Shoal of Pomacentrus alleni

Discussion in 'Tropical Fish' started by BigBad82, Mar 8, 2011.

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  1. BigBad82

    BigBad82 Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    Was thinking about just having a shoal of these and nothing else in my tank fishwise my tank is 24" x 16" x 12" and around 15g. Just wanted to know if these do better in shoals of odd or even numbers? Also how many for my size tank?
     
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  3. swinkreptiles

    swinkreptiles Melanarus Wrasse

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  4. m2434

    m2434 Giant Squid

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    I think 2 would probably kill each other in a 15g... Fish don't really shoal in our aquariums anyways. In nature, they generally shoal to feed, defend against predators or defend a food source. In a 15g, there is no reason to shoal to feed, no large patches of food to defend and no big predators, so instead they will probably just fight...
     
  5. BigBad82

    BigBad82 Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    I've read these are the "least aggressive" out of the damsels, but granted they're still a damsel.

    Back to the drawing board perhaps?