Top 5 Aquarium Schooling Fish - Best Beginner Schooling Fish

This is the list of my Top 5 Aquarium Schooling fish. I surely like Rummynose Tetras, Neon Tetras, Cardinal Tetras, Ember Tetras, and Rasbora hets. Most of these are great for beginner schooling fish depending on what your water parameters are. Support us by buying here: http://www.aquariumcoop.com/ Playlists: Fish Room Tours: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wk9XUY6eNBs&list=PLNM4mDAXGxWw9OJ4nxiHrSL-hkDynugDN&index=2 Breeding Fish For Profit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpW8tHGy6T4&list=PLNM4mDAXGxWwC6MUCEY5CDc2en17DEuHu Fish Room Updates: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k15sqdgIq80&list=PLNM4mDAXGxWy0z9UYUHJEisZTIbLKAIaJ&index=1 How to Quarantine Fish: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmCoLQjP7_A&list=PLNM4mDAXGxWy_XtG7TtBsRXmErhPpJrie&index=1 How to Build a Fish Room: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TFPXmoxJjzA&index=2&list=PLNM4mDAXGxWycLGJbmCzyBQgquycLrdzG DIY Videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BZ6zyQIf60&list=PLNM4mDAXGxWy65tSBHmR9Llgw08ceXPx0&index=1 Fish and Plant Profiles: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKao1a90Lfk&list=PLNM4mDAXGxWxuU3VTz7lQu0EoFcDiPk5P&index=1 Listen to our Live streams and other Content in Podcast Form: Website: http://aquariumcoop.libsyn.com/ Itunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/real-fish-talk/id1072185017?mt=2 Android: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/aquarium-coop/real-fish-talk Facebook: www.facebook.com/aquariumcoop

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This is the list of my Top 5 Aquarium Schooling fish. I surely like Rummynose Tetras, Neon Tetras, Cardinal Tetras, Ember Tetras, and Rasbora hets. Most of these are great for beginner schooling fish depending on what your water parameters are. Support us by buying here: http://www.aquariumcoop.com/ Playlists: Fish Room Tours: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wk9XUY6eNBs&list=PLNM4mDAXGxWw9OJ4nxiHrSL-hkDynugDN&index=2 Breeding Fish For Profit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpW8tHGy6T4&list=PLNM4mDAXGxWwC6MUCEY5CDc2en17DEuHu Fish Room Updates: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k15sqdgIq80&list=PLNM4mDAXGxWy0z9UYUHJEisZTIbLKAIaJ&index=1 How to Quarantine Fish: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmCoLQjP7_A&list=PLNM4mDAXGxWy_XtG7TtBsRXmErhPpJrie&index=1 How to Build a Fish Room: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TFPXmoxJjzA&index=2&list=PLNM4mDAXGxWycLGJbmCzyBQgquycLrdzG DIY Videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BZ6zyQIf60&list=PLNM4mDAXGxWy65tSBHmR9Llgw08ceXPx0&index=1 Fish and Plant Profiles: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKao1a90Lfk&list=PLNM4mDAXGxWxuU3VTz7lQu0EoFcDiPk5P&index=1 Listen to our Live streams and other Content in Podcast Form: Website: http://aquariumcoop.libsyn.com/ Itunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/real-fish-talk/id1072185017?mt=2 Android: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/aquarium-coop/real-fish-talk Facebook: www.facebook.com/aquariumcoop

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Aquarium Co-Op
Aquarium Co-Op - 6 years ago
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FISHMAS  (fish keeping)
FISHMAS (fish keeping) - 6 years ago
What are the catfish called in the first cardinal tetra tank u showed
Liz 123
Liz 123 - 6 years ago
Betta and silver trip tetra , rummy nose tetras.
Monstraucity
Monstraucity - 6 years ago
My cardinals disappeared from my tank
British_Imperialism
British_Imperialism - 6 years ago
So I've got a 9 gallon tank I want to have about 5 shrimp so how many neon tetras should I get?
American horror GOREY
American horror GOREY - 6 years ago
holy crap is that your house? I am going to get a 25 gallon and transfer my 9 neon tetras, what other school should I add in? rummy or the embers? hmm
Woken Matt
Woken Matt - 6 years ago
That cardinal tetras look like neons. In Germany cardinals look different.
Bradley Johnson
Bradley Johnson - 6 years ago
What are the fish called next to the Amber tetras on the right hand side
Seth J
Seth J - 6 years ago
I have an issue with my neon tetras. All 6 of my neon tetras got sucked onto my hang on the back filter. Is there anything I can do to protect the filter from fish?

10. comment for Top 5 Aquarium Schooling Fish - Best Beginner Schooling Fish

JavisflipGaming
JavisflipGaming - 6 years ago
I've got cherry barbs with my angel
Enzo Co
Enzo Co - 6 years ago
I have a question. If I am to set up a tank with, Neon Tetras, Angel Fish, Discuss and a cleaner, would it work well?

If in case, do you have any suggestions when it comes to scavenger fishes?
AlwayzRunninLate
AlwayzRunninLate - 6 years ago
Thanks ! First time I see a silver tip tetra , and those are really cool
Larsbarst he
Larsbarst he - 6 years ago
Where can I get the silver tip tetra in the Netherlands?
epic rc guy
epic rc guy - 6 years ago
is the pork cop rasbora the same as a harlequin rasbora? and if not, which one is more popular?
Kevin Rosenberg
Kevin Rosenberg - 6 years ago
Cory, would i be better off raising my school of 9 cardinals to 16 or go with a different school of 7 or 8 rummynose tetras? 20 long planted. What would look better?
Devin Hu
Devin Hu - 6 years ago
How much ember tetras can you put in a 5g nano tank
Bossray Twotiimes
Bossray Twotiimes - 6 years ago
Could you keep ember tetra with betas ??
JIMSON LAMBOT
JIMSON LAMBOT - 6 years ago
What is the price of dwarf gourami in your fish store?
Timothy Lowther
Timothy Lowther - 6 years ago
I am picking up a 125 gallon this weekend. I plan to have it heavily planted. Would schools of different Tetras be aggressive towards each other or are they compatible tank mates? Thank you ahead of time.

20. comment for Top 5 Aquarium Schooling Fish - Best Beginner Schooling Fish

sea xse
sea xse - 7 years ago
My rumy nose tetras ate my plants. Is that usual for them?
Aquarium Co-Op
Aquarium Co-Op - 7 years ago
+sea xse I’d say that is unusual.
A.D
A.D - 7 years ago
Can all these different guys be put in one 55 gallon tank?
Steven Thorpe
Steven Thorpe - 7 years ago
how many tetra can you have in a tank per gal?
Jason Maslen
Jason Maslen - 7 years ago
G'day Cory, how can you tell for certain if ember tetra are pregnant? I've got two rather plump / full bellied embers atm and was hoping you could tell me how to recognise if they are pregnant, sick or just fat.
Jason Maslen
Jason Maslen - 7 years ago
I don't overfed, normally I fed them once every two to three days. I will try to send you a picture of them.
Aquarium Co-Op
Aquarium Co-Op - 7 years ago
For certain would be difficult. If you're overfeeding they could be fat, otherwise females are plump. Pretty much most fish are pregnant most of the time.
SergTV
SergTV - 7 years ago
Gold Brass Tetra should be on this list
Pacific Paint
Pacific Paint - 7 years ago
That betta looked so excited to see you
Trey Irvin
Trey Irvin - 7 years ago
what are those pretty fish with the pork chops with orange fins
Zidane ZiZu
Zidane ZiZu - 7 years ago
Trey Irvin They are Harlequins .... Harlequin Rasboras to be precise ...
Onika Lg
Onika Lg - 7 years ago
I’m sorry but may I ask you what was moving at 3:40
fitness cafe
fitness cafe - 7 years ago
Can you pls make a Video about skin alsar
papara papa
papara papa - 7 years ago
Is that a janitor fish?

