Black cory’s cold water tank

LCPete · Feb 1, 2022

Hi does anyone else keep cory’s in a temperate tank ( indoors UK) ?
I’ve changed one of my tanks rio 400 litre to cold water
I’ve just got some Black cory’s from pets at home sold as cold water fish they are settling in now

DoubleDutch · Feb 1, 2022

Though they have a wide temprange I think there is no Cory (Besides Paleatus maybe) to me that is suitable as cold water fish.
What will be the minimumtemp ?

Oblio · Feb 1, 2022

Welcome to the forum!
How cold is cold water?

Recommended water params
Temperature: 72-79°F (22-26°C )

pH: 6.0-7.0

Hardness: 1-12°H

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Deleted member 149562 · Feb 1, 2022

If you have photo's of the fish, that will be handy for identification purposes since not many stores get it right.

@DoubleDutch will soon tell you the true species and their preferred living accommodation

LCPete · Feb 1, 2022

Thanks the minimum temperature is 18 centigrade

LCPete · Feb 1, 2022

I’ll try to get a photo but they look like bronze Cory shape

LCPete · Feb 1, 2022

LCPete · Feb 1, 2022

Sorry picture isn’t very good but hopefully will be ok for ID

DoubleDutch · Feb 1, 2022

This one looks more like a green C.aeneus than the man made C.schultzei "black".
Close related though and basicly the same requirements

Deleted member 149562 · Feb 1, 2022

From the photo it looks like semi bare bottom aquarium, I would be inclined to add a decent amount more sand so that they can snuffle & dig about better.

LCPete · Feb 1, 2022

DoubleDutch said:
This one looks more like a green C.aeneus than the man made C.schultzei "black".
Close related though and basicly the same requirements

Thanks is a minimum of 18c ok for them ?

LCPete · Feb 1, 2022

wasmewasntit said:
From the photo it looks like semi bare bottom aquarium, I would be inclined to add a decent amount more sand so that they can snuffle & dig about better.

Good point thanks will get some sand

DoubleDutch · Feb 1, 2022

LCPete said:
Thanks is a minimum of 18c ok for them ?

No problem at all !

LCPete · Feb 1, 2022

DoubleDutch said:
No problem at all !

Perfect thanks for the advice

once they have settled in in a couple of weeks will get some panda cory’s as apparently they are fine in a temperate tank as well

DoubleDutch · Feb 1, 2022

LCPete said:
Perfect thanks for the advice
once they have settled in in a couple of weeks will get some panda cory’s as apparently they are fine in a temperate tank as well

Correct. Get two decent herds then !

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