Corys And Gravel

[Colonel Mustard]

I want some cory's but i have gravel, i heard that you can only have them with sand or it will break their wiskers.

Is there another catfish like the cory that will feed from the bottom?

Is therea type of cory that is compatible with gravel?

thanks for any help you can give me

 

[Coryologist]

I want some cory's but i have gravel, i heard that you can only have them with sand or it will break their wiskers.

Is there another catfish like the cory that will feed from the bottom?

Is therea type of cory that is compatible with gravel?

thanks for any help you can give me

Hi. Just avoid "sharp-edged" gravel. Any rounded gravel, pebble or stone is fine. Sand is not necessary to keep Corys. - Frank

 

[newtotropical]

Hi i have my Julii in a tank with small round gravel and they are just fine!! As Coryologist says just stay away from sharp gravel..............

 

[DarkEntity]

I use 2mm pea gravel its all tiny and rounded, ive had no problems with either my Albino or Trilineatus Corys.

 

[Arimus]

I've got half the tank with gravel base and half with sand (went to replace all the gravel with sand but ran out )... my tribe of cory's spend equal amounts of time on both the gravel and sand - if anything I would say more time on the gravel than the sand.

(Two peppered cory's and two bronze -and they're all mixing as one group luckily.)

(Just attached a pic of one of the cory's enjoying the gravel )

 

[fishboy619]

smooth gravel is the best alterntaive to sand, sand is best i think. as long as its not sharp gravel

 

[juwelfan]

So do the Cory's barbels grow back?

 

[Inchworm]

Hi Colonel Mustard,

If you have fine, smooth gravel, that you clean regularly, it should be good for your corys. The problems come when food and other debris get lodged between the bits of coarse gravel and not removed. This makes an ideal breeding place for bacteria that are harmful to the corys.



juwelfan,

The barbels might grow back to a certain point, but will probably never be as long as nature intended them to be.

 

[Colonel Mustard]

OK thanks i clean my gravel often, and it is fine so i think ill get some soon

ill put pics on
thanks

 

[esquirette2007]

Hi,

I have natural gravel with some sharper edges and my corydoras aenus (bronze cories) have never had any problems. I've had them in the same tank & gravel since they were babies (about 3/4 to 1 inch), and now they spawn like crazy. Their barbels are in fine shape, too.

I learned the hard way that this gravel is a death trap for newly hatched fry, though. They get trapped in the spaces between the rocks. So, if you plan to raise fry in the same tank (I had just put up a divider), I suggest sand. But, if you will be removing the eggs, the adult bronze cories will be fine on the rougher gravel (in my experience).

Cheers!

Karen

 

[Colonel Mustard]

what is the minimum amount of cories you should have in a group?

Thanks for all the replies guys

 

[Bozza]

Absolute minimum is 3/4. But numbers around 6 is prefered. I have small gravel with some pieces that are sharp. But all my corys have long barbels, so i take it they are ok on the gravel they are on. Will be converting to sand in the near future