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I have been thinking about making a tank with mostly tetra's as the kind of fish in it. I was wondering if different kinds of tetra's would school together or if they would school with their own type.

Thanks in advanced.
 
For best effects stick to the same species. What about a shoal of cardinal tetras? Stunning in a group.

I had these and also rummy nosed tetras, and they did school together (<sounds funny..). I just a shoal of the same type of fish, and the way they move similarly, looks better.
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My lfs has a tank of "mixed tetras". They don't really seem to school together at all, because there are only one or two of each kind in there, so they just kind of mill around the tank, never really getting "into formation".

I would stick with one or two species in numbers over numbers of species in ones and twos.... just my opinion.

BTW, how big of a tank are you planning? It makes a big difference in which fish will do best in your situation. If you have a smaller tank, say, 29 gallon or less, one school is better. If you have a 55 gallon, you could have a school of neons and a school of rummynose with no problems. You can have more variety, the larger your tank is.

Sounds like a great idea! I have been considering a tetra tank myself (when I set my 55 back up after I move).
 
I'm not sure on the exact size of the tank I have, Its been in our house for a long time. But I'm going to a petstore later today to look around, and I'll look to see which size it is. I think its in the 20's though.

So I guess its better to stick to one school, so now its which type to go with :)

I will look into the cardinal tetras.

Thanks for the advice.
 
You can use this handy chart to figure out your tank size.

I've had two schools of rasbora, 4 each. They sometimes school together as one big school but are mostly two distinct groups. I think the schooling tendency varies from species to species. My dwarf barbs are not as strong schoolers. In agreement with PBQ, one or two larger schools is, IMO, more interesting and attractive than lots of single fish.
 
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