Fish are a lot like kids , hear me out I know your probably thinking "Where is he going with this ? " At the very least the social hierarchy that would be seen at a high school is quite similar. I'll give you some examples of what I mean. So for starters, I have a loaner cardinal tetra in my tank. it is quite active and healthy but for what ever reason just won't assimilate to the group which by the way consists of about 16 from a few different sources so none are the same. but I'd like to add that the ones that were bought together tend to stick closer then the others.
I have half a dozen bleeding hearts who tend to beat up and bully the smallest of the group of them but, he still tags along and tries to fit in. I also have an x ray tetra who is SOLO , received him accidentally in the bag but I kept him as I have no reason not too. He tends to roam group from group shoaling with whoever seems to be the most active at the point in time - always needs to be in the popular social circle.
My rummys tend to stick together they are a very tight knit group that minds their own business and doesn't seem to bother anyone or get into anyones space. So i am sure you get the idea of what I mean and it can be quite fascinating to actually see this take place right before our own eyes.
Please share your observations , explanations reasons behind why you think my one Cardinal is a loaner and how certain fish like my Cory Cats don't seem to care about anything going on other than what they are doing.
Discuss!
I have half a dozen bleeding hearts who tend to beat up and bully the smallest of the group of them but, he still tags along and tries to fit in. I also have an x ray tetra who is SOLO , received him accidentally in the bag but I kept him as I have no reason not too. He tends to roam group from group shoaling with whoever seems to be the most active at the point in time - always needs to be in the popular social circle.
My rummys tend to stick together they are a very tight knit group that minds their own business and doesn't seem to bother anyone or get into anyones space. So i am sure you get the idea of what I mean and it can be quite fascinating to actually see this take place right before our own eyes.
Please share your observations , explanations reasons behind why you think my one Cardinal is a loaner and how certain fish like my Cory Cats don't seem to care about anything going on other than what they are doing.
Discuss!
