Schooling Fish Question?

My chromis started as a group of five ended as one. Started killing off smaller of the group first. Took two years…
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I've added in 3s, 5s, 7s. Eventually there will be ONE just matter of how long. And this is in a 6' 180G system with plenty of home space to call their own. I have a single one now and about to add another batch of 5. My expectation is that 1-2 will quickly go and that'll leave 3 that'll be okay for awhile until it's not. Cheap, pretty but I can't figure them out. At least they're cheap.
 
In my old 90g I had a school of some type of striped catfish. They were unreal schoolers... bundled together like glue and darting quickly back and forth.
 
In my old 90g I had a school of some type of striped catfish. They were unreal schoolers... bundled together like glue and darting quickly back and forth.
Wouldn't be a bad choice if they stayed small/couldn't eat other fish as they age. Striped eel catfish are what they're usually called.
 

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