best looking schooling fish

[Alexxxxsv14]

Small schoolers: cardinal tetras
Medium: Bosemani rainbows (really rainbows in general)
Large: red hook silver dollars
Now for a huge tank/pond, I'd love to see a school of flagtails, but for them I hear it's either 1 or 10+

for a huge tank/pond tinfoil barbs imo

 

[cornbread_5]

for a tank like 55 gal or 40 gal

 

[groovitudedude]

Bala Sharks

Edit: nvm, I didn't see the above post. Serpae tetras.

 

[msjinkzd]

I like congo tetras for that size tank. Roseline barbs are also very very nice. Rainbows are always a winner as well.

 

[andyjs]

I like congo tetras for that size tank. Roseline barbs are also very very nice. Rainbows are always a winner as well.

I forgot about congos. There are some other very nice African tetras as well. I really wish they were a little cheaper though-and the same goes for roseline sharks/barbs. They're like 3-5X as expensive as congos around here depending on size

 

[cornbread_5]

rainbow from my experience do not seem to school for me and i have six or seven roselines growing out in a 29

 

[andres]

Caribe.

I agree. Clown loaches are ugly when they get big

 

[brianhau1]

clown loaches =]

 

[JakeH]

Clown Loaches, Polkadot Loaches, Yoyo Loaches, Zebra Loaches. A mixed squad of these or all one type will get great shoaling behavior. You would need at least 8 individuals to get good shoaling. Clown Loaches get the biggest out of the ones I listed, but I like the Polkadots (Botia Kobutai) the best.

 

[carcrazy]

Small schoolers: cardinal tetras
Medium: Bosemani rainbows (really rainbows in general)
Large: red hook silver dollars
Now for a huge tank/pond, I'd love to see a school of flagtails, but for them I hear it's either 1 or 10+

I have two tinfoil barbs in a 270g tank and they get along great. One is about 12" and the other is about 5". The baby just follows the larger one around but eats like a pig.

I am planning on picking up 4 more silver dollars to add to my 5. I like the way they school and they look pretty cool as well. They get my vote.