Schooling Fish

[demasoni]

What types of fish out there that school? And can live in a community tank?
I know neon tetras school together, but thats all that I know of.

Please and thx

 

[raeburter]

For bottom dwellers i say cories...

 

[vancouver]

Most tetras like to school.. I cant think of any that don't actually.

 

[Griz]

I always recommend rummynose or firehead tetras if you're looking for fish that will stay together in a tight school. They are fairly active, good community fish, and school as tightly as any tetra I've kept.

 

[thefirethief]

Ive got a shoal of around 20 ember tetras in my community tank. They are the smallest tetra you can get and look speckytacular in a group.

 

[jordan.m]

I've heard that guppies are a schooling fish...

 

[The-Lion]

I agree with any of those sold under the name of Rummy-nose also X-ray tetra are another gooden. I have of six of each in one of my tanks & they all school together.

 

[Lord Zogat]

I agree with any of those sold under the name of Rummy-nose also X-ray tetra are another gooden. I have of six of each in one of my tanks & they all school together.

My Platy will follow each other in groups but not really school as in how the term refers.

My Danios definetly do school and so do my Green Neons (I think thats the right name, slight green stripe).

If the dominent Danio has crossed my water bridge and into the other tank, then the remaining Dnaios and neons school together, if he comes back then the neons stay ain a corner and sit as a group while the danios follow one another.

Its really interesting with two bridges tanks to see the behaviour patterns change in the fish as fish move from one tank to the other as what fish and how many in each tank is always changing.

I also had a baby Platy about 15mm long cross the bridge into the large tank. He hides with my Pleco.

 

[Sibelius]

Rosy tetras and bleeding heart tetras I have both seen schooling.