30 Gallon Tank

[phoenixfire]

hey guys im getting another 30 gallon tank...but for this tank i want like 2 or 3 very heavily dependent schooling fish species for this tank...so if anyone can give me 2 or 3 species that will follow each other know matter what besides neons...that would be extremely helpful...also i want to keep the number down fewer than 6 a specie...thanks..!!

Jared

 

[Ethos]

Neons!!!
Cardnals!
Actually alot of tetras..

 

[phoenixfire]

ehhh neons have neon disease which i have gotten a lot...and i want something more interesting..the neons i have now...dont really stay in a group...i want fish that will stay together no matter what...

 

[nino]

get some cories. They do not always swim together and I've found most "schooling" fish stop doing this when they are settled in their tanks. Anyways, cories scavenge around on their own but mine often play with each other which is great fun to watch.

 

[Ethos]

Cardnels
Rummynose
Black neon tetras
Jumbo neon tetras
Lemon tetras
Yello tetras
Serpea tetras
Congo tetras
Bleeding heart tetra
Black phantom tetra
Glowlight tetra
X-ray tetra
Emporor tetra
Bloodfin tetra

OA is on the phone, he was helping me out

 

[freddyk]

i want fish that will stay together no matter what...

Most fish will spread out if they are comfortable in the tank and I think at this point you're hoping something will happen that won't. A predetor in the tank will help keep them together - but then, you'll be replacing fish all the time

 

[CluelessScot]

Well Serpae tetras (the ones i had) stuck real close together or just followed each other in single file. Rather nippy tho

Kev

 

[Griz]

Rummynose or Firehead tetras. Hands down the best schooling fish I've seen. I have 8 Fireheads and they are always together in a nice tight group, even after 9 months in my tank.

 

[phoenixfire]

thanks a lot rummynose sounds interesting...and ive never seen a firehead tetra...hmm interesting...

 

[Griz]

A lot of fish sold as rummynose (hemigrammus rhodostomus) actually turn out to be fireheads (Hemigrammus bleheri).

 

[keane]

Harlequin Rasbora

steve

 

[modernhamlet]

Harlequin Rasbora

steve

Yup. Rummys and Harlequins are pretty much the two best schooling fish for aquariums.

However, I don't really understand your goal. You say you want schooling fish, but you want to keep less than 6 of each species. Methinks you may be missing the point. Can you explain?

 

[consp]

Damn you modernhamlet... you stole my suggestions

Gah. Rummynoses are awesome looking fish and look fabulous in a planted tank. Harles are great too... I had 30 odd in my tank a while ago and they looked stunning (Until the Oscars invaded )

Congo tetras also look fabulous but I think they'll be a bit too large if you're after a couple of schools. Maybe if you only went for one kind of schooling fish?

Will you be having larger "feature" fish or will these be the only ones you're adding to your aquarium?

 

[lljdma06]

Harlequin Rasbora

steve

Yup. Rummys and Harlequins are pretty much the two best schooling fish for aquariums.

However, I don't really understand your goal. You say you want schooling fish, but you want to keep less than 6 of each species. Methinks you may be missing the point. Can you explain?

I heartily agree that Harlequins rock! But I also agree that your quest for serious schooling action will be in vain if you limit your numbers to six per species. They will group together, but if you really want to start seeing some good schooling behavior, you should have at least 10, which would limit the numbers of species you could keep in your tank. I have 9 harlequins now and already there's a difference in behavior. With a larger tank, I'd like to increase their numbers to about 25, which would be very cool.

 

[freddyk]

With a larger tank, I'd like to increase their numbers to about 25, which would be very cool.

Oh yeah. My 20 serpaes don't always school, but when they fly around the tank in a big wave it's very, very cool.