Hmm yeah Tiger barb is on the right track. A friend suggested red tail shark. But I want to keep the tank american themed so cyprinids are mostly out of the question. Maybe some south american killies.
Tetras feel too safe
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I have about 24 neons, 12 yellow phantoms, 12 lemon tetras, 3 female Rhoadsia altipinna, a couple emperors, and like 3 or 4 pristella tetras. I don't actually have the rummynose yet, I'm taking the four from my brother's 29 because he said they don't like how high his flow is in there. And thinking about ordering another 6 or 12 rummynose online.
I would say some sort of active dwarf cichlid could accomplish this. I wouldnt be scared of a ram, but maybe a red jewel cichlid or similar would school them up.
You could also try a predatory bottom feeder. A single pictus or similar could pose a big enough threat, but may end up snacking on a neon or rummynose here and there (who cares lol). I do this in my tank with lampeye tetras and the smaller ones seem to disappear over time. Ive always wanted to try a hoplo cat with smaller tetras, heard they are not so predatory.
You could also try a predatory bottom feeder. A single pictus or similar could pose a big enough threat, but may end up snacking on a neon or rummynose here and there (who cares lol). I do this in my tank with lampeye tetras and the smaller ones seem to disappear over time. Ive always wanted to try a hoplo cat with smaller tetras, heard they are not so predatory.
wow -- maybe I should be doing one big school of the same species. Is that what you had?
I had 200 black neons and about 35 bentosi tetra I there if I remember correctly.
how about a pike kilifish? that should keep them moving. But, you'll have to have some guppie fry for it to survive.
The reason why the fish aren't schooling is because they aren't schooling fish. I don't think that you are getting.
Only schooling tetra you'll have are the rummynose. The rest are shoaling. They'll be in a group, but dispersed across the tank
Only schooling tetra you'll have are the rummynose. The rest are shoaling. They'll be in a group, but dispersed across the tank
