Buenos aires and tiger barbs

[tropfish]

My buenos aires tetras and tiger barbs seem to school together in one mixed group. There is no agression going on so no harm done, but is this normal?

[cocoa_pleco]

can be normal. school mixes are common within different species. my bloodfin tetras, black neon tetras, glowlight tetras, and white clouds school

[gm72]

Ditto, my clouds and neon glowlight tetras are buddies.

[RobbieG]

I have 2 bala sharks I am growing a bit to put in my 72 - my 2 black neons adore them. They follow them everywhere!

[dev]

In my experience most school fish just sort of spread out in the tank when they feel really safe, and the different species totally mix. Even tetras and rasboras.

When in a tank with much larger or very active fish (angels or even a group of yoyo-loaches) they tend to go much closer together, and not mix so much. Not even neons and glowlights.