Recommendations for schooling fish
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Raoul5Duke
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I'm pretty happy with my 6 Bartlett's Anthias (1 male & 5 females, lucky devil). They stay out in the open and it seems like fish that were very shy before now come out in my tank since the Anthias are always out and about.
dave.m
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Convict tangs are supposed to be the easiest to get to shoal. All tangs will shoal occasionally to raid someone else's territory, usually a damsel's but sometimes a more territorial type of tang like powder blues. Banner fish will shoal, as will pyramid butterflies.
A few people are bringing in some types of small cardinals that tend to school or shoal, but there's usually a lot of die-off. These fish need to be fed almost as soon as they arrive as they are not particularly robust, and live food is usually necessary, at least until they start eating.
Dave.M
A few people are bringing in some types of small cardinals that tend to school or shoal, but there's usually a lot of die-off. These fish need to be fed almost as soon as they arrive as they are not particularly robust, and live food is usually necessary, at least until they start eating.
Dave.M
3yellowtangs
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3 - 5 yellow tangs of the same size will stay together pretty nicely. I have 3 obviously.
rnelson
Shark Obsessed
Raoul5Duke - I will check those out, thanks!
dave.m - yeah, haven't had much luck with damsels or cardinals....they slowly but surely disappear. But, the last time I attempted schooling fish (about 3 years ago) I was keeping a few small sharks also......that might have contributed to the disappearances
Are the pyramid butterflies reef safe?
3yellowtangs - I had a group of 5 yellow tangs about 5 years ago.....all but one were lost in a kalk reactor accident (as were a bunch of other fish). The one that survived is still in the tank, it is at least 7-8 years old.......
dave.m - yeah, haven't had much luck with damsels or cardinals....they slowly but surely disappear. But, the last time I attempted schooling fish (about 3 years ago) I was keeping a few small sharks also......that might have contributed to the disappearances
Are the pyramid butterflies reef safe?3yellowtangs - I had a group of 5 yellow tangs about 5 years ago.....all but one were lost in a kalk reactor accident (as were a bunch of other fish). The one that survived is still in the tank, it is at least 7-8 years old.......
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SS_Sean
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D. is reef safe. A. is not, if I recall correctly. It's very hard to tell the difference, and that alone could cause an argument.
What about Chromis.. blue/greens are really great fish.
Scissortail gobies. Highly underrated fish. Surprisingly colorful, inexpensive, absolutely prefer to swim together most of the time, and are never hostile to each other or anyone else. They also have a different body shape than most and swim in the upper areas of the water column. I have four of them and they are always within a foot of each other. They are also very curious as they get settled in. Good counterbalance to my big fish. Reef safe too.
Rick
5ft cube reef tank
Rick
5ft cube reef tank
o2manyfish
o2manyfish
I have the blue eye cardinals - I think that's what they are they look like Fresh Water Bleeding heart tetras- I have 4 - They are always together and have been for the past year or so - Not verry exciting fish. I have a large group of Bangai - They are usually hanging in pairs or trios. Sometimes all off them 8-9 will be together.
Dispar Anthias do some nice schooling. I have about 15 - but can't get them all to hang together - They seem to split into two groups.
I have 9 yellow tangs and a purple - When all the pumps shut off during the lights ramping up in the afternoon and when lights ramp down - the tangs school together to go foraging for food across the rock work. With the circulation pumps running sometimes they are together and sometimes they are all spread out.
Dave B
Dispar Anthias do some nice schooling. I have about 15 - but can't get them all to hang together - They seem to split into two groups.
I have 9 yellow tangs and a purple - When all the pumps shut off during the lights ramping up in the afternoon and when lights ramp down - the tangs school together to go foraging for food across the rock work. With the circulation pumps running sometimes they are together and sometimes they are all spread out.
Dave B
3FordFamily
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Fairy wrasses!
Fairy wrasses do not school.
+1... Have ~30 in my 450g tank for many years...have yet to see them school...
Zebra bar gobies seem to stay together, they will usually hide till 1 comes out then the others will follow... if 1 gets 'spooked' they all disappear.
