The 15 BEST Schooling Fish For Freshwater Aquariums 🐟

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Hey, Are you looking for the perfect Schooling fish species to bring your home aquarium to life? So in this Video, we will learn about what schooling fish are, Some essential facts you should know, and a list of 15 schooling fish species.
Along with these schooling fish species, we will also show you stats about each fish listed in this video.
-Scientific name
-Care level
-Minimum tank size
-Temperament
-Adult size
-Origin
-Temperature
-pH
-Diet
-School size
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Time Stamps
00:00 Introduction
01:21 What Are Schooling Fish
02:16 Cory Catfish
03:10 Chili Rasbora
04:01 Harlequin Rasbora
04:52 Neon Tetra
05:29 Cardinal Tetra
06:16 Otocinclus Catfish
07:08 Glass Catfish
07:55 White Cloud Minnow
08:48 Rummy Nose Tetra
09:20 Red Eye Tetra
09:51 Ember Tetra
10:25 Cherry Barb
11:16 Serpae Tetra
11:47 Danio Fish
12:33 Rainbow Fish
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@AquariumStoreDepot Жыл бұрын

Check out our original blog post at - aquariumstoredepot.com/blogs/news/schooling-fish. And yes --- we know we forgot CPDs 😅. We tried to limit the fish so the video didn't go too long.

@pamtidsbury736 Жыл бұрын

CPD’s? 14:28

@LashLeRoux.1 Жыл бұрын

The Cardinal Tetra has always been #1 in my book.

@TenorCantusFirmus Жыл бұрын

Small schooling fish are my favourite. I always end up dedicating my tank mainly, or even solely to them, and mine is a 50 gallons - But the spectacle of schooling fish in a planted aquarium is so unique, I readily renounce to larger fish in favour of them.

@AquariumStoreDepot Жыл бұрын

Agreed a large school is a speculate to watch 😊

@deborahjeanne2141 Жыл бұрын

I have a 55g - the idea was for a betta sorority, so I wanted a big tank. But right now I have guppies and orange laser catfish and I have 6 more catfish and 10 ember tetras on the way. SMH! Once these guys are outta quarantine and doing well in the big tank, I want some rainbow fish and more Cory cats. I love Cory cats.. so my big fish tank is turning into a small fish tank!

@thomaspethic6220 Жыл бұрын

Artistry in Jazz on WGMC

@TheBlueBee98 7 ай бұрын

This is what I'm getting into. I'm doing so much research!

@safatamin7419 Жыл бұрын

The video I was looking for, thanks for sharing it with us, really awesome and amazing and would like to recommend to everyone. ☺

@Saimun177 Жыл бұрын

It’s always special to learn something about aquarium fishing. The way you presented the video is simply gorgeous. Also, your explanation is super cool and easy to understand. The video quality is excellent. I have learnt a lot about this type of fishing. Very helpful content. I Will recommend it to my friends. Keep up the good work.❤️

@gsmshamid9285 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for this information. I have learn many things for my aquarium. Amazing video keep up the good work.

@animeshortsforyou9238 Жыл бұрын

Nice work I'm really excited to this video and it's very important to me and thank you for getting videos like this keep it up

@darshanajayalal9768 Жыл бұрын

Your video is really amazing. I personally enjoyed the video and I like it very much because there are many things to learn in your video which will help a lot in real life. We only want more videos from you and hope you will give them. Thank you very much.

@arman6524 Жыл бұрын

The video I was looking for , thanks for sharing it with us , really awesome and amazing and would like to recommend to everyone .wow . very beautiful fish unites . . thanks for the this enjoyable video .

@amzadhossan4amzad908 Жыл бұрын

It's the video iam looking in KZfaq.. Finally i find it.. I love fishes very much... Thanks for share this helpful video.. Love you bro... Waiting for your next video... 🥰

@tsonlinestore4023 Жыл бұрын

Videos like these are invaluable for learning about the best schooling fish for freshwater aquariums that were previously unknown. Keep doing the videos.

@prasa3589 Жыл бұрын

highly recomended you. useful content. thank you.

@xd9665 Жыл бұрын

nice video. petting fish is my favourite hobby since my childhood. these fishes are really beautiful . thank you for this video keep it up.

@pteris7301 Жыл бұрын

Finally i found this video. Very good tutorial video. It helps others to know everything.

@dishalasa852 Жыл бұрын

I like this video content. Thank you for sharing the tutorial.

@sulakshanahewapathirana9630 Жыл бұрын

wow. very beautiful fish unites. 😍😍. thanks for the this enjoyable video.