30. comment for Top 5 Aquarium Schooling Fish - Best Beginner Schooling Fish

fitness cafe
fitness cafe - 7 years ago
Missed the best one rosybarbs
I think everyone out here hate barbs not fair ..
vaibhav gaikwad
vaibhav gaikwad - 7 years ago
can tetra live with goldfish? plzz ans
Alaina Mark
Alaina Mark - 7 years ago
What about platys
Ashley Garver
Ashley Garver - 7 years ago
Would I be able to put Ember or Rummynose Tetras in a tank with two Dalmatian Mollies? What tank size would I need? And would I need live plants over fake ones?
Trippy Hippy
Trippy Hippy - 7 years ago
It depends on how many tetras you want honestly. They would all be fine in a 20 Gallon for sure, or even a ten gallon if you only had 6-9 tetras total in with the Dalmatians. Generally with smaller fish you want to follow the inch per gallon rule, although it isn't necessarily fool proof, because there are a lot of species like say the Oscar where once it hits like 3-4 inches it needs to be upgraded, and some people don't realize that till they look in their tank and their fish can't turn around, which happens a lot more than you'd like to know.
Aquarium Co-Op
Aquarium Co-Op - 7 years ago
I would do a 29 gallon tank, and it might be difficult to get both species to be happy as one is hard water and the other prefers softer water. In general plants are more general for fish than fake.
tree Pierson
tree Pierson - 7 years ago
what good looking cory's do you have for sale and do you ship fish thank you Todd
Aquarium Co-Op
Aquarium Co-Op - 7 years ago
We don't ship any fish unfortunately.
Nick K
Nick K - 7 years ago
Loving my cardinal tetras! Not finicky and I keep them in my breeding cherry shrimp tank. Lots of plants and hide outs for shrimp and they are all good together!
Austin A Liboiron
Austin A Liboiron - 7 years ago
Embers!! Hardy as hell and so nice to watch. I may have to get Embers instead of Celestial Pearl Danios after watching this.
Leo moox
Leo moox - 7 years ago
Do tatra need the oxygen thig or filtration pls answer I buying fish tommrrow
Aquarium Co-Op
Aquarium Co-Op - 7 years ago
yes
Minecraft Ambassador
Minecraft Ambassador - 7 years ago
Cardinal tetras only grow 1inch
Aquarium Co-Op
Aquarium Co-Op - 7 years ago
that's not true.
Rebecca Longson
Rebecca Longson - 7 years ago
Is it ok have a few different schooling fish together
vamoalla9
vamoalla9 - 7 years ago
Good vid. I've thought about doing a tank with two or three different types of (smaller) schooling fish. Cardinals would definitely be one of the choices.

What do you think about Black Phantom tetras?


For a bigger species, what do you think about Congo tetras? What would be the minimum you would suggest for Black Phantoms and Congos? (fyi I'm not thinking to put them together. I think Congos are too big and would be for another tank)
vamoalla9
vamoalla9 - 7 years ago
So Black Phantoms are a bad match with cardinals?
Aquarium Co-Op
Aquarium Co-Op - 7 years ago
I'd say minimum for the larger fish is 8 or so. I like both of them, but they are more boisterous than say cardinals.
C&S Aviation
C&S Aviation - 7 years ago
Aren't these all shoaling fish, not schooling...
Alicia Pookyluv
Alicia Pookyluv - 7 years ago
Can u put betta wit other fish
Aquarium Co-Op
Aquarium Co-Op - 7 years ago
We keep all of our bettas in community tanks. However there are some bettas which don't care for that type of setup.
HellAngeL
HellAngeL - 7 years ago
Swordtails also can be added to the list, maybe guppies?
Aquarium Co-Op
Aquarium Co-Op - 7 years ago
neither of those fish are schooling.
Manoj Sinha
Manoj Sinha - 7 years ago
Can cardinals and neons be kept together
Aquarium Co-Op
Aquarium Co-Op - 7 years ago
yes
PaNdeM0niuM
PaNdeM0niuM - 7 years ago
i agree that rummynose are the best schoolers

Tiger barbs are a tight schooler too
Aquarium Co-Op
Aquarium Co-Op - 7 years ago
Indeed I didn't realize tiger barbs were such tight schoolers until I started keeping them in my personal aquariums.
Fresh Falcon
Fresh Falcon - 7 years ago
Another excellent video. Thank you. Very informative. I always learn a lot.
dsmmike95
dsmmike95 - 7 years ago
looking to start a tank will one kind of tetra school with an other kind or will they keep separate school?
Mike Simmons
Mike Simmons - 7 years ago
Now I want to do a 40 gallon with 30 of those silvertip tetras and a betta. To increase my probability for success, I'd like to use the exact same type that you have with those tetras in this video. Sadly, I do not know how to identify it's specific type. Might someone here be able to give me the name for that particular breed of betta?
Mike Simmons
Mike Simmons - 7 years ago
I watched your video on the silvertips (from May, 2016) and you mention their ideal max temp is 80. Plakat ideal max looks like it's 82 on any sites I've found that talk about them. If the Ram's ideal temp starts at 82, then it seems like I'd be riding a razor's edge of acceptable parameters. With my inexperience in the hobby I will likely fail to maintain those rigid needs at some point. To complicate things, my wife now insists we have German Blue Rams in the tank. Conversely, I refuse to not check out the Silvertip behavior you have gotten them to display in multiple videos. So now we have settled on setting up two tanks instead of the one. That being the case, my question is this: What would you include as a bottom feeder in a tank with the Silvertips and Plakat? Any particular Cory or Loach that you would advise as being a safer bet to house in that community? Also, wifey wants the GBR's to be able to have babies and she wants to know that the young are given a chance to grow without risk of being eaten. Are there any tankmates you might recommend that would be copacetic with living in proximity with the GBR's, especially when they're spawning?
Aquarium Co-Op
Aquarium Co-Op - 7 years ago
Plakat betta so it has shorter fins. Rams really like to be 82+ degrees
Mike Simmons
Mike Simmons - 7 years ago
Also, do you think I could get away with adding a pair of German Blue Rams as well? Once the tank is cycled I'd run it at 80 degrees with a ph of 6.4, GH of 7 degrees/125ppm(ish), and a KH of 2 degrees/30-40ppm. I am leaning toward using pool filter sand, is that gonna work with the GBR's? Also leaning toward only having one plant species and some oceanic based hardscape. Plant would be aponogeton ulvaceus. I'm new to the hobby and am wondering if my idea has a blind spot that someone else can see for me.
LiT RaBBiT
LiT RaBBiT - 7 years ago
Kachow

