Schooling Fishes???

[-Chewy-]

Hi all,

This is not really a beginner's question but my question doesn't seem to fit anywhere else. Ok, here's my question, i going to setup a 30 gal tank some time in the future (when? ask God - He knows ) and I want this tank to be more of a "schooling" tank, which means fishes that school in a group. I was thinking of neon tetras but I heard that neons spread out when they are in a big tank or when they are used to the place. Which fish school tightly even in big places??

Ps.- Don't recommend cardinals or rummy noses. they burn a BIG hole in my wallet!!! lol!!!

-Chewy-

 

[modernhamlet]

Harlequin Rasboras are pretty much the best schoolers around.

 

[tstenback]

I will second that recommendation they are very tight schoolers. How about any of the danios? And why would you not want the fabulous cardinal tetra ? The biggest mistake made by fish keepers on these fish is they cant wait and put them in a tank that is not stable (less than a couple of months after cycling). I have had these fish in various tanks over the last 25 years and have lost very few due to stress. Just leave some space in the tank and wait the time.

 

[JoKeR]

Maybe NEONS

 

[kribs mate]

harlequin rasboas or glowlight tetras

 

[Dragonslair]

Scissortails, I have 9 of them and they don't half shift together when they are after food or just turning around. A quick flash of silver, altogher.

 

[-Chewy-]

As I told you in my last post, tstenback, cardinals cost a bomb - well, at least to me, I'm in 11 grade. Might consider harlequin. Scissortails, darn!, they don't sell them at my LFS. And 55 gallon dude, NEVER neons....they have proven to me that they only school when stressed or in a small envoirment.
Anymore suggestion people?

-Chewy-

 

[Sorrell]

Everyone is suggestions tetras, but I love tiger barbs, they school well and make a really cool looking, very active tank. B)

 

[-Chewy-]

Nice suggestion sorrell, but I would like to also keep in that tank some guppies.... won't go too well, don't ya think?

 

[Sorrell]

Now that would make for a VERY active tank... at least at first! LOL probably not the best idea, I digress.

 

[White Whale]

Any shoaling fish will school tightly if you keep a "semi-predator" in the same tank.

 

[rollntider]

any of the pygmie cory cats the hastatus, habrosus or pygmaues. Mine run like a tight nit family. i highly recomend plus they clean the bottom and they like big schools. You can also have your guppies they get along great ( I bet people are gonna get tired of me and my pygmie cory cat fetish )

 

[OscarCichlid]

What about rainbow fish?

 

[rollntider]

Any shoaling fish will school tightly if you keep a "semi-predator" in the same tank.

they are right my 29 gallon all the tetras school (all different breeds) because the rainbow shark makes them...I never noticed that until now. Because before my wife bought that (@#%$^) Shark they were on their own most of the time. Now when one moves they all go that way.

I did have a big tetra school at one time and I hope to create it again in the future. I had Cardinals/neons/glowlights/whiteclouds that schooled together most of the time. It was a pretty site. I will do that again soon as soon as these 29 gallon guys grow old. I wanted to do the black widow tetra school, but the "alpha" one kept killing them off (no kidding) he is the only one left.

 

[White Whale]

any of the pygmie cory cats the hastatus, habrosus or pygmaues. Mine run like a tight nit family. i highly recomend plus they clean the bottom and they like big schools. You can also have your guppies they get along great ( I bet people are gonna get tired of me and my pygmie cory cat fetish )

I'd LOVE to get pygmy cories! They are the cutest fingies!!!