@ColoradoStreaming Жыл бұрын

On of my favorite things about schooling fish is if you have an established school that is happy and add new fish they immediately join the crew and get their vibrant colors.

@pallobkumar5730 Жыл бұрын

This Is amazing video.. Thank you so much owner for share it 😇❤️

@adrasvi Жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing this vadio ❤❤ I know more about schooling aquarium fish❤😊

@kdog543 8 ай бұрын

All I know it's restful watching the harmony in the tank even on social media somehow visual relaxing hours of enjoyment.💜

@darshanajayalal9768 Жыл бұрын

Verry Important , beautiful and Useful Video. I Like It So Much. Thanks For Sharing This Great Video. Keep It Up....

@kyndrydspyryt3867 Жыл бұрын

Also red eye tetra, congo tetra, lemon tetra, scissortail rasbora, endlers, tinfoil barb, five-banded barb, checker barb, clown loach

@mikefisher4834 Жыл бұрын

Schooling fish don’t just hang out with their own species They’ll also school with other similar species I had a school of regular neons and a school of black neons that schooled together as one species💯🐠💙🔥

@AquariumStoreDepot Жыл бұрын

Yes they do that 😊. That’s cool to see a mixed group. I’d love to see a pic of them in action

@AhmadAsrafHashim Жыл бұрын

My guppies school with my zebra danios 😆 funny to see

@TerryLestrange 4 ай бұрын

My dwarf neon rainbows swim together with the congo tetra's.

@aleonard8539 3 ай бұрын

Are they colour blind

@wwelover1328 Жыл бұрын

What a nice video.This project is very interesting.I love Fish.I very helped this video.Thank you so much share this video.

@aditchowdhaury6959 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing with us hope anyone helpful to this vadio ❤ 😊 They know about schooling aquarium fish 🐟

@nayeemhossain5623 Жыл бұрын

those fish is great. i love those fish . thanks for your good explanation .

@AquariumStoreDepot Жыл бұрын

Thanks :)

@Clawsome88 Жыл бұрын

Those glass tetra look cool, I dont have a tank but feel like getting one now 🙈

@karendotson230 9 ай бұрын

Great video! Thank you!

@AquariumStoreDepot 9 ай бұрын

You are welcome!

@jetstream108 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the new learning about fish.

@AquariumStoreDepot Жыл бұрын

Any time!

@SonuTm45 Жыл бұрын

Wow Amzing Today My Favorite Videos About The 15 BEST Schooling Fish For Freshwater Aquariums 🐟❤️is very important to me.I watch your videos everyday❤️. Very Simple Explanation!! I appreciate you talking about this idea. Thanks for providing this extremely valuable and instructive video.

@sandunirajapaksha7480 Жыл бұрын

superb video.. thanks for sharing this valuable video

@AquariumStoreDepot Жыл бұрын

Thank you ^_^

@shimulbiswas2218 Жыл бұрын

A very nice video. I like the video very much. I can learn a lot from the video. Thank you sir for s

@nikulasncchakma2515 Жыл бұрын

Wow.This fish are look awesome.There are many kinds of fish.Every fish are so various colorful. All are look very gorgeous. Thes fish are best schooling in fresswater aquims.

@jaiganesh6026 10 ай бұрын

One of the best video ever I seen. Thanks for so much detail information Bro. Kindly make top 5 or top 10 community best fish collection for me.

@AquariumStoreDepot 10 ай бұрын

Thank you 😊. I’m looking to do other series in the future stay tuned 😊. I have a big content pipeline 😁

@sahabulislamsabu1034 Жыл бұрын

That's great video....❤️❤️

@AquariumStoreDepot Жыл бұрын

Thank you ^_^

@shannon-2bxcentric260 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing

@AquariumStoreDepot 4 ай бұрын

My pleasure

@garrettnelson2484 Жыл бұрын

Great little production. Would like to see more of the Top 20 "EXCELLENT" School Fish, featuring less tetras & some more small variety examples: Dwarf Pencilfish, CRP (Coral Red Pencilfish), CPD ("Galaxy fish"), Golden Dwarf Barb (the "Golden" dwarf variety= shrimp-safe over the "gold barb" is different), Emerald-Eye Rasbora or Kubotai Rasbora (neon green rasboras), dwarf loaches (Chain Loach ~ 6cm), and finally the smallest nano-aquarium fish ever discovered! Indonesian Super Dwarf! Just 7 ideas anyway to add to the broader spectrum, pencilfish for sure are getting a bit more attention in planted tanks and they do tend to school when kept in 7+ of their same species. I believe pencilfish are gaining some ground in popularity over hatchetfish. Especially the brighter colored Beckford's and Coral Reds are sold out everywhere.

