Cichlids And Corydoras

[crabbylion]

Is it wise to room these two together in the same tank? Or, will the Corys be mauled by the almighty Cichlid?

 

[KittyKat]

Which cichlid species are you on about? And which Cory species?

 

[KkAaNnEe]

Really need to know the species first

I keep Angels and Rams with peppered corys...

 

[markandhisfish]

depends on the cichlid species. ive kept corys with severums , acaras . angels , geos , discus , firemouths with zero problems at all .

 

[Mza36]

i have pygmy cories with Apistogramma cacatuoides and they seem to be fine together. the male cichlid sometimes pecks at my mountain loach when feeding, but thats all ive seen him go for so far.

 

[mattlee]

it has been known for fish like kribensis to pull the eyes out of corys when defending their area. corys are very chilled out dont really know they are straying into trouble kind of fish and if a pair are looking after eggs or fry etc then they can cause some damage.

personally i would rather keep corys with bigger cichlids such as angels, discus, sevs etc that arent really known for their aggression towards other fish species.

 

[crabbylion]

Sorry about my late response, but I have three green Corys. I'm considering placing two Convict Cichlids in there so that they can have more room. I'm only considering joining the two so that the base level of the tank can be somewhat kept clean of excess food.