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	do congo tetras need 2 be kept in schools?
Hoa dude_dude Mega Fish Posts: 957 Kudos: 888 Votes: 72 Registered: 28-Dec-2004	this may sound silly 2 people but do congo tetras need 2 be kept in schools?(theres one in a tank at school)
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:38
sirbooks Moderator Sociopath Posts: 3875 Kudos: 5164 Votes: 932 Registered: 26-Jul-2004	Yeah, they at least prefer being kept in schools. These active fish greatly benefit from having companions around, and will zoom around the tank in their school. At work, our Congos like to swim around in circles in large groups, which is really funny to watch! Yes, these fish should definitely be kept in schools of at least six fish. And when he gets to Heaven, to Saint Peter he will tell: "One more Marine reporting, Sir! I've served my time in Hell."
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:38
tessa38uk Big Fish Posts: 466 Kudos: 586 Votes: 121 Registered: 11-Mar-2004	Yes most definitely they should be kept in schools of at least six fish. I had six but one died so i now have five (3 males, 2 females)but they seem to be doing fine with just five. They are very pretty fish and are very active but not at all nasty they just fly about doing their own thing all together. http://www.greenspersonalprinting.com/
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:38
Cup_of_Lifenoodles Fish Guru Posts: 2755 Kudos: 1957 Votes: 30 Registered: 09-Sep-2004	I personally find that congos don't school for me unless greatly spooked. In fact, they dont even shoal. Instead, they usuall swim in pairs and trios, analogous to cherry barbs and other semi social puntiids.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:38
Hoa dude_dude Mega Fish Posts: 957 Kudos: 888 Votes: 72 Registered: 28-Dec-2004	oh, dear theres a 3' tank at my school with 1 bala shark 1 congo tetra approx 6 danios of some sort 1 dwarf gourmai 1 gourmai thats all I can think of right now (I think its about 3' maybe 4')
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:38
Brybenn Mega Fish Posts: 1217 Kudos: 1173 Votes: 1 Registered: 02-Mar-2003	i keep all my congos in pairs 1m/1f theyve bred on many occassions n do greatly well
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:38
Cup_of_Lifenoodles Fish Guru Posts: 2755 Kudos: 1957 Votes: 30 Registered: 09-Sep-2004	You breed pairs? IME, congos tend to engage in "spawning orgies", rather than pair up. Then again, my spawns never yielded fry.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:38
Brybenn Mega Fish Posts: 1217 Kudos: 1173 Votes: 1 Registered: 02-Mar-2003	i get lotsa fry but they get eaten pretty fast in my tanks if i had more time id set up a tank jsut for them to breed in but my pairs breed once a month on average maybe month n half but i jsut leave them in the tanks where they r i have herd of them as having fish orgies but i guess myn jsut like 1 on 1
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:38
Cup_of_Lifenoodles Fish Guru Posts: 2755 Kudos: 1957 Votes: 30 Registered: 09-Sep-2004	"i have herd of them as having fish orgies but i guess myn jsut like 1 on 1" Cool. Good luck in the future with them.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:38


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