eg. Neons.
so you could watch the school, how many could you have in a tank that size?
2007-03-09 04:50:41 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Fish
Lots of plants...some driftwood...school of brightly colored fish...sounds perfect!
With the size of your tank, you could probably fit about 80, but this number would be overwhelming - there would be fish everywhere and you wouldn't get the effect of a "school". I'd think about 25-35 would look best at adult size - remember, they will be a little over an inch as adults, so it will look very understocked at the beginning. Maybe go with cardinal tetras if you want something a little bigger - they are similar to neons, but get a about two inches and the red stripe extends the entire length of the body. You could get 10 to start and add in groups of 5 till you get the size of school that looks good to you. I'd also add maybe a few bottom feeders like 4-6 corydoras or a medium (5-6"as adult) sized pleco catfish to clean around the bases of the plants.
2007-03-09 08:13:28 · answer #1 · answered by copperhead 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah definitely! It depends on the dimensions, I find. The longer the tank, the better the effect; but even if your tank is relatively tall, it would still look great.
I'd go with:
15 neon or cardinal tetras
10 rummy-nose tetras (GREAT schoolers!)
10 glowlight tetras
8 dwarf neon rainbow fish OR penguin tetras OR furcata forktails
8 corydoras julii
And maybe a few cherry barbs or dwarf gouramis - they don't really school, but it's nice to have a few individual fish to complement the schooling.
2007-03-09 12:56:54 · answer #2 · answered by Zoe 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I love tanks full of various Tetras and Danios with some Cory's for bottom feeders. You could even sneak some of the more interesting algae eating fresh water shrimp into there.
2007-03-09 21:38:05 · answer #3 · answered by Palor 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think that would look awesome! Years and years ago there was a writer for FAMA magazine that did just that with Cardinal tetras and earned the knick name cardinal bob.
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2007-03-09 14:08:32 · answer #4 · answered by magicman116 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It would look great, I would love that. You could have a few kinds of tetras at the same time.
2007-03-09 13:25:18 · answer #5 · answered by allyalexmch 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes
2007-03-09 12:54:05 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
heck yeah, it would look fantastic!
You could have 100.
2007-03-09 12:57:01 · answer #7 · answered by korikill 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