I kept fish for over 40 yrs and got out completely when I sold my salt water tank. After about 5 yrs I was cleaning out my remaining small tanks and fell down the KZbin rabbit hole came across your channel. Years of discus and angels taking up lots of space got me thinking small fish small tanks and getting back to enjoying the hobby on a smaller scale. Thanks for you information and beautiful scaping ideas.
@jmdq15 ай бұрын
Glad you jumped back in for a new swim 😂
@dixielady6 ай бұрын
I am shocked the green neon isn't actually on here 💚 I told my husband it would be number one 😂 Cory cats are so flipping adorable 😍
@thesmallscape6 ай бұрын
😂😂 I know right…I kind of snuck them in via a mention. Doesn’t feel quite right 🤭💚
@Brensters635 ай бұрын
@@thesmallscape I’m thinking of getting green neons. Do they actually school well Joanna?
@Fishnkitts6 ай бұрын
Great picks!! And wow the footage of the red cherrys! 😍 I will have to investigate 👀 I love that u added the corys as honorable mention - they are AWESOME schooling fish!! ❤️ great vid!!
@thehairywoodsman56446 ай бұрын
HAPPY WEDNESDAY ! Your hair looks awesome !
@thesmallscape6 ай бұрын
Thanks! 😊
@Lumpydog6 ай бұрын
Your hair looks great. 😊 Nice list of schooling fish. Thanks for sharing. Cheers.
@thesmallscape6 ай бұрын
Well, thank YOU! Cheers!
@heaven73605 ай бұрын
I like the new hair highlights/streaks. Fun to try new
@angelas46816 ай бұрын
So timely! I'm looking to add a school of smaller fish to my 40B. I love how the Silvertip Tetra move together like a starling murmuration.
@johnjwedrall42906 ай бұрын
Your hair looks very nice.👍
@thesmallscape6 ай бұрын
Thanks so much, John!
@johnjwedrall42903 ай бұрын
@@thesmallscape you're so very welcome 🙂
@larryhenry7196 ай бұрын
Great video and I notice a new hair style looks Great 👍
@noelbrucker1356 ай бұрын
I’d forgotten about the beautiful paw print stone! Fun list!
@new_friends_6 ай бұрын
I have green fire tetras, which also have tipped fins, and they're so mesmerizing to watch. They are in a tank with panda cories, BN plecos, and mystery snails... lots to watch but I think I need, oh, maybe 30 more of the tetras? I want a huge cloud of fish like in your video!
@thesmallscape6 ай бұрын
Ooooh! Yes, they’re on my wantie list!!! A big ole school would be awesome!
@toddbigeasy6 ай бұрын
love these! very nice scape too!
@jonisolis96456 ай бұрын
Golden white cloud mountain fish are stunning when kept in a summer tub and they get some sunlight - wow does that sunlight make their colors more intense!
@tree.656 ай бұрын
Oooh! Those red cherry tetras are so cute! I like this list. Plan to add a group of panda corydoras to my 40b that currently has some black neon tetras in it. I think the green fire tetra aka rathbun's bloodfin are an overlooked gem for a small schooling or shoaling fish.
@Whips_World6 ай бұрын
Those cherry tetras 😍
@thesmallscape6 ай бұрын
Right?! 🔥 “see” ya later on the livestream! 🙌 woop!
@davidspears81086 ай бұрын
Lovely video. My favourite is Ruby Tetra (Axelrodia riesei) - lovely pinky red with a bright little tail light small like embers and great schooling behaviour - love mine do much
@audrameyer95586 ай бұрын
I am a huge fan of the White Cloud Mountain Minnows. They are so underrated if you ask me. There are a few different varieties and all are so pretty. And boy, do they school! I love mine so much. BTW- You look maaaavelous darling!! I LOVE your hair 😍
@blakerobinson2426 ай бұрын
Black Neons are my favorite Tetra. They are hardy and whether swimming or just chilling they love to stay in each others company. I have 12 myself in my 55 G
@cherylbelott6 ай бұрын
Hi there! Nice list 👍🏻 I am always drawn to those black neons and the silver tip too. I’d love to add some cory cats as well. So many great options! So few tanks. 😉
@jazzkatt19196 ай бұрын
Aha, I guessed cories as the "plus one" fish! They have SO much personality! When I have space for a large enough tank, the first thing to go in will be a school of gold laser cories.
