Wondering what Cory cats you guys like

Wondering what Cory cats you guys like… should I get Pygmy corys, bronze corys or peppered corys?

 

Voted peppered. Only reason because I keep some . I think you will be happy with any of them

 

I voted for pygmy, but peppered would have been my second choice. I like the smaller ones because I can have more of them.

 

Depends on the size of the tank and how many you want to get. Bronze are largest, peppered are mid-sized, and pygmy are tiny. I wanted pygmy but could not find any here locally so I got peppered.

 

What is your tank size?

 

What is your tank size?

I have a 55g and a 10g

 

I have a 55g and a 10g

for the 10 pygmy and for the 55g bronze. What is the color of your substrate?

 

for the 10 pygmy and for the 55g bronze. What is the color of your substrate?

10 gallon has black sand and 55g has brown/white/tan/black gravel

 

10 gallon has black sand and 55g has brown/white/tan/black gravel

pygmy on the 10 and bronze on the 55

 

I’ve never had pigmies but I have seen them at the lfs and they are so cute. Definitely get a bunch for your ten gal. Your choice of bronze or pepper. Contrary to what some are saying, I find the pepper cories to have the potential to be massive if given optimal condition to live. I have adopted two in my messy tank that are absolutely huge and thick females. They eat all day and sometime lay dud eggs. I have three bronze cories in my Super Schwartzi Cory tank downstairs and they spawn about 200 eggs every three days is so on the dot.I just vacumn them out as I don’t want any more bronze Cory. So both pepper or bronze will give you lots of eggs and fry if you want that experience. But I think pepper will get bigger. Also I read that pepper can tolerate a bit cooler water temp but both are pretty bullet proof. Maybe go with the ones you find more attractive. M