Schooling fish

Dez · #1 09-28-2009, 03:34 AM

I'm at the point where the last fish I want in my tank are some sort of schooling fish. I know that the blue/green chromis are an obvious choice and I'm highly considering them.

Are there any ideas out there on schooling fish.

I know that Anthias are a schooling family but they are required to be fed several times a day and I only feed once a day so I think they are out of the question. Although they are very colourful. I've also heard that Anthias eventually die off one by one and don't tend to last too long.

Is there anybody with experience of some hardy schooling fish that look nice?

Thanks so much.

Or are there certain species of Anthias that don't required to be fed several times a day that are hardy?

Thanks so much.

i have crabs · #2 09-28-2009, 03:50 AM

http://www.themarinecenter.com/fish/gobies/bargoby/
bared zebra gobys tend to school most of the time, they can be jumpers though, i know i like looking at them alot more than the cromis

Dez · #3 09-28-2009, 04:04 AM

Wow, that is a nice fish. I'll have to maybe consider that and get my lfs to order a bunch of them if I settle on them. I've seen them at fish stores before but usually there's only one or 2. Thanks for the tip.

bowkry · #4 09-28-2009, 04:08 AM

sea bass are amazing

Bob · #5 09-28-2009, 04:12 AM

I won't tell my anthias(bartletts)that they are suppose to eat more than once a day...

Dez · #6 09-28-2009, 04:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Bob

I won't tell my anthias(bartletts)that they are suppose to eat more than once a day...

How long have you had the anthias and how many do you have in what sized tank? Do they show themselves lots as I heard they can be quite shy. Thanks so much. My tank is a 150 gallon.