@rusjmana6279 Жыл бұрын

thank you so much!!!

@AquariumStoreDepot Жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

@nokiddin3045 10 ай бұрын

Awesome info 👍👍

@AquariumStoreDepot 10 ай бұрын

Thank you 🙏

@clarencewright9841 Жыл бұрын

I like those schooling fish but I keep only one of a kind in my community tank, you are able to see their personalities better

@AquariumStoreDepot Жыл бұрын

Hi Clarence - I agree uniform schools look a lot better

@deezee1951 Жыл бұрын

Cardinal Tetra is my Favorite.

@AquariumStoreDepot Жыл бұрын

Yes, Cardinal Tetras make a fantastic Schooling aquarium and are visually appealing.

@JimHinCO 2 ай бұрын

Great video!

@AquariumStoreDepot 2 ай бұрын

Thanks! 😊

@mahaburrahman7972 Жыл бұрын

This video is very excellent

@biyerchobi8874 Жыл бұрын

All are those schooling fish are best of best for Aquariums, I also have one 🥰

@lunarahman1476 Жыл бұрын

Wow Iliked glass catfish...this type of tiny catfish I never seen before..

@AquariumStoreDepot Жыл бұрын

Yes they are quite fascinating ^_^

@LawnCareMinimalist 2 ай бұрын

Jellybean tetras… love their colors, the fact that they aren’t even remotely shy and that they school higher, and they really accent the colors in the rest of the tank very well. I even like the way they swim. Orange body. Green fins. But… of all the fish in the tank something was killing them off. My best guess is the generally not aggressive girl betta in there, but it also could have been the generally peaceful electric blue short body ram. I might trade the betta into a different tank and try the jellybeans again. The last survivor I moved over to a tank with nothing aggressive and he’s doing well.

@stevenlilly 3 ай бұрын

The Buenos Aires Tetra were by far the tightest schooling fish I've had. They are also little bullets when feeding... Unfortunately, they will eat some plants.. Looking to get a nano school going in with my rainbows..

@mgibs46 6 ай бұрын

I love small schooling fish. I have a 55 gallon and I’m getting ready to get a 90. Both will be full of small schooling fish. I stare at my 55 gallon all the time 🥰

@AquariumStoreDepot 6 ай бұрын

They are awesome and underrated at larger aquarium sizes. I’ve seen schools of over 100 cardinals at tradeshows they look amazing 🤩

@josepolanco1228 5 ай бұрын

Great video!! Subcribed to your channel

@AquariumStoreDepot 5 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for your comment ❤️. This is one of my older videos. The newer content I think is much better. Glad to have you as a subscriber 😊.

@AlexRox1213 Жыл бұрын

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@TrishaDrain Ай бұрын

Neon tetras are my favorite

@saifuddiniqbal624 10 ай бұрын

Neon Tetras are my favorite

@kevinbolden8998 Жыл бұрын

Black Tetras are my favorite

@jwilber02 Жыл бұрын

I got a pair of Marigolds and they usually pair up together same with my pair of Angels

@rodagrail3231 9 ай бұрын

I've just been gifted with 3 smaller tanks. So am very excited getting started. I have an African frog a albino catfish and 6 guppies. I'd love a shrimp tank..they r lovely. What is a nano tank mean please? U speak very clearly and I like the still pics to see each fish and not just in the tank. U make an excellent teacher...thank you.

@AquariumStoreDepot 9 ай бұрын

Hi Roda. A nano tank in the freshwater world would be anything less than 20 gallons. In the saltwater side, anything under 40 gallons is considered a nano tank

@rodagrail3231 9 ай бұрын

@@AquariumStoreDepot ok thx

@genosera777 7 ай бұрын

my tank filled with black phantom tetra. i just love how they simply float together in the middle of tank.

@AquariumStoreDepot 7 ай бұрын

That’s awesome to hear 😊. I’m glad you are enjoying your schooling fish ❤️

@user-ro5zs2le8s Жыл бұрын

thanks for this video😊 but some species like neon,cardinal tetras are not a good schooling fish as they don’t schooling when they adapt to the tank

@AquariumStoreDepot Жыл бұрын

Good point!

