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March 14th, 2008
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Fish Addict
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55g/75g Corydoras habitat - and?
Ok ok ok ok. I'm seriously in love with the corys at this point. The 3 julii's I have right now are awesome and so dang funny to watch. Either playing or working, they are always busy until I turn the light out. All 3 go to a secluded spot and crash together side-by-side. I love it.
That said, I'm wanting to set up a 55 or 75g (whichever I can find reasonably priced on CL) and have 3-4 schools of corys (different types) 6-8 of each depending on the amount of schools I have. The ones I'm looking at max at 2.5" so in a 55g with 3 schools that'd be about 45" of fish and in a 75g using 4 schools it'd be 60" of fish. Leaves 10"-15" depending on tank size to go in with these guys. I'd be creating multiple levels in the tank with rock and sand substrate so everyone will have plenty of room to "work".
My dilemma, what would I add here? Total loss  |
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March 14th, 2008
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Fish Master
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Hello..not sure if you have heard of freecycle, but they give stuff away..and u can join and put want adds also..everythings free..check out the site....
freecycle.org
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March 14th, 2008
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Fish Addict
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Originally Posted by Shawnie
Hello..not sure if you have heard of freecycle, but they give stuff away..and u can join and put want adds also..everythings free..check out the site....
freecycle.org
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Yes, I've been a part of FC for a long time  Sadly, no one gives away tanks on there  |
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March 15th, 2008
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Fish Mentor
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Hi!
You sound like you caught the catfish bug! Look at Dwarf pleco varietys, like Clown, BN or Flash plecos. Personally, I'd add a few other neat catfish. PlanetCatfish.com has lots of info on them.
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March 15th, 2008
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The ones I'm looking at max at 2.5" so in a 55g with 3 schools that'd be about 45" of fish and in a 75g using 4 schools it'd be 60" of fish.
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I wouldn't get that many. It might be okay if you had different species that occupy top, middle and bottom of the tank. But the corys all live in the same place, on the bottom, so I think it would be overcrowded. |
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March 15th, 2008
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Originally Posted by Barbrella
I wouldn't get that many. It might be okay if you had different species that occupy top, middle and bottom of the tank. But the corys all live in the same place, on the bottom, so I think it would be overcrowded.
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By creating different levels in the tank, the corys would/should be happy almost anywhere, at least from what I have been reading. From watching my Julii's, I don't think they are a 'bottom' fish really. They spend a lot of time racing around the tank, up and down, with the yoyos and are active pretty much anywhere. They sleep where there is any flat surface, one of our rock caves, the large mountain with a plateau on it, and inside the driftwood we have right now. I figured in a much large tank like the 55-75g that I could create several levels, like an oceanic shelf giving plenty of room for them to spread out of they wanted to. That idea doesn't hold water? (pardon the pun ) |
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March 15th, 2008
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i agree with barbella. they all only stay on the bottom. i would think you could keep around 15-20 at the most for them to be happy
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March 16th, 2008
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Fish Mentor
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Originally Posted by FL CommunityFans
By creating different levels in the tank, the corys would/should be happy almost anywhere, at least from what I have been reading. From watching my Julii's, I don't think they are a 'bottom' fish really. They spend a lot of time racing around the tank, up and down, with the yoyos and are active pretty much anywhere. They sleep where there is any flat surface, one of our rock caves, the large mountain with a plateau on it, and inside the driftwood we have right now. I figured in a much large tank like the 55-75g that I could create several levels, like an oceanic shelf giving plenty of room for them to spread out of they wanted to. That idea doesn't hold water? (pardon the pun ) |
Hi!
It does make sense to me. Corys don't neccesarily go on the floor of the tank, but the floor of whatever level they're on. Pygmy corys sometimes school in mid-water.
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March 16th, 2008
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This is what someone from planetcatfish recommended:
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Only a couple of Corydoras species will spend much time off the bottom. The dwarf mid-water schooling species are C. hastatus and C. pygmeus.
Just because there may be different levels doesn't mean the Corys will make use of them.
I have raised as many as 100 C. sterbai to a salable size in a 20 long by changing most of the water daily. Not something you would enjoy doing but that can give you some idea of what can be done.
If you want all Corys maybe go with 20 each of two of the typical sized bottom dwelling species and 50 to 100 of one of the two mid-water schooling dwarf species. They prefer to be in very large groups.
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So guess the multi level idea is a no go. Time to figure something else out. |
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March 17th, 2008
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Master Of Fish Poo!
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An all cory tank sounds treat!  |
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