Fish Schooling

[perok]

Not a critical life threatening observation, but:

I was surprised that fish of the same family, but a different species tend to school together.

Congo Tetra's and Diamond Tetra's seem to do fine, Parkisani and Bosemi Rainbows, even two different types of Pike Cichlid's I have seem to enjoy each others company, and I thought they were solitary.

 

[COG Commando]

Technically "shoaling", but yes, similarly shaped and colored fish will usually group together.

 

[eklikewhoa]

+1

 

[eklikewhoa]

Sometimes the curious that are totally opposite in looks will follow along too.

My MBU puffer cruises along with my Tropheus from time to time but I think he forgets who he is sometimes.

 

[duanes]

I've watched Tilapia shoaling with smallmouth bass in Florida.

 

[jerome9731]

not a uncommon scene