Schooling Fish?

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I've ordered a new 40 gallon and I'm going to transfer all fishies and plants from my 20 gallon to the 40. (After I build a stand, which could take a while).
Anyway, I'm pretty happy with the fish population I have now, but the only thing I thought would be neat to have is about a dozen, small (like neons) guys that will school. My Cardinals kind of school loosely, but I'd like to have some that really stay and move together.
Any thoughts on some guaranteed schoolers
 
I think you were right on with the neons. A group of 12 should look awesome together!
 
Well, I've already got 6 Cardinal Tetras, and they dont stay together a whole lot, but I'm going to check out the Rummy Nose guys. I don't have anything like those, and they might be a nice addition to the populations,
Can't wait to get my new tank going, but making the stand and canopy is going to take a while, so I've got time to decide on new fish.

Thanks,
 
After awhile the schooling fish will loose interest in the tank unless there is a real or perceived threat to them. I have rummies and they don't school at all, I also have silver tips that do not school. Eventually they get a safe feelign and just sort of hang out a bit. I think you would be best off adding more cardinals to the tank as the chances of some of the schooling with a bigger group will probably be better.
 
I had a school of 10 neons a while back. They schooled together very tightly for about a week, then they got comfortable with their new environment and didn't really school together at all, there'd be like 2 or 3 going around together, but I never saw that tight school again, unless I added a new fish or changed the tank decor. Just an f.y.i....

I like rummynoses though, they're really bright, and imho and ime, much less delicate than neons.

Good luck!

~Tara
 
I have about 9 raspboras that school well together. They also seem to be a little more resiliant than the neons. I started with about 6 that were pretty loose, then added another half dozen. A couple died off leaving me with what I have now, and they stick pretty close. Voracious little eaters that love bloodworms. :D
 
Ya...I would definately go with more Cardinals. The bigger the school, the better. However, it is true that if fish get too comfy...they simply just don't feel the need to school. You could put a *****y fish in ur tank - something that would be slightly aggressive, but wouldnt EAT ur fish :P If you want them to school you may have to force them to...
 
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