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	mixing color varations
djtj Fish Master Posts: 1764 Kudos: 885 Votes: 49 Registered: 20-Feb-2003	Is it possible to have a school made up of different color varations. This is kind of a general question. Could you have 4 black skirt tetras and 4 white skirt? Or 3 albino cories and 3 normal? Or even mossy and normal tiger barbs?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:58
bettachris Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3875 Kudos: 4173 Votes: 452 Registered: 13-Jun-2004	i would guess so, i have seen corys school. that are different types and color.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:58
hca Fish Addict Posts: 783 Kudos: 434 Votes: 211 Registered: 06-Mar-2004	Generally you should have atleast 6 of each color variation. cories school by color pattern, tiger barbs are known to discriminate against other varients, and so on.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:58
djtj Fish Master Posts: 1764 Kudos: 885 Votes: 49 Registered: 20-Feb-2003	that was what I was leaning towards. I wasn't sure if you get a school of fish, if you have to get all of one color, or if you could mix.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:58
RAST Big Fish Posts: 437 Kudos: 162 Votes: 236 Registered: 07-Feb-2002	This would be fine. I have successfully kept a school of Moss green tiger barbs and also the normal tiger barbs as well. It is good to have a few of each so they can school together tho. That way you get a few of the same fish yet different colours. Making the tank more colourful.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:58


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