of the jungle, (or in this case, the Goldfish bowl or tank), suvival of the fittest and pecking order. Goldfish are greedy creatures, and will eat as much food as is put in, in this case, it seems as if one has eaten more than the other, and is using his size to dominate, and get the lions share of food,(if not all). I'm not too sure of the remedy, except to possibly get rid of one of them, a solitary Goldfish is not generally an unhappy one, and whichever one you choose to keep, should live for years.

[einsteinsdog]

i think you should put the larger one in a diffarent tank and give the smaller one more food and see if that helps