@pdfahie Жыл бұрын

Tiger barbs were always my favorite schools

@YesterdayTodayandTomorrow Жыл бұрын

Awesome Video and informative. Can all these be kept in one community tank?

@AquariumStoreDepot Жыл бұрын

Not all of them in the same tank. If you have a larger aquarium you could do multiple schools but most opt for 1 single species for uniformity

@YesterdayTodayandTomorrow Жыл бұрын

@@AquariumStoreDepot Got it. Thank you

@ladynicole888 8 күн бұрын

Looking for something to go w/ a big snow ball male peltco, 2 cherry shrimp 1M/1F-20 gal. Tank has been up over a Yr.

@sarcarniru10 Жыл бұрын

Neon tetra is my pick।।।।

@mikefisher4834 Жыл бұрын

My favorite thing about Cory cats is the way they sit next to each other like cars at a 50s drive-in💯😂

@AquariumStoreDepot Жыл бұрын

🤣 I never thought about that before. Awesome

@zoximm3425 5 ай бұрын

55 gallon tank. 1 betta and 1 angelfish as the main display. 1 school of blue neon thst school with the black and red. 1 school serpae tetra 1 school of red eye tetras. And then guppies which won’t stop breeding so they have the largest number

@gb9926 Жыл бұрын

I’m setting up a medium aqua scape project. Can you mix neon, rummy nose, etc and will they school together???

@AquariumStoreDepot Жыл бұрын

No they don't school together. Make sure to keep the Rummys group and the Neons group separate. Even so, it's enjoyable to observe their small clusters. Sometimes they all band together to feed or simply to swim around.

@charleshouston7886 2 ай бұрын

Colombian tetras are my favorite

@akvasvet 4 ай бұрын

👍 👍 👍 👍

@damonkamari 3 ай бұрын

Thanks for useful video, but I think you dropped Denison Barb from the list.🙂

@AquariumStoreDepot 3 ай бұрын

Ah ya I did - they are in my Barb video 😊

@petes3011 2 ай бұрын

Cherry barbs are massively under rated. In the store they look pale and meh. Put them in your plantd tank at home and the colours really shout and they behave interesting;ly. Even the female's yellow and black stripes look brill. Get 8 if you can.

@user-zs1ob5no1v Ай бұрын

The most popular and common one colour widow tetra fish you have forgotten. 😂

@Frog13799 2 ай бұрын

I see angels in the same tanks as neons, in my experience the angels ate them all

@johanluyten8724 Жыл бұрын

Cardinal

@levivankreuningen8952 24 күн бұрын

Harlequins are beautiful how many espei in 15 gallon?

@AquariumStoreDepot 24 күн бұрын

7 is a good number

@TheSunIsMyDestroyer 8 ай бұрын

i'm trying to do an species only tank i need the tightest schooling fish

@AquariumStoreDepot 8 ай бұрын

Hi there. Rummy nose tetras school fairly tight.

@TheSunIsMyDestroyer 8 ай бұрын

@@AquariumStoreDepot thanks!

@JaxJax-ji3ku 6 ай бұрын

I have a red tetra in 10gollin for 7 of then

@ranger178 11 ай бұрын

I like cardinal tetras but they are rare to find in fish stores i can't even get them to order them seems they die too much the neons are easier for them

@AquariumStoreDepot 11 ай бұрын

Flip Aquatics should have them. Check our partner links. Rob is a good friend of mine

@FirozAlam-fm4zz Жыл бұрын

Rainvow fish, zebra, glow tetras, nose.

@melv.m Жыл бұрын

15 best schooling fish starts here 2:17

@rreply6166 Жыл бұрын

Rummy nose!

@zachbechtel725 Жыл бұрын

Where's the Silver Dollars at?Thought for sure they would of been on here.

@AquariumStoreDepot Жыл бұрын

Silver dollars are great- we just stuck with smaller fish for this list

@siuit Жыл бұрын

How about congo tetras

@AquariumStoreDepot Жыл бұрын

Yes, Congo tetras are schooling fish that can get anxious if they are not part of a group of at least six of the same species.

@emihayashi7725 Жыл бұрын

Which ftom this set survive in very hard water? Tap water in my city is so hard that not even java moss will survive.

@AquariumStoreDepot Жыл бұрын

Rainbow fish are gonna be the most tolerant. You can also try African cichlids if you have hard water. They are schooling but they work great this this type of water.

@johnnymanalo207 Жыл бұрын

Where do we buy that kind of species

@AquariumStoreDepot Жыл бұрын

Flip aquatics is a great place to start. Their link is in the description. They are one of our channel partners.

