Can you tell me which cichlids school?

[Southwestern]

Are there cichlids that school well? (preferably not African)

Thanks!

[jpappy789]

I can't think of any non african that actually schools/shoals.

[mjordan29]

yah when talking about scholls you generally talk about tetras, barbs and danios.... most south american chiclids like tank mate of there species but it doesnt matter how many. solitary fish are fine...

for example... apistos and rams. both of them dont mind comapany from there same species. i would say apistos generally require 2-3 females per male but rams are not exactly like that.

hope that helped

[platytudes]

Angelfish, discus - sort of.

[Southwestern]

Okay. That answers the question though. I'll probably get a non-cichlid fish to get the school effect (e.g. Rainbow or Congo Tetras).

Thanks!

[ianab]

Actually Oscars will 'shoal' if you have a big enough group and tank.

Have a watch of this clip
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tV_1AdUijps

Just most of us mere mortals don't have tanks big enough to do that. :o

Ian

[Jerzboi]

:rofl:

[jpappy789]

There are sardine-like species from Lake Tanganyika (ie. Cryptochromis spp.) that are natural schoolers.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69jVCeJZHAs

[spencerguy1]

discus

[toddnbecka]

Most species of SA or CA cichlids will school when they're fry or juvies, but they become territorial when they mature.

[MoonstruckMuse]

I think I've seen BIG tanks in a variety of aquariums that have some kind of Uaru or Severum shaped thing schooling. Like, hundreds. Can't remember what they were specifically, just that they were that shape and size. Haha.

The Oscar video is pretty sweet! If only, if only.

[verbal]

The true schoolers are the previously mentioned Tanganyikan ones. Yellow Labs are not very territorial, so their behavior appears similar to schooling. However I think it is food(or potential food) they are following, rather than truly schooling.