cory only tank

[Ben]

Hey
just need some advice here,
i have a spare 25 gal that isn't being used. And i saw a new shipment of Pygmy Cories at a lfs
I was wondering, how many pygmy's could i fit into a 25?
i was also wondering what other cories i could fit in?
i was thinking, 8 pygmys and 5 bigger cories(i.e Aeneus etc etc)
i'm going to plant it and give them lots of hiding spaces,
and if things get a bit dull at the top i could just add some Gourami.
Would this be alright?
any kind of suggestions would be greatly apreciated

Thanks

DD

 

[Ben]

*bump*

 

[pica_nuttalli]

sounds pretty good to me, but go with something fancier (and smaller) than Aneus. maybe bandits? (i personally love jhulli's)

i'd skip out on adding any gourami larger than a dwarf. from what i've heard, pygmy cories are smaller than you'd think. so even a dwarf gourami might be too aggressive for them.

 

[Inchworm]

Hi Dwarf_Dude

A cory only tank is an active and very nice arrangement.

I keep my pygmy corys in a separate tank with my pandas and a few otos, and this works out well, but I would hesitate to recommend them with bigger corys. I have no real evidence that it would be a problem, but big corys tend to be a bit rowdy, if you know what I mean, and the Pygmies are quite tiny. I'd be afraid they would get tossed around too much.

A 25 gallon tank is a fair size, and with a bit of looking around you could find 3 or 4 different species of corys, of more or less the same size, to share it. Some corys are quite beautiful and even colorful and even if you can't find them all at once, they could eventually make a very good collection.

As for a top fish, I have both bettas and corys in my tanks and have to admit that I prefer the bettas. One gourami will just sort of swim around aimlessly, but one betta will find the corys interesting and often interact with them in amusing ways.

It's something to think about anyway.

 

[Ben]

Thanks Pica and Inchworm
great help

so i will go with pygmy cories, i'll try and get bandits, and jullies(sp?)
i was think maybe 7 pygmy and 3 or 4 of the rest?

and a betta seems good, i've already picked one up from the lfs

Thanks again for the help and advice

DD