@feralon95706 ай бұрын
I have the silver tips in a 29g. The rest I havn't really tried. My LFS has beautiful batch of black neons.. Maybe I'll go check them out next week. Looking for something for the 20 long, my porkchop rasbora are down to two fish after 5 years. The tank needs new life. I was holding off for my rummynose rasbora, but they are really hard to find around here. 💚💚
@johncameron41946 ай бұрын
Nice list
@SequoiaElisabeth6 ай бұрын
I can't help but notice 3 of the fish are tetras. I totally agree with you about tetras being good schoolers. Most of the nanofish will be great schoolers since their M.O. is to school in large numbers for protection. This behavior may not hold up in an aquarium with no predators.
@growclipbonsaiforseniors19516 ай бұрын
Great info on the 5 best. What do you think of Rice Fish? Hard to have? Live or egg layers? Just wondering.
@CarolynnMc016 ай бұрын
Great information Joanna! Oh and by the way, your hair looks so nice...nothing to do with fish, but I love it! xo
@loris.66146 ай бұрын
Kubotai Rasboras are great schooling fish. Not shy at all, always front and center.
@jonisolis96456 ай бұрын
I need to find some of those pretty Red Cherry Tetras! The Silver Tip Tetra is another really pretty little fish!
@thesmallscape6 ай бұрын
Yes and YES!😊
@deathmine4745 ай бұрын
Do you think the red cherry tetra silver tip tetra would be good tank mates with chili rasboras? possibly some lyretail killifish also, thanks
@michaelboulos32726 ай бұрын
Bravo!
@barbarawheat40796 ай бұрын
Could I please have some help? I am a beginner. I have a 10 gal tank. I have had it for over a month, and I have some live plants. I am having a horrible alge problem. It is a brown alge on the walls and stones. I scrubbed the walls and cleaned the couple of fake plants. I have a filter, light, and a bubbler. I have 3 neon tetras, a beta, mystery snail. The tank is not near a window. I don't understand what I am doing wrong. Any help would be appreciated.
@craigquinn82256 ай бұрын
I was thinking cory at the start of the video. cardinal tetra and dwarf rainbow have been my best schooling fish. but believe it or not, if you have a big enough tank, angelfish are brilliant schooling fish.
@pyleaquatics6 ай бұрын
Fun fact. There is a difference between schooling and shoaling fish.
@Paul-li9hq5 ай бұрын
Those Red Cherry Tetras are quite stunning... but so expensive 😮 A decent group of 20+ could cost more than the aquarium they are swimming in 😂
@thomasfarrow70536 ай бұрын
*Since the White Clouds stay near the top of the tank, would you say they are a "High Schooling" species while the Red Cherry Tetras seem to be "Middle Schoolers" and that places the Corys in elementary school ?*
@lynnducker6 ай бұрын
I love the serpae tetras
@Ishan.patel.6 ай бұрын
How do i grow my female betta fast after 6 months i am trying to breed her with my male but my male is to big?
@Vincent-kx9ze6 ай бұрын
Corys 😍😍😍
@mikefisher483424 күн бұрын
Anyone who says black neon tetras are boring never seen them under a blacklight💯
@thesmallscape24 күн бұрын
🙌🖤💙
@majsterjanek6 ай бұрын
these are most shoaling fish apart silvertip tetras and corys, one of the best examples of schooling fish would be Rummy nose tetras
@ಕನ್ನಡ-ಬ3ಶ5 ай бұрын
I brought 6 white minnows 3 of them jumped out of tank😑
@kevinullery87496 ай бұрын
First heck yea
@thesmallscape6 ай бұрын
😊hiya!
