Cory Friends

Hi, I have a 40 gallon tank that currently has 7 Cories in it, each being around an inch in length, apart from the oldest two which measure closer to 2". The water temperature is around 76 degrees, ph 7.4, we use an Aquaclear 50 filter and have 2 live plants with 2-3" of gravel. We would love to add more fish but have only had goldfish and bettas in the past. So I have 2 questions;
1. We do not want to overcrowd the tank so is it even ok to add more fish to a 40 gallon tank that already has 7 Cories in it?
2. If it is, what would be a good type of fish to add? We were looking into neon tetras, platy or guppies, in which case we would need to add at least 5 of them.
We love our Cories but the tank does seem a little bare.

 

1. If it's just seven corys in a 40 gallon, then you can add more fish.

2. You can keep tetras, guppies, and platies in a 40.

 

I keep Glowlight tetras, hatchetfish and a BN pleco with my bronze cories, that being said I keep my water temp a bit cooler around 72 deg. for them. I know some types of cories like warmer water. It's a nice mix, not flashy but fun to watch and action at the bottom middle and surface of my aquarium.

 

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Hi, I have a 40 gallon tank that currently has 7 Cories in it, each being around an inch in length, apart from the oldest two which measure closer to 2". The water temperature is around 76 degrees, ph 7.4, we use an Aquaclear 50 filter and have 2 live plants with 2-3" of gravel. We would love to add more fish but have only had goldfish and bettas in the past. So I have 2 questions;
1. We do not want to overcrowd the tank so is it even ok to add more fish to a 40 gallon tank that already has 7 Cories in it?
2. If it is, what would be a good type of fish to add? We were looking into neon tetras, platy or guppies, in which case we would need to add at least 5 of them.
We love our Cories but the tank does seem a little bare.

Platies and guppies don't need a group, however, you should only get males if you get livebearers.

 

Plenty of room left in your 40g.

You can even add some more bottom dwellers as well if you want, such as 6-10 KuhlI loaches and/or 1-2 Bolivian Rams for example.

 

Welcome to Fishlore, you can add a school of neons, vsome mollies, vplattys, vglo fish.