great schooling fish

[Justusfish]

I want a very bright (red, orange, pink) smaller schooling fish for my 210 gallon. I'd like to buy 5 to 9 of the fish to make a really dynamic splash of colour in the tank. Anyone have any suggestions. I'm really after a fish that swims in unison and doesn't like to break rank.

Full grown at about 3 inches or so, if possible.

[Psyire]

Bartlett's Anthias would be a perfect choice.

[michika]

I would suggest various anthias!

[Chin_Lee]

.......would be my suggestion

[Snappy]

What they said.

[Justusfish]

Then I guess it'll be Anthias for me. I now have to find a place that I can pick up 7 to 9 at a reasonable enough price that I don't break my bank account!

[untamed]

Affordable..oh...that's a completely different question!

If you get the anthias, word on them is that they require multiple feedings per day...

[Quagmire]

Cheap would be chromis.but Ive heard they may stop schooling as they get older

[michika]

If your set on anthias and that multiple feeding thing turns out to be true you could always invest a few dollars in an automatic fish feeder.

Chromis are amusing, kind of dumb though. I find that they school best when they are approximately the same size. I have some monster chromis, medium sized ones, and 1 really tiny one. The monster chromis make their own shoal and the rest make a second.

[EmilyB]

The bartletts are awesome, numbers can matter.

I bought five, lost one immediately, and of the remaining four, one became the shadow male and subsequently had it's eyes taken out by the dominant male. :neutral:

It lived out it's life in the rockwork, never wanting to give up the quest. I lost all the anthias in a cucumber incident, they were the only ones to go. :sad:

I fed them as much as my other fish got. That was twice a day as a rule.

[Justusfish]

I do like the sounds of the anthia, but I do only feed my fish twice a day. Unless they wouldn't mind eating at 6 a.m. 4 p.m. and then 9 p.m. when only the moon lights are on.

I hope mine all keep their eyes intact!