Travel in groups

[Jay223]

What kind of fish travel in groups in my tank the Zebra Dianos does and the Rainbow fish do but the Dwarf platy and sm blue Gouramis like stay by them selfs do you know what kind of fish travel in groups?

 

[dorkfish]

Fish that travel in groups include, but are not limited to: danios, rainbows, rasboras, corydoras sp., otocinulus sp., hatchets and tetras

Some fish that travel in groups will not travel in groups if the tank is a small one. Your gouramies and plats do not school becuase they generally do not school together in the wild; it's not programmed into there heads.

 

[Jay223]

ok and my tank is 55 gallon community thats big enough for fish to school right for like 3-5 fish in a gang

 

[dorkfish]

ok and my tank is 55 gallon community thats big enough for fish to school right for like 3-5 fish in a gang

Ya, it's more than big enough to "scare" them into displaying there natural schooling behavior, but schooling fish are best kept in a group of 6 or more, so I recomend getting a few more fish if you only have 3-5 of each.

 

[Needeles]

Most schooling fish do prefer to be in groups of at least 6. This makes them feel "Safer" in a sense. Yes a 55g is good size for some schooling fish.

 

[Jay223]

know any other fish that School Together

 

[dorkfish]

Do you know what species of ranbowfish you have? You need to identify it,as some ranbows can get to a rather large size - after getting a school of six of each (danios and ranbows) you may not be able to safely add more fih to your tank.

 

[Jay223]

my rainbows can get to 4 inches

 

[dorkfish]

my rainbows can get to 4 inches

Says who? and I asked what species they are, not how big they get, becuase not all the rainbowfish info on the web is accurate - and I've found a few accurate rainbow sites.

 

[Jay223]

Idk the species wen i went to PETSMART i just looked at the size it can grow up to