I have people telling me that keeping prochilodus together is not a good idea because they will fight towards their own kinds and mostly to kill one or another. I thought prochiloduses are considered schooling fish? I'm currently keeping two together with no problem although they get a little aggressive when it comes to feeding time but after that they swim together just fine. any of you keep more than one prochilodus in the same tank?
Is this true?
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Id like to know too, I have two together now with no problems at all and was thinking of adding 2 or 3 more.
When reproducing they have massive migrations together...I shouldnt think that beyond sorting out a pecking order they would be too agressive to each other. I would keep at least three to be on the safe side.
Keeping 2 of a shoaling species can be dangerous as it often ends in 1, as the interaction needed is too much and ends in bullying, or death. I think a lot of shoaling species still need their own 'personal space' and maybe aggressive prochilodus are just not in big enough tanks.
I would never advise keeping less than 3 of any shoaling species (even that can be a problem) and personally I would never keep less than 5 or 6.
I would never advise keeping less than 3 of any shoaling species (even that can be a problem) and personally I would never keep less than 5 or 6.
I will buy another one soon, but these two swam along with each other just fine. I don't really think two prochilodus would actually kill each other. I have seen how they fight before but its completely harmless.
Excuse me ,do you mean Genus Semaprochilodus or Prochilodus? Each characters no one can tell,if I keep one or two pairs.Nothing happens and if you keep they kill each other.What's the answer you choose.Do you have article about This Family or not? If
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