If you want to learn more about these fish check out these species profiles: Rummy Nose Tetra: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-uV9eGH9y0PU.htmlsi=ZNyJ3uX_fUk0cRZ0 Congo Tetra: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-uc64fFI7g0k.htmlsi=Z6gmdtSR0k7hL4qa Silver Tip Tetra: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-_G1WbF9Jayg.htmlsi=GPqk7ZRdh_-jbkVD Brilliant Green Rasbora: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-i8SIn0c2HqA.htmlsi=X2SKnnv3ZKvLFM3D Melanie Holmes Fish Room Tour: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-o8Xmer2yzpM.htmlsi=Llkk33d4_wvJOYDQ Do you want a subscription to the best fish magazine in the world? Check this out - a special offer for Prime Time Aquatics viewers! www.amazonasmagazine.com/primetime Our new shirts can be found at: www.primetimeaquatics.com/merch Want to become a Prime Timer and see behind the scenes fish room videos? Consider becoming a member: ru-vid.com/show-UCYVN7EN0ALL6CE4U7NpMUTAjoin For the latest short form content check us out on: Instagram: primetime_aquatics Facebook: primetimeaquatics1 Tictok: primetime_aquatics
Absolutely love rummys, never had any issues with mine, they school beautifully at the bottom. Paired up with scissor tail rasboras that school lovely middle to top they make for a great tank .
Great list, thanks! So I finally set up an aquarium with brilliant rasboras as the schooling stars. Thank you for the inspiration. You’re absolutely correct about their schooling behavior. They are amazing and won’t break the bank. They’re also hardy. Mine are a bit skittish but the silver-tip tetras keep them out and about. Thanks again!
Spot on list... I'd toss in the Cory habrosus & Reed tetra if anything. They school together and move up and down the water column, very animated for such uncolorful fish
I really like Snakeskin Barbs and Briliant Rasboras. I have kept both and have some of each now 😊 They are very peaceful and fun to watch. The bigger the number the better!
I've never seen the snakeskin barb but it looks awesome! I don't know much about barbs. I was about to ask about that fish until you ended up covering it later in the video. Neat.
All beautiful fish on your list. I’m glad glass catfish are here, they’re a fascinating animal! One way they show color, however is if side lighting (usually ambient room lighting) hits them at the right angle, their bodies become living, oscillating prisms, refracting a rainbow of shimmering colors. This is usually more apparent when the tank lights are dim or off.
I had giant danios in my 80gal, a group of just 8 and they shcooled in such a tight "ball" all the time :3 I loved them. I thing they are the best schooling fish.
Interesting comment about the glass cat. I had not thought about it , but you are right: back in my first time in the hobby, 70’s to 90s, they were everywhere. Now I only see them on RU-vid 🧐
Thank you for the perfectly timed list. I'm currently building a 75 gallon scape for a pair of melanotaenia sp kali moysi and I am on the hunt for some schools of small fish to fill it with. Will you and Mrs. smallscape be at Aquashella in Dallas? I hope so!
I think the glass cats are gaining popularity again. They were everywhere 30 years ago. Ember tetras are my favorite even though I believe they technically are shoaling fish.
Extra upside. Brilliant green rasbora almost never picker between each other. They're native here in VN, therefore not many ppl even considered them as ornamental fish. I had to collect them one by one mixed in feeder fish (exclamation rasbora) batches. Even in small numbers, they always stick together, and can fare pretty well with aggression from other species. One small downside is even they're somewhat aggressive eaters, they'll be intimidated by other aggressive feeders
Don't have any small cichlids but my Turkana Jewel pair but I luv yall fish room I like dem Congo Tetras Another species of lil fish are not in your top 5 are the Neon Tetras luv em 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾on video
My Goyder River Rainbows share a tank with my herd of panda corys. They are tied for 1st opace for me for schooling fish that I have. (at least today! lol)
Please do not think I have a biased point of view,its just lack of Experience on my part with Fishkeeping.That being said..the only FishyFriend Group I have been blessed with owning from this video thus far is the Glass Cats. For anyone on the Fence about Glass Cats ?..Do It! They are Fantastic fish individually and collectively.I have found them to be very hardy,easy to feed,peaceful,and down- right Hypnotizing to watch.If light hits at just the right angles,their bodies appear to be Rainbows in motion.I could not recommend them more!
when you say "x amount of fish in a 20g or x amount in a 50g" is that the total amount of fish that should be in that tank size for that type of fish? example: you mentioned like 25 green rasboras for a 55gal..., so you should only have 25 green rasboras in the 55, no other fish?
