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gobytron 12-06-2012 03:06 PM

I dare anyone to says their fish school in their aquarium to post videos/pictures.

gobytron 12-07-2012 02:53 PM

Anyone?

Personally, I think "schooling" in all but the most mammoth of captive environments is something that LFS' make up to sell more fish.

I could be wrong, but I'd like to see some photos.

lastlight 12-07-2012 03:48 PM

My group of 7 were always in one pack or two smaller packs.

Perhaps Snappy can chime in about what they're up to nowadays.

Delphinus 12-07-2012 05:25 PM

Mine only schooled when very small. I started off with 6 I think, although 1 was a big old guy I had for a few years already.

I like the look of these fish especially when they school but even still by themselves, I just like their colour. So when they stopped schooling I didn't mind so much.

But like many many many other stories I hear of these fish, mine eventually started getting nasty to each other. And one by one, they die off, or jump, and in the meantime you see them with all with torn fins or scrapes and bumps, or just spending their life hiding out in a hole.

I don't think I'd ever bother getting any more, pretty colours or not. I can think of a couple other fish species that would do better if the schooling fish effect is what you were really keen to observe go on.

lastlight 12-07-2012 06:36 PM

I saw the same thing with my batch from the 97. All the ones from the 404 were pristine and gorgeous. Hit or miss maybe (or the big tang tricked them into thinking they needed friendship).


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