schoolong fish suggestions

dalejr_802 · #1 10/25/2006, 12:53 AM

is there any schooling fish that would do well on a 50 gallon tank im planig to keep about 3-4 of them........but im looking for a fish that would not kill each other.....i heared that chromis will end up killing each other anyways

thx in advance

bertoni · #2 10/25/2006, 12:59 AM

Honestly, I don't know of any schooling fish that'd do well in that size tank.

DrBegalke · #3 10/25/2006, 01:06 AM

Pomacentrus alleni, although they can be a touch aggressive (much less the other damsels) and their schooling can be sporadic with only 3-4 fish.

sir_dudeguy · #4 10/25/2006, 01:09 AM

not to meantion you'll need a bigger "agressive" boss fish to actually make them school. If you just put 3 schooling fish together in a tank, they wont even stay close...add a big bad guy and they'll stay pretty tight. (i found this especially true w/freshwater tiger barbs...i had 12 of them....no schooling whatsoever. Added a red-tailed shark and holy cow! they school

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so imo, the key to getting them to school is having that big "agressive fish".

dalejr_802 · #5 10/25/2006, 01:09 AM

any schoolin fish that will not kill each other then

JasonLL · #6 10/25/2006, 01:14 AM

blue/green chromis?

dalejr_802 · #7 10/25/2006, 01:47 AM

but i heared that they will eventually kill each other

sir_dudeguy · #8 10/25/2006, 08:39 AM

and blue/greens get even bigger than the regular greens.

ACBlinky · #9 10/25/2006, 09:13 AM

You could try Talbot's damsels. They stay small (<2") and are very pretty little fish IMO, lavender/pink with yellow faces and ventral fins. I bought a single Talbot's, the only one the LFS had, last year and I'm looking for a few more to form a group in the new tank. These guys are VERY peaceful, not at all like a typical damsel.

Here's a picture of my Talbot's, she's about 1.25" long:

Puffer22 · #10 10/25/2006, 02:57 PM

had 3 blue/green chromis myself that schooled. never had a problem with them even fighting.