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View Poll Results: your best schooling fish.

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  • rummynose tetra

    132 33.42%
  • neon tetra

    75 18.99%
  • cardinal tetra

    128 32.41%
  • harlequin rasbrora

    55 13.92%
  • rasbora espei

    21 5.32%
  • rasbora hengei

    11 2.78%
  • golden white cloud/ white cloud minnow

    24 6.08%
  • lampeyes

    18 4.56%
  • boraras brigittae

    27 6.84%
  • cherry barbs

    7 1.77%
  • others(please post what is the fish)

    29 7.34%
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    Poll for your best schooling fish!

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    hi guys, would like to know what fish schools best in your tank.

    please note :
    1) please poll only if you have tried keeping the fishes and you find that they school really well.
    2) you are allowed to poll more than 1 choice if you have a few choices that school equally well
    3) please do not poll if you have a predatory fish in your tank that makes the fish schools.

    thanks
    Last edited by EvolutionZ; 13th Mar 2008 at 00:17.

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    Rummie nose!!
    Always stay in a really "tight" pack.
    Minimum tank size imho should be a 3 ft tank.
    Last edited by celticfish; 13th Mar 2008 at 10:21. Reason: spelling
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    yea i agree... rummy nose are big...
    anyway.. i have tried cardinal tetra, boraras brigittae and golden white cloud minnow.
    only the gloden white cloud school in a tight school of 10.

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    Boraras brigittae form loose to tight schools for me. I have not kept enough specimens for the other species to see if they form tight schools.
    Fish.. Simply Irresistable
    Back to Killies... slowly.

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    strangly, my 20 piece of broraras brigittae don't school at all even with a apisto agasizzi in there..

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    i have 2 separate tanks of boraras (used to have 3 but combined the boraras in 2 of the tanks into just 1 tank) and they've always schooled for me.

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    Rasbora einthovenii and Rasbora dorsiocellata. The latter is particularly lively and their blue eyes and silvery bodies a good contrast to a rich green/brown background.

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    Rummynose definitely. My 1st choice!!
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    keep 4 rummynose tetra, 6 grow light tetra and 8 neon tetra in 3ft tank, only rummynose school

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    Have 20+ Cardinal, 5 Black Neon, 5 Glowlight tetra, 8 Rummynose. Rummynose no matter what keeps in a tight pack.
    Next project: Converting my 3ft freshwater fish planted tank into a shrimp tank.

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    seems like rummynose is a great schooler! but rummynose is quite big.. not quite suitable for 2ft tanks

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    Golden tetra

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    The boraras brigittae is definitely the way to go!
    Not only do they make your tank look bigger due to their small size(one of the smallest out of yopur polling list if i'm correct),they form very tight schools when left alone.The only drawback being due to their size,they might take awhile to get used to human presence? Corydoras anyone? The pgymy families school particularly well! Your hasbrosus look damn good when they school!

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    White cloud minnow is the only schooling fish that i got in big enough numbers 100+ looks good in a 4ft tank and are tough as well.

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    Quote Originally Posted by EvolutionZ View Post
    seems like rummynose is a great schooler! but rummynose is quite big.. not quite suitable for 2ft tanks
    Same thoughts here. i'd prefer cardinal for its colour =D

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    rummynose tetra for me

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    Besides my vote for espei and lampeyes...i also vote hyphessobrycon elachys.

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    Gentle giants of congo tetras is schooling for me despite in school of only 8 ( in fact it takes only 6 for them to school) , bigger tank owners might wanted to consider this species.

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    Seems golden tetra arent usually chosen to school in tanks due to their dull colors.

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    Golden tetras? what are they known as scientifically?

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