50. comment for Top 5 Aquarium Schooling Fish - Best Beginner Schooling Fish

Metrahim Today6
Metrahim Today6 - 7 years ago
Rahim
Peter Firlefanz
Peter Firlefanz - 7 years ago
Why no Guppys?
Aquarium Co-Op
Aquarium Co-Op - 7 years ago
+Till Meierhoff guppies aren't a schooling fish
Adam Potts
Adam Potts - 7 years ago
Quick question when starting a new tank can you add to much 'Starter' benerfical bacteria and should I put them in the water or straight into my Exsternal Filter? thanks
Aquarium Co-Op
Aquarium Co-Op - 7 years ago
should matter where you add in. I'd follow dosing instruction as I'm not sure more is just better.
Rabbi Stealinshekels Goldshekels
Rabbi Stealinshekels Goldshekels - 7 years ago
I have a 55 gallon that looks exactly like your tetra display. Simple and beautiful IMO
carlos casarez
carlos casarez - 7 years ago
+Aquarium Co-Op last question, what is the size of the cardinal tetra. dwarf sag
tank?
Aquarium Co-Op
Aquarium Co-Op - 7 years ago
40 breeder
Bor Taj
Bor Taj - 7 years ago
Cherry barbs are Nice too
kee kee
kee kee - 7 years ago
can you keep different tetras and schooling fish in the same tank?
Aquarium Co-Op
Aquarium Co-Op - 7 years ago
+kee kee typically you can no problem
Torbjørn Jahr
Torbjørn Jahr - 7 years ago
NICE! Why Only 5 ?
Tracy S
Tracy S - 7 years ago
Good choices all. If I were to add to the list to make it a top 7, I'd add the pearl danio and the blackskirt tetra. LOVE cardinal tetras, though.
Chris Kelley
Chris Kelley - 7 years ago
Rummy nose all the way
VINAYAK J NAIR
VINAYAK J NAIR - 7 years ago
is that a gourami fish in rummynose tank?
War Master
War Master - 7 years ago
Will neon tetras eat my shrimp?
Aquarium Co-Op
Aquarium Co-Op - 7 years ago
Usually they don't prey on shrimp too much
sicilianotoronto
sicilianotoronto - 7 years ago
Cherry barbs are great too
ShinyGoldBacon
ShinyGoldBacon - 7 years ago
Harlequin rasboras are my favorite schoolers for many reasons: Beautiful fiery copper color with a striking black patch looks great against a green planted tank, gentle disposition toward tankmates, non-nippy, not too small or too big, and hardy.
Upside town Downtown
Upside town Downtown - 7 years ago
Amazing cardinal tet ra s in beginning.I actually saw a black , yellow and blue discuss in friendstank. would of been on this list of fish . I'd find a butterly koi as good pet for your 800 gallon.
Monna TheCat
Monna TheCat - 7 years ago
My top starter fish is the White Cloud Minnow. VERY easy to take care of. Cheap and entertaining fish.
Rraymond Chavez
Rraymond Chavez - 7 years ago
i own a 65 gallon filter of 70-100 and a heater of 200 wats set st 78 degrees. i started the tank 2 weeks ago i have 4 white cloud fish, 2 neon tetras, 2 black mollys, 1 molly white and 1 molly dalmation, i have gravel 3 small live plants with 2 bubblers. any good suggestions to what other fishes i can add and of course i don't want to add 10-15 fishes at once. im shooting for a community and schooling tank
ShinyGoldBacon
ShinyGoldBacon - 7 years ago
For starters, try to bring the schools of the neon tetras and white clouds up before getting other fish. They will do better if they have 6 or more of each species. Since you have a large tank, I'd say push beyond that and get ten or more of each. These fish really do look more impressive in larger numbers and will thrive better. Schooling fish are hard wired for group living and will likely feel vulnerable and stressed in tiny groups. Safety in numbers.

Have you considered dwarf neon rainbowfish? They are pretty little things and I think would fit in with the fish you have. Guppies and platies would also work. Another school of small mellow fish like anything mentioned in the video above would work.

A bolivian ram may be a nice "centerpiece" fish. They tend to stay in the bottom half of the tank, so it may need to be fed sinking foods. My ram learned to come to the surface to eat, though.
Chitownst1 Gaming
Chitownst1 Gaming - 7 years ago
Do they work well with bettas?
baltazar garcia
baltazar garcia - 7 years ago
What is the name of the plants in the cardinal tetra tank?
Emilio Rendon
Emilio Rendon - 7 years ago
What city
Aquarium Co-Op
Aquarium Co-Op - 7 years ago
Edmonds, Washington
Midland Rut
Midland Rut - 7 years ago
100% right on the embers in my experience! They tend to swarm more than school, hovering near the middle top. And opinion on head and tail lights or gold tetras?
walcott1957
walcott1957 - 7 years ago
can you mix a African cichlids with a stingray I saw it in my pet store
Aquarium Co-Op
Aquarium Co-Op - 7 years ago
+walcott1957 not recommended
Sean Ford
Sean Ford - 7 years ago
in my opinion glass catfish are one of the best schooling fish.
Valka
Valka - 7 years ago
I take it you don't have glass catfish. I have a tank of them and they are by far the best schooling fish I've seen in freshwater tanks. They don't get very big and look amazing as well.
Trippy Hippy
Trippy Hippy - 7 years ago
Plus they actually school fairly tight! Glass cats are great! Not aggressive at all either, which is a blessing and a curse
Ross Lavery
Ross Lavery - 7 years ago
can you have more than one school in the same tank? embers and neons for example?
Aquarium Co-Op
Aquarium Co-Op - 7 years ago
You can, but they might comingle which is fine.
JPs VlogUK
JPs VlogUK - 7 years ago
Great video.
William Beauregard
William Beauregard - 7 years ago
thinking of putting some silvertip tetras in my 75gallon plantded ram tank. could i put some neon or cardinal tetras in also
Aquarium Co-Op
Aquarium Co-Op - 7 years ago
+William Beauregard yep, they can go together
carlos casarez
carlos casarez - 7 years ago
that cardnal tetra tank, is it dirted? any co2? i love that simple dwarf sag setup. +aquarium Co-Op
carlos casarez
carlos casarez - 7 years ago
what about root tabs?
carlos casarez
carlos casarez - 7 years ago
thats amazing, what are you using for light?
Aquarium Co-Op
Aquarium Co-Op - 7 years ago
No co2, and no dirt, easy green, sponge filter, and normal aquarium gravel.
Little Mac
Little Mac - 7 years ago
Anyone else think this guy sounds kind of like Lightning McQueen?
catherine peck
catherine peck - 6 years ago
Nothing like lighting McQueen and he owns a fish store unlike you boom
Logan Palmer
Logan Palmer - 6 years ago
Owen Wilson? Sort of.
Twisted Angel Aquatics
Twisted Angel Aquatics - 7 years ago
JDawg 02 holy crap you are right I can kinda hear it from time to time
Owen's Aquariums
Owen's Aquariums - 7 years ago
Ka-chow!
Drew H
Drew H - 7 years ago
