Hardiest Cory?

Does anyone have a suggestion for the hardiest species of cory catfish.  I am a beginner and am thinking of adding some small cories to a tank with:

2 Zebra Danios
2 Golden Danios
3 Flame Tetras
3 Pencil Fish

Thanks.

 

I don't know about other members, I've been told that my panda corys are very delicate natured, but the three panda cory's I bought when I first set up my tank, (I didn't know about cycling at the time) are still alive and doing great. They lived thru the cycling process and are the only original fish I have from the first batch I bought when I set up my tank 3 months ago. Hope this helps.

 

Thanks. That does help.  I had read the same thing about the Pandas--that they are delicate! Any other cory suggestions?

 

Peppered Cory's......they are the best I think.....no problems at all.....i've heard they are hardy....coz I went into a top aquarium shop with the same question as you........

 

Bronze Cories are supposed to be among the easiest to keep.
But you should get more of what you already have. Danios and Tetras are shoaling fish, which means they need to be kept in groups of 6 or more. They feel insecure and unhappy in smaller groups. In a shoal, they will swim around more and show more color and interesting behavior. So please get some more of each kind of tetra and danio, your fish will thank you--and you will see a lot more of them.
What size is the tank?

 

Our tank is 44 gallons. I agree about adding more of the schooling fish that we already have, especially after reading some of these posts, but the kids are gung ho about the catfish! We may start "filling in" after that. Do you think that plan is O.K.?

 

Well, my goal is for fish to have the best care possible. So, if it were up to me, I would tell the kids they have to wait. You can still get catfish a few weeks from now. But the danios and tetras won't appreciate being in groups of two for that long. :-\
By the way, with 6 Zebra Danios, 6 Golden Danios, 6 Flame Tetras, and the pencilfish, you are pretty much stocked, but you could have 3 Cories with them. I can't blame your kids for being so excited about the Cories--they are so awesome. Always wanted some myself. Well, have fun with your fishies!

 

O.k, so one of the golden danios (Neptune) is a chaser. He likes to chase the other fish around. Will adding more of his kind make that problem better--or worse?

 

It's a classic example of shoaling fish who are not in a shoal so they take out their energy on other fish. I can almost promise once you get more golden danios it will stop or at least lessen.

 

Here is another thing. I see that your fish have names. If I have 6 of each type, I am worried that I won't be able to tell them apart. It would be sad is Cracken and Ship, the two zebra danios who started this whole show, got lost in the crowd. Any ideas?

 

Well, you still may be able to tell them apart if you look closely enough. But the happiness of your fish is more important than telling them apart.

 

Can you tell your guppies apart?

 

Yeah, I can tell all my fish apart. Of course to be honest with you it's a lot easier with Guppies because they all have fairly different tails. My Platys are almost identical, but Sunrise has a white patch under the gills. I can tell my Otos apart because Mist is unusual in that he lacks most of the tail markings. Just look for some marking or lack thereof (don't ya love that word ;D) that will distinguish the fish.
If you are particularly concerned about the Zebra Danios, you can get long-finned varieties. Just be warned that man-made varieties are often weaker or sickly due to inbreeding.

 

Which species of Cory cat is the most resistant?
Thanks in advance

 

As long as you start with healthy stock most corys are pretty hardy, if you’re asking which of the most commonly available corys have the widest temperature tolerance I’d have to say C.aenus.

 

As long as you start with healthy stock most corys are pretty hardy, if you’re asking which of the most commonly available corys have the widest temperature tolerance I’d have to say C.aenus.

Are C.Panda as hardy? Thats the type I would like for my tank but I have heard that they can be pretty sensitive.

 

If you can find healthy ones yes but unfortunately some do seem to have problems lately, having said that I got a group a while back & they’ve been bullet proof.
If you can find a local breeder I’d suggest getting them from there not a Lfs.

 

I’ve gotten two batches of pandas. One batch of 6 from my LFS - I lost all but 1 in the first week. I ordered another batch of 6 recently from Aquahuna, all but one made it safely across the country and are still doing well. The one I lost was DOA. They are absolutely adorable, however, and worth the effort to build a group of healthy ones.

 

Are peppered cories (C. Paleatus) known for being hardy? Form my experience they‘ve proven to be durable and I currently have an old one who’s a few inches long.

 

Yes peppered are as hardy as most, they are one of the larger corys & one that prefers the cooler temperatures.

 

Yes peppered are as hardy as most, they are one of the larger corys & one that prefers the cooler temperatures.

So peppered are the hardiest?

Sounds like I just need to be careful acclimating them and will be good from there. Thanks for the help

 

Not The hardiest, just as hardy as the others

 

From what I've heard they are all fairly hardy, though I have been warned about albino corys being slightly weaker due to popularity and excessive breading.

 

From what I've heard they are all fairly hardy, though I have been warned about albino corys being slightly weaker due to popularity and excessive breading.

Yeah I used to have some albinos and they did very poorly in comparison to my other cories...

 

Start with healthy stock then good food, regular tank maintenance water changes etc & you could have them for 20+ years

 

Start with healthy stock then good food, regular tank maintenance water changes etc & you could have them for 20+ years

Wow thats a great lifespan for such a little fish. Thanks for the help!

Are panda corydoras less hardy than the other corydora species?

Fins, I think that really depends on who you ask. I have kept multiple schools (they happen to be my favorite) with no issues at all. I make sure to acclimate them well and keep them in groups, but just my experience and others have found them delicate. Peppered cories are considered very hardy and bronze/albinos, while a bit larger, are about indestructible.

So bronze are the safest bet for survival?

 

Fins, I think that really depends on who you ask. I have kept multiple schools (they happen to be my favorite) with no issues at all. I make sure to acclimate them well and keep them in groups, but just my experience and others have found them delicate. Peppered cories are considered very hardy and bronze/albinos, while a bit larger, are about indestructible.

You could do peppered or bronze and likely be just fine. Bronze and albinos are the same species depending on the color morph you prefer.

 

My albinos are very indesrectuble. Other fish have died, but my three albinos remained alive and are now doing very well.

 

I prefer the broze color. Guess I will stock with 3 honey gourami, 8 harlequin rasboras, and 6 bronzes

I saw in another post that you have a 20g long. That sounds good. Good luck

 

My albinos are very indesrectuble. Other fish have died, but my three albinos remained alive and are now doing very well.

I prefer the broze color. Guess I will stock with 3 honey gourami, 8 harlequin rasboras, and 6 bronzes

I saw in another post that you have a 20g long. That sounds good. Good luck

Thanks!

Are sterbai cories hardy? Will they thrive at 76 fahrenheit? Would 6 of them work well in a 20 long with 3 honey gourami and 8 harlequin rasboras?

Thanks for answering all the questions lol

 

They should do alright to both questions.

 

Several threads have been merged, please only create one thread per topic

 

Several threads have been merged, please only create one thread per topic

Got it

They should do alright to both questions.

Thanks