Schooling Fish?

rebelprettyboy · Sep 11, 2008

Ill have a 40 breeder and im lookin for about 5 nice colorful schooling fish?

Any anthias thatd be okay? I was told the Dunbar Anthias have a nice color and get 2/2.5 inches max are about about 20.00 apiece?

Any Chromis beside blue/green ones tha school nicely?

Also whats the best place to order some fish online? I never really buy fish its always the additive corals!

seafansar · Sep 11, 2008

I like chalk basslets. I think you can keep them in small groups. They stay pretty small too.

There are blue reef chromis. They are a much darker blue than the blue/green.

About buying fish online, I've had luck with liveaquaria, blue zoo, and vivid aquariums.

paintballer768 · Sep 11, 2008

Bangaii?

rebelprettyboy · Sep 11, 2008

paintballer768 said:
Bangaii?

Not colorful enough

Prolly order a lot of diff chromis from bluezoo

roshi719 · Sep 11, 2008

I've got a trio of Flame wrasses that would rock in that tank.

Reef Goddess · Sep 12, 2008

Problem with chromis like a lot of other fish is they don't hold their school as they get older and tend to pick on each other.

Threadfin/blue eye cardinal fish are really cool and maintain their school through adulthood. I'm not sure if they'd be colorful enough for you though, they are silver with eyes that reflect blue.
I used to have a school of 15 and the males would be carrying babies about every two weeks. One of my friends called them "Dune fish". ;]

http://aquapetcenter.com/shopping/images/apogon_leptacanthus.jpg

FOSELONE · Sep 12, 2008

my favorite...i have 9 of these...

edwing206 · Sep 12, 2008

^What size tank are they in?
Can't wait till I get some for my tank.

JGoslee · Sep 12, 2008

Those blue eye cardinals are really cool looking. How big do they get?

FOSELONE · Sep 12, 2008

i have them in a 30 gallon for now...theyre always together...i dont know how big they get but mine are still fairly small...real cool looking...

edwing206 · Sep 12, 2008

That's awesome. I really love those fish. Have any pictures by chance?
Also, where did you get them? Did you get a good deal for the quantity?

JGoslee · Sep 12, 2008

According to ORA they reach a maximum size of approximately 3 inches.

FOSELONE · Sep 12, 2008

mine are ORA i bought them @ www.socaltropicalfish.com $ 15.00 each...im sure he ships...hit 'em up...his names Tom...cool dude...best prices over here in Socal...

Reef Goddess · Sep 13, 2008

Liveaquaria gets them in sometimes. The two that I have left aren't larger than 2.5" and I've had them for at least 1.5 years. Its best to get at least 5+ or the school looks pathetic.
They don't need lots of tank space compared to other fish because they maintain a fairly tight school. In an sps dominated tank with large coral heads they will sleep in the acros at night. Very cool fish and easy to get them breed if you have really good tank conditions.

I was sad I lost most of my school when we moved because we didn't have the time to reacclimate them to the new systems.