Damn ive been watching his videos for a while never noticed that lol
Mayarooski Tena
Mayarooski Tena - 7 years ago
Oh my gosh, if something ever happens to the voice actor of Lighting McQueen, they should hire this guy. Haha! Nice observation :)
JPs VlogUK
JPs VlogUK - 7 years ago
Angie Richmond your welcome
Angie Richmond
Angie Richmond - 7 years ago
JPs VlogUK thanks!
JPs VlogUK
JPs VlogUK - 7 years ago
Angie Richmond I have some fish videos if you need any help .. I am always happy to help u out too . It is a great hobby to get in to doing too .. their is so many different types I can have
raizinhell1
raizinhell1 - 7 years ago
bloodfin tetras are the tightest freshwater schooling fish Ive ever seen
StrayFaye Art
StrayFaye Art - 7 years ago
can different tetras live together? what size gallon should tetras live in?
Aquarium Co-Op
Aquarium Co-Op - 7 years ago
You can have different tetras, in groups of at least 5 or 6 of each group. I'd stay at least a 20 gallon is a good place to start.
synne eriksen østerås
synne eriksen østerås - 7 years ago
i loooooove the rummynose tetras! i've got a group of 20 in my planted tank :) my favorite schooling fish
Aquarium Co-Op
Aquarium Co-Op - 7 years ago
Check out our other species profile videos on the channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKao1a90Lfk&list=PLNM4mDAXGxWxuU3VTz7lQu0EoFcDiPk5P&index=1
Walker Whatley
Walker Whatley - 7 years ago
Chris English thanks I just got a betta a week ago and can u go give my channel a subscribe
Chris English
Chris English - 7 years ago
Neons can be delicate and you really need an established cycled tank.
KillerCroc Gaming
KillerCroc Gaming - 7 years ago
GHOST EXPLORERS AND TRICKSHOTERS, Neon tetras are great you can put a lot in a 10 gallon! Guppies are ok but they produce so many babies it may be difficult to take care of them. Bettas are good beginners but I personally don't like them a lot but they're pretty great. Hope that helps!
Walker Whatley
Walker Whatley - 7 years ago
Aquarium Co-Op great video and I'm deciding on what fish to get I'm a 12 year old beginner should I get a betta guppy or tetra it would be nice if you reply thanks also you just earned another sub
Little Aphrodite
Little Aphrodite - 7 years ago
I love my silver tipped tetra, got some 6 months ago, but they bullied a couple of guppies to death. I've had to get fast tetra in the same tank so they can run away!
Aquarium Co-Op
Aquarium Co-Op - 7 years ago
Yeah, I wouldn't recommend mixing them with guppies.
TheKiaotic
TheKiaotic - 7 years ago
would you be able to put different schools of tetra in the same tank??
Aquarium Co-Op
Aquarium Co-Op - 7 years ago
Typically you can, sometimes they school together though.
Natalia Podunavac
Natalia Podunavac - 7 years ago
Depends on the size of the tank and filtration and the requirements of the tetras (temp, pH, among other things)
Marijn Willems
Marijn Willems - 7 years ago
Again ... great video!
Aquarium Co-Op
Aquarium Co-Op - 7 years ago
Thanks!
Woody's Box
Woody's Box - 7 years ago
Love the difference with fish common names between the US and UK - Pork Chop Rasbora, what a name!! HAHA
Woody's Box
Woody's Box - 7 years ago
Just boring 'Copper Harlequin Rasbora' over here. Loving the content by the way Cory, keep them coming!
Aquarium Co-Op
Aquarium Co-Op - 7 years ago
What do you guys call em?
Sinderi Sijobu
Sinderi Sijobu - 7 years ago
I've got a small school of those silvertip tetras (Hasemania nana) and I've got to say they're very nice fish to own. What I've found is that they do love to swim, but won't use the full tank if you don't provide some tall plants to hide in and will stay low to the ground. Nor do they school very well though that might be because I don't have a predator with them. Overall they're very nice fish. Had that school for about four years now.
Sinderi Sijobu
Sinderi Sijobu - 7 years ago
I had five at the time of writing which probably aided their reluctance to swim about (plus stress from being stripped from cover due to tackling a massive black brush algae plague) They were the remainders of a group I got a couple of years ago. I've since upped their numbers to ten. The first few days they schooled quite tightly alongside the black neons I got the same day (17 total, the store didn't have more) but now they've all settled down they do what they want. Occasionally they school tightly mainly an hour or so before lights out and they stay like that through the night. Most of the time however they do their own thing. Same goes for the neons now they've settled in.
Aquarium Co-Op
Aquarium Co-Op - 7 years ago
How many total do you have?
Yodi Gaming
Yodi Gaming - 7 years ago
Also will the ember tetra be good with shrimp??
Aquarium Co-Op
Aquarium Co-Op - 7 years ago
If fed well, they usually do ok.
Yodi Gaming
Yodi Gaming - 7 years ago
Will the red tetra eat shrimp or will they ignore them??
Shaden0040
Shaden0040 - 7 years ago
Hmm trying to post a source but it keeps disappearing.
Shaden0040
Shaden0040 - 7 years ago
FYI schooling fish are only marine fish aka salt water fish. Shoaling fish can be either fresh or salt water wish.
Shaden0040
Shaden0040 - 7 years ago
Some brackish water fish that come from the ocean can also school. Schooling fish tend to form bait balls when being attacked or threatened.
Shaden0040
Shaden0040 - 7 years ago
Schooling fish tend to be bait fish that form into bait balls in the marine environment, like sardines or anchovies, etc.
Aquarium Co-Op
Aquarium Co-Op - 7 years ago
+Shaden0040 I've never heard that before, have a source for that as I'd like to read about it
SSJChar
SSJChar - 7 years ago
@aquarium co-op do you have a recommendation on a schooling fish that would work well in a 10-15 gallon dwarf shrimp tank? looking for something pretty small so that they less chance of eating any baby shrimp.
Luculencia
Luculencia - 7 years ago
What were the transparent /silvery fish with the blue irridescent line in the ember tetra tank (the first tank you showed with embers, not the display tank) - they had a tailspot so they couldn't be false neons... some kind of rasbora?
Aquarium Co-Op
Aquarium Co-Op - 7 years ago
known as the gold tetra.
Matthew Zito
Matthew Zito - 7 years ago
Glowlight Tetras are a good underrated fish. I have 10 of them in my 30-gallon with 10 Neons and a Bristle-nosed Pleco.
Bob herry
Bob herry - 6 years ago
Glowfish are either modified Black Tetras or Zebra Danio
catherine peck
catherine peck - 6 years ago
I hate glow tetras
Matthew Zito
Matthew Zito - 7 years ago
Glowlight Tetra = Hemigrammus erythrozonus