@phansclan5785 Жыл бұрын

Just added 29 tiger barb in 125gl tank and this video pop up

@AquariumStoreDepot Жыл бұрын

I hope you enjoyed the video; if so, subscribe for more advice on aquariums.

@alexesco1521 Жыл бұрын

Neón

@bradleybaerII Жыл бұрын

What about endlers

@AquariumStoreDepot Жыл бұрын

Endlers are schooling fish. But to make video short CPDs and many other good species left. don't worry stay tuned in future videos we will make more videos on such amazing topics.

@cambuxton6835 Жыл бұрын

Never leave schooling fish all alone. They become nervous and neurotic when alone.

@hankjones2975 9 ай бұрын

fish are like folks. best when left with their own kind.

@larryhenry719 Жыл бұрын

Neon tetras died within a week I tried those a couple times but more.

@AquariumStoreDepot Жыл бұрын

I’m sorry to hear where did you purchase them from? Rob at Flip sells them online and quarantines all his livestock. That could be a good route if you are willing to try again

@larryhenry719 Жыл бұрын

I got them at Petco and PetSmart some of them had curved spines.Neon tetras are the only fish that I have ever bought that don't survive.

@AquariumStoreDepot Жыл бұрын

@@larryhenry719 Curved spine is a symptom of neon tetra disease. Have you tried purchasing from a vendor that quarantines their schooling/nano fish like Flip Aquatics? You may have better luck purchasing from there.

@ctrlkilljr8075 Жыл бұрын

Were are my CPDs ? 😁

@AquariumStoreDepot Жыл бұрын

yes CPDs are also one of the best schooling fish for your aquariums

@marka9556 8 ай бұрын

No Tiger barbs!

@AquariumStoreDepot 8 ай бұрын

Yes - they require more research to pull off then others since they like to nip. You either need a large group of them so they bother each other or have fish that won't get nipped by them. They got left off for this reason as there are many others like Rainbowfish that will school happily and not nip fish.

@MELODYMUNRO Жыл бұрын

CELSIUS please!. 195 countries only 3 use Fahrenheit.

@AquariumStoreDepot 9 ай бұрын

We are working on adding Celsius to our blog notes. It’s unfortunately too late to add to the video, but we are adding the details to our blog.

@AnoraJohnson 2 ай бұрын

Aquarium Store Depot is in the US. We do use Fahrenheit here. Subtract 32 and divide by 1.8. I do the same in reverse when I watch videos from metric-using countries. It's fine to ask the channel for help, but rude to complain about something you can do yourself.

@lordatum8139 Ай бұрын

Tiger barb left the chat

@michaelconage8453 Жыл бұрын

Hi five

@AquariumStoreDepot Жыл бұрын

🙌

@kevindevin3083 10 ай бұрын

No mollies and guppies in your list 🤔

@AquariumStoreDepot 10 ай бұрын

Mollies and guppies are not schooling nor shoaling - they are social fish 😊

@Batmancontingencyplans 8 ай бұрын

Where tfq is guppy fish 😂

@AquariumStoreDepot 8 ай бұрын

Guppies are not schooling fish. They are social fish. They will not school tightly or in unison. They don’t even qualify as shoal.

@tyrantbrick4229 Ай бұрын

Agreed

@PJZombie 3 ай бұрын

So each and nearly every Fish is the most popular fish you say? Lol Not all schooling fish need to be with their OWN species to be happy. Many just need the company of other non aggressive fish.

@AquariumStoreDepot 3 ай бұрын

I don’t think I ever said they need to be only with their same species. Rule of thumbs helps many newcomers. You can go out of the box and try new things when you have more experience. For example - when I was a newbie I would never try housing multiple betta. Now with experienced I’ve done it - despite many content creators saying you shouldn’t. As content creators we typically have to serve a wide audience so broad rules of thumb generally will keep newbies on the safe side

@PJZombie 3 ай бұрын

@AquariumStoreDepot Don't think I said that you said that they do. Yes true, there are many things that people don't do, just because others have said it can't be done. I once had a Cat, Dog and Bird (Blue Ring Neck Parrot). They would sit peacefully next to each other in our longeroom. The Bird was boss though. But if you asked many people, it was not a possible thing.

@AquariumStoreDepot 3 ай бұрын

@@PJZombie Yes very true. One of the jokes I used to make with my webmaster was that I would only keep things that a cat would kill or eat - birds, fish, etc. My cats never bothered them - they were too interested in killing the crickets and gekkos that came into the house.