Schooling fish

[dreamcatcherr9]

Besides Pajama Cardinals; what other fish are good schooling fish?

Thank you

 

[vetteguy53081]

Anthias and Blue/green Chromis.

 

[ichthyogeek]

Depends on the tank. I've heard good things about red spot cardinals (Apogon parvulus), but those are more of a nano species. Anthias do well in schools but need to be fed heavily and can get aggro with each other. Public aquariums keep tangs in schools, but unless you've got a monster (1000 gallons+) tank, it's probably not feasible.

 

[Hydrored]

I have 8 blue green chromis, they do great. I have one Anthia left and always find they end up killing each other, love them but Probably won’t buy anymore

 

[Saltees]

I'm gunning for glass cardinals, but I hear they don't live long.

 

[dreamcatcherr9]

I thought pajama cardinals or blue geeen chromis. Anthia seem more expensive, pretty, but if they are going to be too aggressive, then maybe it’s not worth the investment.

 

[jp_75]

some dartfish live in groups

 

[minus9]

Fusilier damsels if you can find them? Don't let the damsel name throw you off, they're like super chill anthias.

 

[Dolphins18]

Liveaquaria's Divers Den often has a lot of cool species in schools, sometimes they have species that I have never seen before. +1 on the jawfish, they are neat fish.

Right now they have a school of 5 blennies.

 

[maroun.c]

Apogon leptacanthus. They have shiny blue eyes and school perfectly together.
They are finicky on arrival and losses are to be expected for common bacterial infections they get, but once past that they are bullet proof.