Glowfish Tetras are a genetically modified form of Gymnocorymbus ternetzi
Chelsea Jewel
Chelsea Jewel - 7 years ago
Drew Meier every other source says they are modified. idk about the glow tetras but the glow fish is modified.
Drew Meier
Drew Meier - 7 years ago
even Glofish are only those colors because they modified the breeding, diet, and parameters to bring out different color genes. They didn't use chemicals or anything like that.
Matthew Zito
Matthew Zito - 7 years ago
Glowlight Tetras aren't genetically modified.  I think you're thinking of Glowfish.
Alexis Wilson
Alexis Wilson - 7 years ago
Matthew Zito some people don't like them because they are genetically modified
Aritheul
Aritheul - 7 years ago
Why are most of them tetras?
Aquarium Co-Op
Aquarium Co-Op - 7 years ago
Mostly because that is what I like to keep.
A egg Named Alec
A egg Named Alec - 7 years ago
Why didn't I see guppies in here?
阿德里安
阿德里安 - 7 years ago
Aquarium Co-Op Lol.
Aquarium Co-Op
Aquarium Co-Op - 7 years ago
Because they aren't schooling fish.

100. comment for Top 5 Aquarium Schooling Fish - Best Beginner Schooling Fish

John Hua
John Hua - 7 years ago
Hey guys! Check out my first vlog on my channel~
Will Danforth
Will Danforth - 7 years ago
Hey I have a question, is it possible to keep Rummy nose Tetras with my Betta fish? I hope you can answer this and have good luck with your channel.
Aquarium Co-Op
Aquarium Co-Op - 7 years ago
In an appropriately sized tank it seems like you could.
Joyce Wolan
Joyce Wolan - 7 years ago
do autos suck the slime off of fish, and sae, also
Aquarium Co-Op
Aquarium Co-Op - 7 years ago
Otos don't as far as I know, Sae typically don't either, but can get aggressive.
PAKMC Gaming
PAKMC Gaming - 7 years ago
Is ember tetra is easy to care
pusc1f3r
pusc1f3r - 7 years ago
They're great(I have 11 in my 20G), if you feed then good quality food and if they're in a school of 7+ they'll colour up and be very happy :D
JOSH MODELS !
JOSH MODELS ! - 7 years ago
Your fish store looks so clean new and tidy great job wish I could go to your store!
James Eaves
James Eaves - 7 years ago
What type of fish is that long looking fish in the silver tip Tetra tank
Aquarium Co-Op
Aquarium Co-Op - 7 years ago
Black Kuhli Loach.
NOVAWOLF
NOVAWOLF - 7 years ago
I know this is a old video but on 4:17 of the video with the pork chop boras what is the fish with that yellow tail fin looks like a dwarf Cichlid please help would really want two?
Aquarium Co-Op
Aquarium Co-Op - 7 years ago
Apistogramma cacatuoides orange flash.
bobspineable
bobspineable - 7 years ago
I prefer neon tetras over cardinal tetras.
Hawk_ Eye
Hawk_ Eye - 7 years ago
bobspineable at my LFS cardinals are 1 euro a piece, while neons are 2. i ofcourse went with cardinals, also because i love whole coloured ones.
Cael Atkins
Cael Atkins - 7 years ago
Many tetras varietys
Carlos Varela
Carlos Varela - 7 years ago
I have 3/5 cardinal tetras, rummynose, espei rasboras! Beauty-wise cardinals are my fav. Schooling behavior-wise rummynose are my favs.
Aquarium Co-Op
Aquarium Co-Op - 7 years ago
Rummynose are tight schoolers.
Kathy Lynn Maracle
Kathy Lynn Maracle - 7 years ago
I have a schooling fish behavior question. Will, for example, a neon tetra and a black neon tetra school together? I have been told absolutely NOT, and absolutely YES...
Aquarium Co-Op
Aquarium Co-Op - 7 years ago
+Kathy Lynn Maracle definitely, yep
Kathy Lynn Maracle
Kathy Lynn Maracle - 7 years ago
Thank you for the reply! So our 18 cardinal tetras will be happier if we add more cardinals to our 40 gallon, rather than a dozen of a different tetra species. We will keep it in the family ;)
Aquarium Co-Op
Aquarium Co-Op - 7 years ago
+Kathy Lynn Maracle would you take the help of a known criminal to stay alive today? Probably. This is how that situation works. Given no other option they will school together but hey prefer large schools of their own type. Much like you would prefer to not rely on a criminals help. You'd prefer to be around your family for the help.
coolwater411
coolwater411 - 7 years ago
Light, co2?
Aquarium Co-Op
Aquarium Co-Op - 7 years ago
No co2, finnex stingray and planted plus 24/7
Hello There
Hello There - 7 years ago
rummynose and bloodfin are the best I've found.
Luculencia
Luculencia - 7 years ago
If you're talking about schooling ability (staying together and swimming in the same direction) I found a fish that rivals even the rummynose - the 3 striped African glass catfish or Pareutropius buffei. Very active (almost never stop swimming) and stay very close together, and seem to be just as good as rummynose (if not better) at keeping themselves aligned in the same direction while swimming.
coolwater411
coolwater411 - 7 years ago
What substrate do you have in your dwarf Sagittarius tank?
Allan O'Donnell
Allan O'Donnell - 7 years ago
Aquarium Co-Op hi, if normal gravel do you rely on fish supplying nutrient or how do you keep the dwarf sag alive?
Aquarium Co-Op
Aquarium Co-Op - 7 years ago
normal gravel.
swamy Viswanath
swamy Viswanath - 7 years ago
having doute can me add prawn and guppies both in a tank ??
swamy Viswanath
swamy Viswanath - 7 years ago
Aquarium Co-Op thank
Aquarium Co-Op
Aquarium Co-Op - 7 years ago
I wouldn't, typically prawns would hunt the guppies.
Chris FNS
Chris FNS - 7 years ago
For a 15 gallon community tank, is 8 neon tetras, 2 dwarf gourami and 4 male guppies okay? And also could I add more if possible?
Chris FNS
Chris FNS - 7 years ago
+Aquarium Co-Op Ok thanks very much.
Aquarium Co-Op
Aquarium Co-Op - 7 years ago
Would depend on your ability as a fish keeper, with proper maintenance and water testing, you'll be able to determine if the schedule you're doing is right to add more fish.
Glenn Douglas
Glenn Douglas - 7 years ago
Hello my daughter 7 is starting a freshwater 20 gallon take. She is asking me if she can put ghosts shrimp with sails and fish with them? Of course I don't know a clue of friendly fish.. I know in her 10 gallon tank she has neon tetras harlequin rasbora and black head rasbora and a beta so she doesn't want the same fish in her new tank.. any suggestions?
Aquarium Co-Op
Aquarium Co-Op - 7 years ago
Snails and ghost shrimp should work ok. It would depend on the fish as to weather it would be compatible with the inverts.
Danah Pareja
Danah Pareja - 7 years ago
how many ember tetras can you keep in a long 21 gal tank?
coolwater411
coolwater411 - 7 years ago
Do you sell Dwarf Sagittaria? If yes how much and the link?
coolwater411
coolwater411 - 7 years ago
I have a biorb 8 gallon tank,will the Dwarf Sagittaria grow in eco- complete planted tank substrate with a stock light that came with the tank?
Luculencia
Luculencia - 7 years ago
Probably not - it might need more lighting than a stock light can provide. Is the bulb in the light a grow bulb (emits a pinkish light) or a daylight spectrum bulb made for aquarium plants? If not then it won't support proper plant growth and only low light plants (like java fern, java moss and anubias) will be able to grow under it.
Aquarium Co-Op
Aquarium Co-Op - 7 years ago
+coolwater411 I'm not sure. I've never owned one.
Papa2k
Papa2k - 7 years ago
Great video, how will a beta do with a school of 30 neon tetras?
Papa2k
Papa2k - 7 years ago
Aquarium Co-Op cool thanks for replying so quickly. love the channel.
Aquarium Co-Op
Aquarium Co-Op - 7 years ago
Typically they do ok together.
Jeremy Crocker
Jeremy Crocker - 7 years ago
Silver Tips are a bit aggressive
Dracula Reloaded
Dracula Reloaded - 8 years ago
i strongly agree. neons cannot be in top 5 , but cardinals . actually this one really a good list which I have seen . all others are doing mistake by adding certain fishes in list ...
Tatsuhiro Satou
Tatsuhiro Satou - 8 years ago
what about corycats
MsArtemis01
MsArtemis01 - 8 years ago
I love tetras. My tank is about 95% tetras.
Olly 1010
Olly 1010 - 8 years ago
Can anyone go check out my Chanel I'm gonna start making vids at 20 subs
Aquarium Saturation
Aquarium Saturation - 8 years ago
What type of fish is in the tank with the rummynose Tetras??
Backyard Hobbiez
Backyard Hobbiez - 8 years ago
Why do rummynoses get that greeny yellow patch in their head. One of mine has it.
Aquarium Co-Op
Aquarium Co-Op - 8 years ago
+Backyard Hobbiez I'm not sure, but from what I can tell not all of them get it, there are a few different forms of rummynose tetra.
Morgan Laroussini
Morgan Laroussini - 8 years ago
how do you buy the fish if they aren't on the website?
Morgan Laroussini
Morgan Laroussini - 8 years ago
okay thank you!
Aquarium Co-Op
Aquarium Co-Op - 8 years ago
If they aren't on the website we don't currently ship them. We only sell select fish on the website.
Itai Krotoro
Itai Krotoro - 8 years ago
?how did you keep the apisto without alot of planets? isn't they nervuse
João Gonçalves
João Gonçalves - 8 years ago
Cool video! Personaly my favourite fish have always been schooling fish. Really like the beauty of a large shoal moving in sync. and the hierarchy changing beaviour, its just fascinating. For my favourite fish I would have to go with 2 Congo river species: The usual Congo Tetra - Phenacogrammus interruptus and also phenacogrammus aurantiacus
Jen C
Jen C - 8 years ago
If I were to get a fish from some random pet store should I medicate them? If so what kind of stuff should I use?
Jen C
Jen C - 8 years ago
Aquarium Co-Op thanks for the quick response
Aquarium Co-Op
Aquarium Co-Op - 8 years ago
Inappropriate Reefer
Inappropriate Reefer - 8 years ago
Great list!
leandro magtibay
leandro magtibay - 8 years ago
Congo tetra! Hahaha
Aquarium Co-Op
Aquarium Co-Op - 8 years ago
yeah I love Congo Tetras.
James Osbon
James Osbon - 8 years ago
Great video! Hope you are having a good time.

And congratulations Cubs fans!
Aquarium Co-Op
Aquarium Co-Op - 8 years ago
Waiting for a video to render right now, trying to put out an extra video :)
WTF JAN XD
WTF JAN XD - 8 years ago
Wheres the tiger barbs bruh? There so much better than silver tip tetras. They follow u like little puppies
Luculencia
Luculencia - 7 years ago
I love tiger barbs but I'm too scared to buy them having heard horror stories about them killing each other off one by one until there's just a lone tiger barb that slowly pines and dies :/ I would have put them in a 26 gallon species tank with at least 10 of them had I the nerve though :p
Aquarium Co-Op
Aquarium Co-Op - 8 years ago
I actually don't sell em in my store unless someone special orders them because too many people want to only buy a few etc and that can be a problem.
_ Wueschy_
_ Wueschy_ - 8 years ago
Great video my favorite is the silver tail tetra
_ Wueschy_
_ Wueschy_ - 8 years ago
cool i am actually thinking about getting them now thanks for the tips and showing off your cool fish seection
Aquarium Co-Op
Aquarium Co-Op - 8 years ago
+_ Wueschy_ they are super fun.
T.Frakes Tanks
T.Frakes Tanks - 8 years ago
911!!!! today i came home and am missing 2 fish!!! cherry barbs and danios are in the tank and 2 danios came up missing. they were the runts in the tank but didnt think they would get eatin.?? ripped the tank apart looking for them. not in filter orunder rocks or in plants. did they get eattin?
T.Frakes Tanks
T.Frakes Tanks - 8 years ago
a cory cat but not much bigger, and mabey another danio in the tank is an inch bugger!
looked around everywhere no fish. tested water no ammonia, no nitrites, no nitrates. i feed them about 3 pinches of dry food a day, sometimes wafers, sometimes frozen foods, depend what i have time for. couldnt imagine them being hungry. 6 cherry barbs, 8 danios (now 6) and 3 cory cats in a 37 shouldnt be starving especially in a 37 gallon right?
Aquarium Co-Op
Aquarium Co-Op - 8 years ago
Weird, whats the biggest fish in the tank?
Charlie Lim
Charlie Lim - 8 years ago
Corey, what do you do if there's a camallanus worm breakout in a guppy tank
Aquarium Co-Op
Aquarium Co-Op - 8 years ago
+Charlie Lim I would order levamisole from Greg sage at select aquatics.com and follow his treatment advice.
Charlie Lim
Charlie Lim - 8 years ago
Also, if you say something along the lines of medicinal food, what do you do if the guppy doesn't eat?
Niick Nicholas
Niick Nicholas - 8 years ago
What lighting do you recommend to bring out the colors of cardinal tetras in a planted tank ?

