Favorite schooling fish

[vetteguy53081]

Anthias
chromis
pilot fish
yellow tangs

 

[Ardeus]

3. cardinals - small banggai will; however they also pair off. Same goes for PJ cardinals. THAT SAID, Banggais will reportedly school with blue streak cardinals, who supposedly will school. So if you had a school of say 5-7 blue streaks and a pair of banggais they supposedly will permanently school together.

I had a pair of Banggais and they were very aggressive towards a group of leptacanthus.

The Banggais bred, their offspring grew in the tank and still the female Banggai seems to hate the leptacanthus more then the other Banggais.

 

[Reverend Turtle]

Personally I like dartfish, barred being my favorite.

 

[User]

Anchovies about 7

Seriously? That could be cool

how big of a tank, and where did you get them?
Thanks

 

[Suesea]

Seriously? That could be cool

how big of a tank, and where did you get them?
Thanks

On eBay, they lasted about 3 years in my 75g.

 

[Marine Collectors]

Tried green chromis - fought to the death.

Tried firefish - chased by other fish (mostly bicolor blenny) and eventually got so week that they were all caught by a crab, starfish or something else in the thank.

Tried Bartlett’s anthias - also fought to the death and wouldn’t let each other eat.

Finally, at recommendation of Elliot Lim of Marine Collectors, I tried 5 bimaculatus anthias - jackpot!

They are beautiful and really don’t fight - definitely a pecking order though from the single male down to smallest female. I’ve never even seen a nipped fin. They loosely school in mid to upper water column. Pigs too and will eat anything I put into the tank ( .5mm Coral Frenzy pellets, various flake and frozen food, and love Aqua Edibles super eggs).

Plan to add 3 more females to the school soon.

So glad everything is working out now!