Best mid/top schooling fish?

[Gary Nelson]

I am looking to add some some new fish to my aqaurium, I am after something small - (smallish) mid to top schooling fish... probably 20-30.

Any suggestions?

 

[Tom]

Penguin Tetras are pretty tight, but not the smallest

 

[Iain Sutherland]

norman lamp eye killifish are mid to top and are slow growers, max around 2 cm

 

[cheebs]

I have some lampeyes (I had 6, but 2 passed). They are lovely fish, but very rarely school in my 110l tank, and when they do stay together, its not very tight.

 

[Gary Nelson]

I have been looking at Harlequins Rasboras - can anyone recommend them? do they tend to stay mid to top and stay together?

 

[m_attt]

white cloud mountain minnows, there a nice bright orangy/yellow with red fins. shoal quite well and very active stay around the top.

 

[chrisjj]

Espei rasbora (narrow wedge harlequins) - similar to harlequins, but nice copper coloured stripe, stay smaller & school tighter.

 

[Gary Nelson]

Espei rasbora (narrow wedge harlequins) - similar to harlequins, but nice copper coloured stripe, stay smaller & school tighter.

Now they look perfect and I think they will suit my tank fine. I am going to try the LFS to see if they have any - I am thinking 30 or so...

 

[roadmaster]

I like pencilfish which are a little skittish among larger fishes, but seem to stay near the surface and floating pennywort in my tank.

 

[JohnC]

Rumminose

My micro rasbora are also great, never leave the surface area and are very active.

 

[chrisjj]

IMO rummynose are the nicest, close schooling fish - stunning in a planted tank, but mine are getting pretty big (for a suposedly small tetra!) and tend to stay near the bottom..... why I didn't suggest them

 

[Sonnyarba]

I saw penguin tetras yesterday at LFS, and I'm impressed by the way they swim, together as one. I know they grow quite big but I fell in love immediately