Bigger school of Bronze/Albino Corys or another species?

Hello

So I'm trying to decide on stocking for my new tank. At the moment I have 1 albino and 2 bronze corydoras. What I will definitely be doing is bringing this up to 3 albino and 3 bronze, but I'm not sure which of these options I want to end up with:

1) 6 Albino, 6 Bronze

OR

2) 3 Albino, 3 Bronze and 6 other corys

So I just thought I'd see what you guys think. What would you do in my position? And if I decide to add another species of Corydoras which one do you think I should go for? I like the JuliI and Panda.

 

Id do 6 and 6, the larger you can make a school, the better. This will benefit the fish very well, they will experience less stress, and display much more natural behavior. However, unless your upgrading past the 15 gallon in your signature, your tank is already overstocked. I would recommend something like a 30 gallon long, and then filling out your schools appropriately. Also with the guppies, unless you have a plan for the fry, your tank will quickly become over run with guppies.

 

I'm gettting a 240l next week, so 60ish gallons I think. With the guppies, none of the fry ever survive as my Dwarf Gourami has a voracious appetite.

I may be wrong, but I've read that the albino and the bronze will be good to school together as they are the same species. Is this incorrect?

 

Albino aenus & bronze aenus are the same species so technically should shoal together, however some people say the albinos tend to keep more to themselves unless spawning.

 

Ok that's good news. Bronze and Albino are both Aeneus so they will indeed school together. In the case of a 60 gallontank, I'd suggest 5 of each Albino and Bronze, and also upping your harlequins and neons to groups of about 10 each.

 

Okay, that makes sense I have noticed with my three that my albino tends to be a bit of a loner and the bronze hang out together. I got them at different times though, so I always assumed it was that.

 

Once you have a larger group, you should see them start to mingle more. With a proper group, they're quite active, and you'll see them zipping all over the place together.

 

I can't wait till me tank arrives and it's set up It's going to be so different to my 60l