Do Different Barb Species Swim In A Group?

[rob_cool1]

Hey
this may seem Like a weird question lol but it's because my red tiger barbs often swim with my 5 banded barbs in a group. Then other times my 5 banded barbs are swimming with my Odessa barbs and sometimes their all swimming in a big group.
I don't know if this is normal or not so I thought I would ask

cheers
rob

 

[fluttermoth]

Yes, it's normal; they're just trying to be in a large a shoal as possible, and as you have only a few of each species they will group up.