I've recently added 13 Odessa barbs to an existing 12 peppered cories, and the barbs have since made the tank their own. Which is perfectly fine.
I'm very fond of corydoras, and before the barbs, they were thriving and spawning. But I'm now noticing some of the cories have slightly nipped fins.
My immediate thought is that I can't keep these fish together much longer, and I'll get another tank to rehome either one. Whilst getting a new tank is usually a desirable event for fishkeepers, I'm probably being too impulsive here and disregarding other possibilities..(?) Is my feeding wrong? Do I need more barbs / cories? Also, I'm quite sure I've plenty more male barbs than female, which is quite the opposite of the advised ratio. Would female barbs be less likely to nip cories? Can these fish actually get along with any other species?
Let's pretend I've already got this 2nd tank and its the same size if not larger than my existing 200 litre/53 gallon...
If it is larger, then would we agree that this is a more beneficial home for the Odessa than the cories?
I'm not going to be in a position budget wise to provide a decent sized filter for this second tank anytime soon. Seeing as my current tank is heavily planted, and under stocked, I thought perhaps I could remove the filter (APS 1400ef+) and use that on the new tank. Leaving the plants to deal with the nitrogen, and a wave maker for the circulation?
So in this pretend world, I now have a 200 litre planted with 12, much happier, cories running without a filter. And a second similar sized tank (with cannister filter) with 13 Odessa barb.
For me this certainly solves the problem. I would then likely approach the stocking of each tank as aggressive (barb tank) and non-aggresive (corydoras tank). Both with a fairly low temperature (68-72F))
Probably not the correct way to approach setting up a new tank, anyone think I'm being too hasty?
I'm very fond of corydoras, and before the barbs, they were thriving and spawning. But I'm now noticing some of the cories have slightly nipped fins.
My immediate thought is that I can't keep these fish together much longer, and I'll get another tank to rehome either one. Whilst getting a new tank is usually a desirable event for fishkeepers, I'm probably being too impulsive here and disregarding other possibilities..(?) Is my feeding wrong? Do I need more barbs / cories? Also, I'm quite sure I've plenty more male barbs than female, which is quite the opposite of the advised ratio. Would female barbs be less likely to nip cories? Can these fish actually get along with any other species?
Let's pretend I've already got this 2nd tank and its the same size if not larger than my existing 200 litre/53 gallon...
If it is larger, then would we agree that this is a more beneficial home for the Odessa than the cories?
I'm not going to be in a position budget wise to provide a decent sized filter for this second tank anytime soon. Seeing as my current tank is heavily planted, and under stocked, I thought perhaps I could remove the filter (APS 1400ef+) and use that on the new tank. Leaving the plants to deal with the nitrogen, and a wave maker for the circulation?
So in this pretend world, I now have a 200 litre planted with 12, much happier, cories running without a filter. And a second similar sized tank (with cannister filter) with 13 Odessa barb.
For me this certainly solves the problem. I would then likely approach the stocking of each tank as aggressive (barb tank) and non-aggresive (corydoras tank). Both with a fairly low temperature (68-72F))
Probably not the correct way to approach setting up a new tank, anyone think I'm being too hasty?
