I think humans are guilty of the 'broad sweep' generalizations of convenience as we define species (the fish don't know or care). If I had a buck for every time somebody said 'this fish is this, that fish is that' I'd go to Vegas. I would say some fish have a predisposition to aggression more than others.
People talk about oscars being gentle giants. Some are, some aren't. Some are @holes of the first order. Mine was somewhere in the middle. Very tolerant of tankmates as long as he wasn't crowded or challenged. Mine had two hits, an 8 inch severum (bitten head) and one destroyed featherfin with ripped out eyes, peeled skin and a broken spine. But to his buddies he was a sweetheart.
People talk about oscars being gentle giants. Some are, some aren't. Some are @holes of the first order. Mine was somewhere in the middle. Very tolerant of tankmates as long as he wasn't crowded or challenged. Mine had two hits, an 8 inch severum (bitten head) and one destroyed featherfin with ripped out eyes, peeled skin and a broken spine. But to his buddies he was a sweetheart.