What is a shoal?

[mike45]

So what is a shoal?
A certain number of fish..? Or is it the same as a school?

 

[tstenback]

A group of fish commonly also referred to as a school. HTH

 

[my_fallen_angel]

a shoal (school) is about 5 at the least fish in a group

 

[thecichlidaddict]

A school is one species of fish swimming as a group. A shoal is more then one species of fish swimming as a group.

 

[methical]

A school is one species of fish swimming as a group. A shoal is more then one species of fish swimming as a group.

WOW u learn sumthing new everyday

 

[G_Sharky]

WOW u learn sumthing new everyday

Yup i never knew that before...I thought school and shoal is the same.....

 

[CFC]

Actually a shoal is a group of fish loosely hanging about together in no particular pattern, a school is a group of fish all facing and traveling in the same direction.

 

[tjrdennis]

"shoal" means :1.great number of fish swimming together
2.shallow place in the sea;sandbank,esp one that can be seen
when the water lever is low.
3.hidden dangers or difficulties

 

[thecichlidaddict]

It all works.

The important thing is that they are both a group of fish, and that fish that are supposed to live as a shoal or a school should always be kept in higher numbers ;-)