I'm thinking of adding an additional blue led on top of the led for the plants but I am worried if it would bring algae or something?

plants going to use -
- Hygrophila SP Pinnadifida
- Java Fern
Niick Nicholas
Niick Nicholas - 8 years ago
would it trigger any algae growth?
Aquarium Co-Op
Aquarium Co-Op - 8 years ago
+Niick Nicholas actinic lights typically make them pop or a dinner monster ray light.
KrispyAquascape
KrispyAquascape - 8 years ago
What about shiners and daces?
Aquarium Co-Op
Aquarium Co-Op - 8 years ago
Rainbow Shiners, I haven't really had em in a tank yet besides quarantine.
KrispyAquascape
KrispyAquascape - 8 years ago
Shiners school very tight, even if there aren't any predators. Which type of shiners do you have?
Aquarium Co-Op
Aquarium Co-Op - 8 years ago
+KrispyAquascape I do have shiners, I need to get them into a tank and out of the pond :)
Paul Willis
Paul Willis - 8 years ago
should have the list of fish in the description, rly like the silver tip tetras, don't really want to have to scroll through the video a bunch of times whenever I'm trying to remember the name. would love another top 5 schooling fish.
Aquarium Co-Op
Aquarium Co-Op - 8 years ago
Good point Paul, I'll try and address that when I get some free time.
Danielle P
Danielle P - 8 years ago
I thought that bettas had to be by themselves because they would fight and kill the other fish. ???
Danielle P
Danielle P - 8 years ago
Aquarium Co-Op thanks and have a good day!
Aquarium Co-Op
Aquarium Co-Op - 8 years ago
+Danielle P thanks :) I hope I. Ring you lots of valuable entertainment and education coming up :)
Danielle P
Danielle P - 8 years ago
I just subscribed :)
Aquarium Co-Op
Aquarium Co-Op - 8 years ago
Well a lot of bettas can live with other fish. All the bettas we currently sell live in community tanks. Bettas can be territorial, and some may not tolerate other fish, but its kind of like keeping dogs and cats together in the same house. In theory it shouldn't work, but most people get away with it just fine.
eddiekytia
eddiekytia - 8 years ago
Hey buddy! You told me a day or 2 ago that you might have root tabs friday just wanted to know if that is today friday or next week friday...no big deal i just want to order a few things made by you for me to try and will wait for it all to be in stock
eddiekytia
eddiekytia - 8 years ago
Your the best
Aquarium Co-Op
Aquarium Co-Op - 8 years ago
They arrive tomorrow, I"ll put them back in stock now and we will be able to ship them by Monday at worst.
Josh's Aquatics & Railroad Videos
Josh's Aquatics & Railroad Videos - 8 years ago
Great video, man.
Aquarium Co-Op
Aquarium Co-Op - 8 years ago
Thanks.
Kazz
Kazz - 8 years ago
so, I was convinced today by my local fish store owner that I can have an electric catfish in my 55 community tank, but coming home and researching, I found out they grow up to 4 ft and are aggressive.. they're closed for the rest of the day, how would you recommend I house him until I can bring him back (tomorrow after work)? it was a trade for one of my aggressive Angelfish. I normally research then buy but I was convinced, I've always received good advice from him, and this is entirely my fault for not first researching. He told me it will only get around 6 or 7 inches and will do amazing in my community 55, but apparently not, unless it's a dwarf, but he didn't state it was a dwarf, and further research shows me that dwarves are extremely uncommon and rarely imported. there's little to no information about them as well, would you know how to identify it as being a dwarf or full size?
Kazz
Kazz - 8 years ago
+Aquarium Co-Op Perhaps, I have it floating in my larger acclimation container so he has more room to swim around, I don't have any good sized bags for him (I keep all of my bags but I normally only get small ones).

I did get to hold him in the store, he told me to hold my hands out and he poured him into my hands, it feels so crazy! I'm not worried about him being with really any of my fish but my Cories. My Cories are still on the smaller side, and he could easily eat them.

I'm not sure about asking questions though, because I asked him every question in the book lol, like:
How big will he get?
What are suitable water parameters and temperatures for him?
How well would he do with my other fish (listed my fish)?
Would he do good with them in the 55?
Will he stun/shock any of the other fish?

He said he's only seen them get around 6", He's a great community fish, will do great with my fish in the 55, and he will only let out a little shock when he gets picked on, but it will only make the fish leave him alone, and they sell out extremely fast on the rare occasion that they get them in.

Coming home and doing some research of my own (Which I realize I should have done in the first place before making the purchase), I read they get between 1 ft and 4 ft long, they use their "ability" to stun/shock their prey (any small fish that can fit in it's mouth), which btw it also said they have much larger mouths than you think they do by just looking at them, they shouldn't have any tank mates, etc. Then, for dwarfs, there's almost no information about them except that they aren't imported very often and they get around 6".

Now, for that matter, if it is in fact a dwarf, as he stated it only gets around 6" long, then I would like to know if maybe it is compatible with my fish, but the thing isn't even listed on AqAdvisor, I've asked a few different people I'm in contact with that have experience with fish like this, and I've posted everywhere on the forums, and the few people that did respond haven't the slightest clue.... I would like to know, if he is a dwarf, if he is more peaceful and would leave my fish alone. I would like to try it out, but on the off chance that he is aggressive, I don't want to lose my cories (I have Bronze Corydoras which are more on the rare side where I live, I had to buy them online).
Aquarium Co-Op
Aquarium Co-Op - 8 years ago
I'd probably rebag it, and float it in the tank if I needed to take it back. When I called in the morning I would ask more questions about which species it is etc. Perhaps it's not the true electric catfish etc.
Kazz
Kazz - 8 years ago
cristy Cleveland about 4 maybe 4.5 inches
Cristy's Cichlids
Cristy's Cichlids - 8 years ago
Kazz how big is he?
Qeith Wreid
Qeith Wreid - 8 years ago
You totally described my newbie tank. I also have a Chinese loach playing in goal.

https://youtu.be/r5ISeu7tO1o
Qeith Wreid
Qeith Wreid - 8 years ago
Next up I have to move it then stick some plants on. I loved your garden analogy in the coproduced pieces you did with another channel - I am going to get some "lawn" and basic "ferns" or "cacti" i.e. Java fern, anubis, water sprite. Yay!
Classical Piano
Classical Piano - 8 years ago
Harlequin rasboras?
Classical Piano
Classical Piano - 8 years ago
Aquarium Co-Op sorry i didnt notice but thanks
Aquarium Co-Op
Aquarium Co-Op - 8 years ago
Trigonostigma heteromorpha
Philthy Phil
Philthy Phil - 8 years ago
Video idea, top 5 schooling fish 3.5" or larger. or another idea I had is to do videos on top fish based on strata in the aquarium, bottom dwellers, top swimmers, etc.
Aquarium Co-Op
Aquarium Co-Op - 8 years ago
Yeah, if people like this, I could.
Dani
Dani - 8 years ago
make a bigger list man, I'd like to see your opinion on other schoolers(I'm trying to get some dither schoolers for my community tank and I don't know what to pick)... maybe some nano schoolers... those always school because they're so small in comparison to others
Dani
Dani - 8 years ago
Aquarium Co-Op appreciate it Cory
Aquarium Co-Op
Aquarium Co-Op - 8 years ago
I'll see what I can do :)
Panda Aquatics
Panda Aquatics - 8 years ago
The emerald eye rasboras I got from Rachel oleary have been the best schooling fish I've housed. I definitely highly recommend them to anyone.
Aquarium Co-Op
Aquarium Co-Op - 8 years ago
I only had a few in the store, or I would have shown them. I do like them a bunch for sure!
Rishabh Khemka
Rishabh Khemka - 8 years ago
And what other fishes can I keep with it,I have 75 galon tank
Tatsuhiro Satou
Tatsuhiro Satou - 8 years ago
Rishabh Khemka keep with what
Rishabh Khemka
Rishabh Khemka - 8 years ago
Cory my orandas head is to small can you help me to grow his head a little bit
Aquarium Co-Op
Aquarium Co-Op - 8 years ago
So the wen is typically made of fat, so extra fatty foods like krill, mysis shrimp etc would help grow the wen.
Guild of Gamers
Guild of Gamers - 8 years ago
some of them are neons not cardinals I swear
Danny's Aquariums
Danny's Aquariums - 8 years ago
Hey Cory,
Great schooling fish, I love them!

