I've had 10 rummy nose (H. bleheri) in my 50 gallon tank for 2 weeks. I love watching them; they remain close together in a school, and drift back and forth in the tank. Except at feeding time when they are all over the place grabbing food.
I'd say they are full sized, about an inch long, maybe slightly more.
Yesterday I added 10 lamb chop rasboras (rasboras espeii). These are juveniles, quite small.
Since those went in, all 20 fish are here, there and everywhere. NO ONE IS SCHOOLING! Some swim together for a short time, mixed species, then off they all go again, no one knows where they want to be.
Do you think this is because the new fish are babies? Not fry, but definitely young, not full sized? It is comical to watch! And feeding time is the usual chaos as everyone gets going after the food, so much fun!
The tank also has 4 red cherry shrimp which went in 2 days ago, and 2 mystery snails, one bright gold, one blue, those went in a week back.
I didn't know what to expect from the rasboras, but I didn't expect the tetras to start going all over the place. Don't know if I have a problem or not!
I've also got some live plants in there mixed in with the plastic and silk. I have 2 moss balls; some naja grass; anubias (one piece attached to a stone, another with roots), a piece each of java moss, java fern, and some wassertang.
Yesterday I added 10 lamb chop rasboras (rasboras espeii). These are juveniles, quite small.
Since those went in, all 20 fish are here, there and everywhere. NO ONE IS SCHOOLING! Some swim together for a short time, mixed species, then off they all go again, no one knows where they want to be.
Do you think this is because the new fish are babies? Not fry, but definitely young, not full sized? It is comical to watch! And feeding time is the usual chaos as everyone gets going after the food, so much fun!
The tank also has 4 red cherry shrimp which went in 2 days ago, and 2 mystery snails, one bright gold, one blue, those went in a week back.
I didn't know what to expect from the rasboras, but I didn't expect the tetras to start going all over the place. Don't know if I have a problem or not!
I've also got some live plants in there mixed in with the plastic and silk. I have 2 moss balls; some naja grass; anubias (one piece attached to a stone, another with roots), a piece each of java moss, java fern, and some wassertang.