BARBS SCHOOLING

[ironshark]

Hi:
I need help, I don't know if I have 5 rosy barbs, and 2 golden barbs, and an albino tiger barb, could be considered this as schooling for all the barbs?, or they have to be from the same subspecie?, thank you in advance.

 

[triazole]

yep, they do have to be from the same sub-species for them to school.

 

[Alshain]

Not necessarily. Fish can do some unexpected things, I've seen Silver Tip, Black Skirt and Buenos Aires tetras all school together with a single gold barb. But, there is no guarantee that yours will do this. The same subspecie would *almost* guarantee it. I say almost because as I stated before, fish can do some unexpected things.

 

[hc8719]

yes but im sure the sub-species is the more common that not thing, like cardinals hanging out with neons, or dojos and kuhlis