I have a question/problem, my plants are not doing great: What can I do?!

I showed them in my video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCn7KUqiVhc

Thumbs up Cory!
Hunter Mead
Hunter Mead - 8 years ago
Hay I have a few questions can you keep goldfish in a sand tank and what tetras or other small schooling fish can you keep with gold fish
Aquarium Co-Op
Aquarium Co-Op - 8 years ago
+Hunter Mead a lot of times goldfish swallow smaller fish, so it's not recommended.
Fish Bro's
Fish Bro's - 8 years ago
Is that a male betta with the silver tip tetra
Aquarium Co-Op
Aquarium Co-Op - 8 years ago
+Nickname 57 yes it is.
AQUA NUT
AQUA NUT - 8 years ago
Cool picks Cory, We just started up a planted tank with a sword and the other plant is slipping me at the moment. I mixed some java moss in the sand so i hope we get a java moss carpet. We acquired some green corydoras and danios so we put them in there. Plants are looking great so far but some of them Rummy Nose Tetras you were showing are a lot cooler looking than danios i have to admit.
Aquarium Co-Op
Aquarium Co-Op - 8 years ago
+AQUA NUT awesome welcome to the planted world!
shunylugia21.
shunylugia21. - 8 years ago
you should do a tour of the store and your fish room that would be pretty cool
Dorkula
Dorkula - 8 years ago
Themaine, there are a few of those in different videos. Scroll around his lists and find em.
maniacram
maniacram - 8 years ago
No Dennisoni barbs? Just no. That's basically top 2 or 3.
maniacram
maniacram - 8 years ago
Philthy Phil Well my neons don't. They schooled for like 3 days when introduced.
Philthy Phil
Philthy Phil - 8 years ago
maniacram my neons have always schooled together.
maniacram
maniacram - 8 years ago
Aquarium Co-Op Well then let's be frank, neons don't school either.
Aquarium Co-Op
Aquarium Co-Op - 8 years ago
+maniacram they are great, just not a very tight schooler.
Daniel Dulu
Daniel Dulu - 8 years ago
I have a tetra tank and I am working on another one. They have always been my favorites. My silver tetra is a bit of an ass having killed four fish so far but I have introduced 4 Serpae and they are handling him quite well with no fatalities in months. Love the color of the Serpae as well
birdking12
birdking12 - 8 years ago
in my schooling tank i have rummy nose tetras cardinal tetras the rasbora .... large thats half of you list haha but do you think pygme corydoras are schooling fish too because mine school more thight than my other fish
Aquarium Co-Op
Aquarium Co-Op - 8 years ago
+birdking12 I like cordless hastatus better for schooling corydoras
Brian and Xman's Aquariums
Brian and Xman's Aquariums - 8 years ago
good list. i prefer some of the larger schooling fish like giant danios, rainbows, denison barbs, scissortail rasbora's etc...like you said, there are many different choices
Aquarium Co-Op
Aquarium Co-Op - 8 years ago
Yeah maybe I'll feature some larger ones in the future etc.
Alllik3Butt3r
Alllik3Butt3r - 8 years ago
Cory you need to make a care guide to MBU puffers !! Please
Alllik3Butt3r
Alllik3Butt3r - 8 years ago
Aquarium Co-Op there isn't one video on care and though it would be best hearing it from you ! Thank you for the reply I LOVE THE CHANNEL
Aquarium Co-Op
Aquarium Co-Op - 8 years ago
+Alllik3Butt3r I'll see what I can do.
s_ r
s_ r - 8 years ago
do pet smart neon tetra die eaily?
Aquarium Co-Op
Aquarium Co-Op - 8 years ago
+s_ r technically possible. But it will be hard.
s_ r
s_ r - 8 years ago
Aquarium Co-Op i relly want to try some neon tetra in planted 5 gallon is that possible
Aquarium Co-Op
Aquarium Co-Op - 8 years ago
+s_ r they can, depends on the PetSmart.
Catfish Cave
Catfish Cave - 8 years ago
Silver Tips... the very first tetra I ever kept way back in mumble mumble. The Porkchop rasbora is the espei?-with the almost metallic sheen to it.
Aquarium Co-Op
Aquarium Co-Op - 8 years ago
+Catfish Cave yep, espei, great fish!
KG cichlids
KG cichlids - 8 years ago
Cool vid, makes me want to turn my mts on overdrive lol
Aquarium Co-Op
Aquarium Co-Op - 8 years ago
+KG cichlids it's hard not too.
Flynn's Fish Forum
Flynn's Fish Forum - 8 years ago
I love all the fish you mentioned!
cev17pr
cev17pr - 8 years ago
I have 3/5: rummy nose are my fav for behavior while cardinals are my fav for color/looks
amcluesent
amcluesent - 8 years ago
WHat about white cloud mountain minnows?
Aquarium Co-Op
Aquarium Co-Op - 8 years ago
+amcluesent I love em, but they just aren't right schoolers so they didn't make the video.
Paul Chippington
Paul Chippington - 8 years ago
Many years ago I had a six foot planted tank, and in it I just had , I had a schoal of 100 it looked awesome. I sit and wait for your updates now brother hank you. Emba Tetra's are so great as is Chilean Rasbora's.
Jake J
Jake J - 8 years ago
My guppy's eyes are black for some reason and she isnt acting right. Please help!
Aquarium Co-Op
Aquarium Co-Op - 8 years ago
+JakeTalksTech check water parameters.
Nick's Exotics
Nick's Exotics - 8 years ago
If I set up a tank with different types of tetras and other small schooling fish would they stick to schooling with their own kind or would they all school together ?
Aquarium Co-Op
Aquarium Co-Op - 8 years ago
+Nicholas Donnelly most times they end up schooling together unfortunately.
I'm Feeling lucky
I'm Feeling lucky - 8 years ago
Are tetras fast breeders
I'm Feeling lucky
I'm Feeling lucky - 8 years ago
Aquarium Co-Op thanks I hoped they weren't
Aquarium Co-Op
Aquarium Co-Op - 8 years ago
+Sarah Wilky they are pretty difficult to breed for most people.
k vintner
k vintner - 8 years ago
What is the smallest schooling aquarium fish that you know of ? Thank you for all the videos.
k vintner
k vintner - 8 years ago
Lol, ok Thanks.
Aquarium Co-Op
Aquarium Co-Op - 8 years ago
+k vintner Dracula fish. But probably chili Rasbora's or exclamation point t Rasbora's
Sue Donnelly
Sue Donnelly - 8 years ago
As you said, there are so many options. Gotta add Dwarf Pencilfish, Vietnamese WCMM, and green neons as some of my top favorites. The pencilfish actually school with my green neons on one tank and among my Vietnamese WCMM in another. I also have silver tips in another tank and they add tons of activity to that one.
Aquarium Co-Op
Aquarium Co-Op - 8 years ago
+Sue Donnelly for sure, lots of fun stuff to play with.
Brian Scheuermann
Brian Scheuermann - 8 years ago
Have fun at the convention cory!
Aquarium Co-Op
Aquarium Co-Op - 8 years ago
+Brian Scheuermann will do, just sat down for breakfast.
PilleR
PilleR - 8 years ago
The main schooling fish in my 33g planted tank are pork-chop (espei) rasboras. Absolutely stunning fish, deep metallic sunset orange. Love these! I also have some hengel's rasboras; these look similar but have a shining silver body, an even narrower black stripe with a narrow glowing neon orange stripe above it.
Aquarium Co-Op
Aquarium Co-Op - 8 years ago
+PilleR yeah they are great for sure.
Animals and Stuff
Animals and Stuff - 8 years ago
What where the blue fish in your 3 tank are they fast swimming and aggressive with slow moving fish?
Dani
Dani - 8 years ago
Canadian dogtrainer cobalt blue dwarf gourami it's called my man, and no, they're not aggressive
Jesse Raine
Jesse Raine - 7 years ago
