Crowding Fish

[Stephan]

I have read lots of references to certain fish doing better when crowded but I can't for the life of me find a list of such fish. Any help?

 

[Alasse]

Many cichlids, mainly because it spreads agression.

 

[eaglesaquarium]

What do you mean by "crowded"?

 

[fluttermoth]

'Crowding' in this situation just means keeping more fish than would normally be recommended for a certain space/tank size.

It's more or less the same kind of thing that's done with some nippy fish, like tiger barbs, where you have to keep a certain amount to share out the aggression from the most dominant fish.

It's rountinely done with Lake Malawi and Tanganyikan cichlids, and sometimes with discus and angels.