Advice on SMALL YELLOW SCHOOLING fish

[ZoWhat]

Finishing off my livestock in my 6ft 180g zoa/paly/LPS dominated DT

I really need YELLOW In my tank and want a school of 3-5 peaceful schooling fish that are YELLOW that make the tank look fish-schooling-active.

Ideas on what kind should I be shopping for?

Anthias?
Damsels?
Cardinals?
Chromis?

Nothing that gets larger than 3ins and does NOT fade on yellow color when mature

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[Miami Reef]

They aren’t schooling, but yellow lemon damsel fish. Each one will stake out its territory and the tank will look active in each part.

The lemon damsel fish gets pretty dull as an adult.

IMO, you aren’t going to find any schooling/shoaling fish that are yellow. I think it’s best to pick different species of yellow fish as it will make different parts of the tank active simultaneously.

 

[Brucealmighty]

My yellow coris wrasse has helped me with pest control with regards to my zoanthids, and he is a very active swimming fish too, but these fishes are known for pole vaulting out of the tank at worp speed, so a lid, netting or canopy is needed with the fish too, but can't get much more yellow

 

[Lyss]

Yellow cardinals? https://www.orafarm.com/product/yellow-cardinal/

 

[Shon]

Maybe..

Gold Lyretail Sailfin..

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Molly.

 

[Nemo&Friends]

Chromis are not yellow, they kind of school. I have 7 of them.

Yellow stripped cardinal fish (Apogon Cyanosoma) can be kept in group according to what I read, but they are not completely yellow.

Damsel can be very yellow, but they do not school and you cannot have too many, they will fight.

I am not familiar with anthias but you may be able to get Redbar Anthias. They are part yellow and according to what I read you may keep one male with a group of female.

Nothing is more yellow than yellow tang or foxface rabbitfish though, and your tank is big enough.



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[DeniseAndy]

My pair of lemons damsels are adults and still quite yellow, but the male is mean as all get out to me. Fine with other fish. They are territorial and stay hidden though.
Cardinals are not huge swimmers and will be more paired off as adults.
Anthias again will probably pair off or be singular as adults.
There are some cool Trimma gobies, but in that large of a system they would be hard to find.

I would suggest a yellow coris wrasse as they are great fish.

 

[ninjamyst]

Instead of schooling fish, just get one midas blenny, one yellow tang, one yellow Coris, and one foxface.

 

[Gobi-Wan]

anthias are probably going to be the closest but most of them are more in the peach to pink range.

 

[Utubereefer]

I have 2 yellow chromis but they do not get along... Id recommend a Royal Gramma for yellow! They really pop.... I love mine.

 

[EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal]

Are there yellow mollies?

 

[Sharkbait19]

Are there yellow mollies?

There are a few breeds that are yellow or yellowish.
Here’s a gold panda molly fry:

 

[JumboShrimp]

Would 3 reef-safe Pyramid Butterflies be too large for your liking?

 

[vetteguy53081]

Finishing off my livestock in my 6ft 180g zoa/paly/LPS dominated DT

I really need YELLOW In my tank and want a school of 3-5 peaceful schooling fish that are YELLOW that make the tank look fish-schooling-active.

Ideas on what kind should I be shopping for?

Anthias?
Damsels?
Cardinals?
Chromis?

Nothing that gets larger than 3ins and does NOT fade on yellow color when mature

....

Damsels or chromis with chromis having better attitude
balck and gold chromis are cool

 

[Tamberav]

Damsels or chromis with chromis having better attitude
Bumblebee chromis are cool

Those are a damsel and turn brown.

 

[dennis romano]

Caribbean Blue Head Wrasse. Immature males and females are bright yellow while dominant male gets large with a blue head.

 

[1ocean]

add yellow tang or two or three and enjoy

 

[Geebs19]

I have 2 yellow chromis but they do not get along... Id recommend a Royal Gramma for yellow! They really pop.... I love mine.

My royal gramma is a jerk! Hates everyone in the tank.

 

[EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal]

Yellow cardinals? https://www.orafarm.com/product/yellow-cardinal/

These look interesting!

 

[Lost in the Sauce]

Instead of schooling fish, just get one midas blenny, one yellow tang, one yellow Coris, and one foxface.

I like ever your heads at!!

Foxfaces can also be kept in groups and are known to pal around. Not exactly schooling, But it seems they hang together more often than not.