cherry's are highly aggressive fin-nippers
JPs VlogUK
JPs VlogUK - 7 years ago
Christopher Keck and they look nice when you have 10-20 they have some stunning colours
Christopher Keck
Christopher Keck - 8 years ago
Indeed, I intend to get my first batch tomorrow, but my water quality just showed I have relatively high amounts of ammonia. Need to do a water change tonight and dose the tank with some nightout. Hopefully all goes well!
Aquarium Co-Op
Aquarium Co-Op - 8 years ago
+Yukki Katsuki yeah, rosy barbs are super hardy also.
Yukki Katsuki
Yukki Katsuki - 8 years ago
Christopher Keck I love my cherrys they where the first I got to eat from my hand and they have a great personality, I'm actually in charge if setting up an aquarium at my school(the tank is completely blacked out on the size since its actually an indoor pond) and as soon as we started looking for bright hard fish cherrys came up and I can't wait to bring some in.
Christopher Keck
Christopher Keck - 8 years ago
+Aquarium Co-Op AhHh, thanks for the info!
Aquarium Co-Op
Aquarium Co-Op - 8 years ago
+Christopher Keck they don't school very tightly. A good fish for sure, we sell a ton.
AQUAPROS
AQUAPROS - 8 years ago
Cardinals and Rummynose! My top 2 favs also haha.
ryan harvey
ryan harvey - 8 years ago
I have what you called silver tip tetras I bought them from a store where I live as White tip tetras currently living in my community tank and there doin real well. I've never seen embers before they look great
Aquarium Co-Op
Aquarium Co-Op - 8 years ago
+ryan harvey yeah the white tips are fun. Embers are great for nano tanks.
ExpectHell
ExpectHell - 8 years ago
Chinese danio's (Tanichthys albonubes) are also great, not the tightest schooling fish but fun to watch in a larger tank. You guys should check them out! Nice vid again!
Philthy Phil
Philthy Phil - 8 years ago
ExpectHell Those are white clouds
OHLE312
OHLE312 - 8 years ago
my favorite tetras are those ember and serpae tetra
Fredythegoose
Fredythegoose - 8 years ago
Great video Cory, you could try to do more of these from time to time..
Aquarium Co-Op
Aquarium Co-Op - 8 years ago
+Fredythegoose we will see how the video does and might be able to work it into the schedule more often.
Caleb Sleeper
Caleb Sleeper - 8 years ago
Cory how long does it typically take for newborn molly fry to sex out, and how long should it take them to grow an inch big?
Aquarium Co-Op
Aquarium Co-Op - 8 years ago
+Caleb Sleeper Polly 3 months to sex out, probably 2 to 3 months to hit a solid one inch.
Aquarium Co-Op
Aquarium Co-Op - 8 years ago
+Kala C weird, super popular fish for me.
Aquatic Ma
Aquatic Ma - 8 years ago
Yeah it's been 5 yrs since I seen one here. My locally owned pet store can order them but the owner says they're not popular and he ends up selling them half price all the time.
Aquarium Co-Op
Aquarium Co-Op - 8 years ago
+Kala C weird, I assumed every pet shop carried them.
Keanu's Aqua life
Keanu's Aqua life - 8 years ago
I could appreciate you looking at my channel Cory, I make videos about my fish tanks
Sisx
Sisx - 8 years ago
What about ghost cats? Every time I see those they are very tight and look awesome
Aquarium Co-Op
Aquarium Co-Op - 8 years ago
+PokemonNerd8749 I do love glass cats, I just hate how sensitive they are during shipping etc.
Wei Ji
Wei Ji - 8 years ago
the funny thing about the cardinal tetra is that quite a few fishkeepers here in my country have told that cardinal tetra wont come to school any more once they have got used to the envrionment. but it always is a quite nice combination of cardinal/neon tetra and discus together in a community tank since it seems the existence of the discus in the tank can easily activate a schooling of the cardinal or neon tetra. Rummy nose is a truely quite nice schooling species for sure. i somehow didnt really find ember tetra schooling that much back to when i still had them, maybe it was because that i didnt really have a big enough number of them in order for them to school. but i am quite sure a needed water flow in the tank is one condition which can lead to fish schooling. actually it seems quite a few species from the family characidae get to school either by nature or under certain conditions. this also happens quite much with quite a few cichlid species i think :D
Aquarium Co-Op
Aquarium Co-Op - 8 years ago
+Wei Ji doesn't have to be leathL to scare e.. any big fish typically works.
Wei Ji
Wei Ji - 8 years ago
and also a dominant/dominanted relationship with each other XD
Wei Ji
Wei Ji - 8 years ago
also for quite a few tetra species, it seems that a big number of their own kind can also lead to a rather schooling situation. cuz have to say tetras can easily become quite aggressive towards their own kind sometimes if only a small number of their own kind is present in the tank. after all quite a few tetra species do have a territory consciousness XD
Wei Ji
Wei Ji - 8 years ago
hahaha, i wouldnt really consider discus as a predator intimadating cardinal/neon tetras in the same tank that much. but the mature sized angel fish can certainly be a rather lethal threat for sure.
Aquarium Co-Op
Aquarium Co-Op - 8 years ago
+Wei Ji yeah, having a predator in the tank makes the fish school more generally.
Brendan Ostrowski
Brendan Ostrowski - 8 years ago
Aquarium Co-Op I've also heard about betta bulbs and how bettas just love them. Would you recommend them? If so how do you plant them, I've heard that they are hard to sprout and do I have to worry about nitrate's to keep them thriving. I probably referring to the wrong nitrogen type but o well. I figure you would be the best person to ask thx.
Aquarium Co-Op
Aquarium Co-Op - 8 years ago
+Brendan ostrowski the problem I find is a lot of the chain stores have bulbs so old that they can't sprout, if you get fresh ones they are great. I recommend a fertilizer to keep them thriving.
Matthew Timms
Matthew Timms - 8 years ago
Great video as always. The Embers are great how many can you keep in a 5 or 2.5 gallon nano tank?
Aquarium Co-Op
Aquarium Co-Op - 8 years ago
+FishyMats I'd say a group of 5 or so in a 5 gallon.
FishyMats
FishyMats - 8 years ago
Matthew Timms I also want to know the answer to your question
Jimmy Neutron
Jimmy Neutron - 8 years ago
amazing video man
V. Stag
V. Stag - 8 years ago
Thank you for another great video
Anson Clark
Anson Clark - 8 years ago
hope your trip is going well, have a taco for me.
burningfyra
burningfyra - 8 years ago
great list cory! in my opinion you should of said some sort of rainbowfish as well for those with larger tanks ;D
JPs VlogUK
JPs VlogUK - 7 years ago
burningfyra yer but they are great fish to keep too mate
Aquarium Co-Op
Aquarium Co-Op - 8 years ago
+buringfyra they don't school that tight though, but yes rainbows are great fish.
JiminieXiuminZuho
JiminieXiuminZuho - 8 years ago
What about schooling fish that aren't just small tetras? Silver dollars? Bala sharks?
Aquarium Co-Op
Aquarium Co-Op - 8 years ago
+Thesped Andtheunicorn sure, but I don't fins Bala's to school very tightly. Solver dollars typically do, but I dont carry them because they eat plants.
Gedeon Ruelo
Gedeon Ruelo - 8 years ago
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