Hi all
I have a 110 litre tank which is fairly new, so I’m adding fish slowly.
I moved 4 kitty tetra in as a first step. I know the group is too small. They were certainly nervous and tended to stay in one corner.
My plan was to add 7 more to make a decent group but the LFS only had 4.
I’ve added them and now the original batch seem much happier - all of them now using the whole of the tank. However, they remain dispersed rather than swimming as a school.
So my questions
Will they shoal more tightly if I add a few more (or will it make no difference)?
Will they school with other similar sized fish/tetra?
Is it the presence of other fish that will encourage tighter schooling?
I ask partly as my other tank has 5 rummynose tetra and they are a very tight bunch.
Any insight appreciated.
Thanks
Dagon
I have a 110 litre tank which is fairly new, so I’m adding fish slowly.
I moved 4 kitty tetra in as a first step. I know the group is too small. They were certainly nervous and tended to stay in one corner.
My plan was to add 7 more to make a decent group but the LFS only had 4.
I’ve added them and now the original batch seem much happier - all of them now using the whole of the tank. However, they remain dispersed rather than swimming as a school.
So my questions
Will they shoal more tightly if I add a few more (or will it make no difference)?
Will they school with other similar sized fish/tetra?
Is it the presence of other fish that will encourage tighter schooling?
I ask partly as my other tank has 5 rummynose tetra and they are a very tight bunch.
Any insight appreciated.
Thanks
Dagon