@diananeri44766 ай бұрын
the flashing light thing is giving me a headache.
@tinynina766 ай бұрын
All of those fish are pretty, but I just love corys.
@HeyItsCeeJay6 ай бұрын
Digging the new hair lol
@thesmallscape6 ай бұрын
😊
@Edgeoftheworld526 ай бұрын
Loving the hair.Out of the fish I keep,rummy nose tetra and candy cane tetra together in a 55.Not a nano tank,but nano fish,maybe?
@markvonwisco73696 ай бұрын
Here's another vote for White Cloud Mountain minnows. I especially like the longfin and Vietnamese varieties. My honorable mention is Ember tetras. In my experience, Ember tetras school tightly once you get a large group together. I had a group of 18 in a 20 gallon long. The fish would spend hours going back and forth across the tank in a tight group. Also, Ember tetras really contrast well against a planted scape.
@jmdq15 ай бұрын
Love those Red Cherry Tetra !
@johnjwedrall42906 ай бұрын
I'm loving the silver tip ❤
@marianneh67636 ай бұрын
Need to try those red cherry tetras, they look stunning! I've recently fallen in love with the rasbora hengeli as small schooling fish, got 16 in my 60 gallon community, they are always together, upfront in the open and active. Plus that lovely small stripe of orange that pops from across the room without being overwhelming. Think I would like to see them in an even larger group.
@ahk.s.a.40254 ай бұрын
Thank you joanaa
@ErikWhyRock6 ай бұрын
We ❤ the small scape!!!!! ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️
@thesmallscape6 ай бұрын
🤭😊👍
@robbwilder6 ай бұрын
Wow! The new do looks great!! Thank you for the info also!
@thesmallscape6 ай бұрын
Aww thanks ! 😊
@jamesparadigm6 ай бұрын
💚💚💙💙
@reikirita5 ай бұрын
What’s your opinion on having honey gourami with CPDs?
@thesmallscape5 ай бұрын
It’s worked fine for me 😊
@nathanhoveyaquatics6 ай бұрын
I have a 20 gallon with about 30 Dwarf Emerald Rasboras in it and it's amazing.
@dumbfishtanks6 ай бұрын
All my emerald rasboras just hide 90% of the time 😭
@nathanhoveyaquatics6 ай бұрын
@@dumbfishtanks yeah they did the same until i moved them into the fully planted 20 and added some Psedomudils. They still hide when I come up to the tank but not as much as before.
@dumbfishtanks6 ай бұрын
@nathanhoveyaquatics I was gonna add some dither fish but unfortunately the rasboras started breeding so now I don't wanna add anything that might eat the fry
@nathanhoveyaquatics6 ай бұрын
@@dumbfishtanks oh nice, yeah I wouldn't add anything either.
@kurtbrutting51186 ай бұрын
Awesome content! Great list of schoolers. Especially the dwarf rasboras. I just purchased 12 from Dansfish and I love them. Super cute little schoolers.
@LauraRPh6 ай бұрын
My best schoolers are my harlequin rasbora! And so pretty. I have about 12 in a 29 gallon. I’m sure a 20 long would work too. And they are easy to find at LFS. I love the ones on this video! But I’m not sure I see them available locally. But I’ll look!
@twunderaquatics17706 ай бұрын
I've never seen the Cherry tetra. Going on my list ❤
@jmdq16 ай бұрын
Ember tetra are another good one. My 11 green neons do swim around independently, but every evening they group together and swim back and forth up and down across the entire back of the tank , they look like they are playing together 😊
@thesmallscape6 ай бұрын
Awww! Adorable! An evening swim together !
@wendihamlett1056 ай бұрын
lol my very first choice in my tanks are my "flock" of panda corys! Love their cuteness and happy ways!
@thesmallscape6 ай бұрын
So fun!!! 🙌🙌🙌
@mizukage7966 ай бұрын
I was excited to watch this video when it was teased monday!