Which cory species do you like best?
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I've only kept pandas and trilineatus, and voted for pandas, but it was close. I saw some skunk corydoras (Corydoras arcuatus)at an LFS a few weeks ago. It's too bad I don't have a tank for a dozen or so of them.
I agree. As I mentioned on another thread a few minutes ago, I saw some Corydoras arcuatus the other day. I would have loved to have a school of them, but I don't have a place for them.
I agree. As I mentioned on another thread a few minutes ago, I saw some Corydoras arcuatus the other day. I would have loved to have a school of them, but I don't have a place for them.
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I agree that the best ones are whatever you have, because they're all awesome.
I think I'm most partial to the schwartzis because when I started (in the 1970's) they were much more common, and were the first cory species I ever had. I enjoy their level of sociability with one another.
Also enjoy the melanistius corys, same also very active and sociable in a large enough group.
But they're all awesome.
I think I'm most partial to the schwartzis because when I started (in the 1970's) they were much more common, and were the first cory species I ever had. I enjoy their level of sociability with one another.
Also enjoy the melanistius corys, same also very active and sociable in a large enough group.
But they're all awesome.
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I have 2 False julii , that was all the store had. i enjoy them and I need to buy more. I had planend to move them to my 36 bow front.
But they're in the 38 gallon with 12+ emerald cories.
6 emerald cories in my 20 long & I gave away 12 - that's 30 cories when I had 6 to start ( a few did die off before my tank stabilized, but the group was 6 as I purchased replacements.) They are very happy fish & thriving. My co-workers also love them now as well.
I had to say Other - because my emerald cories are just so much fun! I think they're sort of associated w/ bronze family.
The Momma cories hide a lot but they rule that tank! Big fat girls 3 inches long. Big Momma - she's the largest fish in there is the original matron. They don't give a flip what the tetras skirts are doing.
last winter, I was looking at the tank and saw 2 very small eyes staring out! baby cory then I saw another 1 slightly smaller.
Currently, I have 1 juvenile growing out, maybe 2 months old?
They just love that tank. I usually do 3 water changes a week, 5 gallons a pop. If tank look nasty, i do 10 gallons.
I did 1/2 tank water change in Aug.
they get 2 shrimp pellets and of course scavenge fish food/algae wafer.
I did remove the huge driftwood in that tank because even after coral, tums and snail food, the mystery snail shells were suffering. GA has extremely soft water. That huge driftwood ( over 18 inches) is imo why they were breeding. They used it as a cave and it's great for the water. I just took it out 2 days ago. I have a much smaller piece still in the tank. No idea how it'll impact breeding as yet. Big Momma just spawned before the weekend, so she's usually every 45- 60 days or so.
my 20 gallon long does have a female, but I've only seen eggs 1x on glass. But none of them are large like my other female, so hard to sex them yet.
But they're in the 38 gallon with 12+ emerald cories.
6 emerald cories in my 20 long & I gave away 12 - that's 30 cories when I had 6 to start ( a few did die off before my tank stabilized, but the group was 6 as I purchased replacements.) They are very happy fish & thriving. My co-workers also love them now as well.
I had to say Other - because my emerald cories are just so much fun! I think they're sort of associated w/ bronze family.
The Momma cories hide a lot but they rule that tank! Big fat girls 3 inches long. Big Momma - she's the largest fish in there is the original matron. They don't give a flip what the tetras skirts are doing.
last winter, I was looking at the tank and saw 2 very small eyes staring out! baby cory then I saw another 1 slightly smaller.
Currently, I have 1 juvenile growing out, maybe 2 months old?
They just love that tank. I usually do 3 water changes a week, 5 gallons a pop. If tank look nasty, i do 10 gallons.
I did 1/2 tank water change in Aug.
they get 2 shrimp pellets and of course scavenge fish food/algae wafer.
I did remove the huge driftwood in that tank because even after coral, tums and snail food, the mystery snail shells were suffering. GA has extremely soft water. That huge driftwood ( over 18 inches) is imo why they were breeding. They used it as a cave and it's great for the water. I just took it out 2 days ago. I have a much smaller piece still in the tank. No idea how it'll impact breeding as yet. Big Momma just spawned before the weekend, so she's usually every 45- 60 days or so.
my 20 gallon long does have a female, but I've only seen eggs 1x on glass. But none of them are large like my other female, so hard to sex them yet.
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I like Sterbai because they happen to be friendlier to the temp ranges that I tend to keep my tanks at (78+). I've never had any, but have wanted some similis (smudge / violet Corydoras) for a good long while. I think I technically could put a small shoal in my 40B, but I'd rather hold off and just do a big school of them one of these days when I get the chance.
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I have only had two species of corys, pepper corys and albino corys. Of the three peppers I only have one left and he is my oldest fish, I don't plan on getting anymore peppers. I have seven albino corys that I like a lot. I have had the albinos for well over a year and they are doing great. So for now my favorite is the albino.
But I understand that the albino does not naturally occur in nature but are man bread species from the bronze cory. Which in my opinion is great because they are tank breed and raised making them much more resilient to changes in water parameters and temp.
But I understand that the albino does not naturally occur in nature but are man bread species from the bronze cory. Which in my opinion is great because they are tank breed and raised making them much more resilient to changes in water parameters and temp.
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corydoras aeneus (commonly called bronze cory, has different patters such as the albino and orange Venezuela) seems to be the most hardy according to research. They get a tad bit big, but I think a school of 6 would work in a 20 gallon long.
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I would recommend panda corys, salt and pepper corys, and bandit corys and don't put more than six in one 20 gallon tank I know at PetSmart/Petco/petsupplies"plus" they sell them in bulk but that's because they sell fast and they do that for sharks and plecos and cichlids but that doesn't mean your supposed to keep them in 10 gallon tanks like they do nevertheless I wouldn't recommend a community tank with a 20 gallon tank there not a lot of problems only that you have to keep only small fish and my preference is big fish my smallest community tank is a 55 gallon also just know you might already know but fish don't grow to the size of there tank their body stops growing but their organs don't and they die from internal issues.
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If you also want to have other fish, I'd recommend 6-8 pygmaeus or habrosus corys. I'd think with any larger corys you might be chasing water parameters more than you'd like.
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