Hi,
this is Heiko Bleher and I wanted to tell you that I agree, that Hemigrammus bleheri – my fish – is the best to have in groups (at least 12-15, better more). But also Cardinal tetras and Melanotaenia praecox is a beautiful group fish.
But another one you all forgot, and which was also my discovery:
Hyphessbrycon amandae (= my mothers name), it is a fantastic (small) group forming species and best kept in large groups as you can see in one of my biotope aquariums:
http://www.aquapress-bleher.com/inde...d=83&Itemid=53
But I must tell you something very few know: Moenkhausia costae is by far the number one schooling fish, if kept in large quantities, at least 50, better 100. This is also a beautiful characoid I introduced many years ago from an Rio San Francisco affluent and you can see one of my displays here:
http://www.aquapress-bleher.com/inde...d=82&Itemid=53
So you all have a look at alternatifs and tell me what you think, you also might want to read what happened after 3 recent expedition (in August) I made with many discoveries on my website:
www.aquapress-bleher.com
Always
Heiko Bleher
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