Got My First Cories

[lilmolly]

I know cories are beginner fish but I've always wanted them but in my area they cost way to much so I never did. Like $4 or $5 for a 1/2'' juvie. I was out of my usual area and went by a pet store. Of course I had to go and check it out. There in one of the tanks was a school of green cories 2'' for 1.89. I bought one, like him so much that I went back the next day and get other. This time the sales guy must have liked me because he gave it to see for .99 after he realized they were $1.89. That or he was too lazy So anyway, I just love them and would like to get albinos but they didn't have them. So I know they like to be in schools. How many should I get and what size tank should I put them in. I 15 tanks right now so I'm sure on of them will accomidate them comfortably.

 

[CBTF]

From what I know cories like to be in groups of 3 or more. 2 minimal. I have 3, mine always play up and down the glass of my 10g. I can imagine any tank will work, providing its 10G or larger.

They also really love sand if you have a tank with some.

 

[lilmolly]

Yeah, I got the 2 in a 10g with sand right now. Most bottom dwellers like to play in the sand and it is easier on their bellys.

 

[Inchworm]

Hi lilmolly

Congratulations on getting your first corys.

I think you will enjoy them very much. With almost 300 species, some of which are quite rare and hard to find, they are not just fish for beginners.

Are your "green" corys bronze C. aeneus, which are often called green, or are they Brochis Splendens aka Emerald Green corys?

Both corys and brochis are schooling fish and the more of them you can keep together, the better they like it. If possible try to get at least a couple more of them to see them at their best.

 

[lilmolly]

Yeah, I think I'll get one or two more. Well, I don't know which type they are since this is my first time keeping them and the lfs didn't know. They were just labeled green cory. Here's a pic of one of them.

http/pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/dewdroppony/...9&.dnm=d0ef.jpg

 

[diademhill]

Yeah, I think I'll get one or two more. Well, I don't know which type they are since this is my first time keeping them and the lfs didn't know. They were just labeled green cory. Here's a pic of one of them.

http/pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/dewdroppony/...9&.dnm=d0ef.jpg

That's a Brochis, not a cory. Care is the same for both but Brochis get bigger ( & you got a bargain!)

 

[haplover]

You may find a problem with the sand bottom and cories. If the sand is too course for them they will end up loosing their wiskers. I personally had this happen and I use the Eco-Complete planted tank substrate which I didn't think would bother them. I ended up transfering more cories our of that tank so they would survive. There are very few sands that the cories will like.

 

[soritan]

You may find a problem with the sand bottom and cories. If the sand is too course for them they will end up loosing their wiskers. I personally had this happen and I use the Eco-Complete planted tank substrate which I didn't think would bother them. I ended up transfering more cories our of that tank so they would survive. There are very few sands that the cories will like.

This seems to be the oppisite of everything I've heard? Or have I not been studying hard enough?

 

[Inchworm]

Hi lilmolly

It does look like a brochis, and that fine too. They are very closely related to corys and their care is exactly the same.

Sand, as long as it doesn't have sharp edges, is a great substrate for cory and brochis. It's important to keep the bottom of the tank clean to keep them healthy, and sand is very easy to keep clean.

It sounds like haplover's corys were suffering from bacterial infections which is usually due to either insufficient water changes and/or bottom cleaning, low oxygen content of the water, or fluctuating temperatures.

 

[timmystood]

I have 4! 2 Bronze and 2 Albino - lovely fish!

 

[lilmolly]

Yeah, I think I'll get one or two more. Well, I don't know which type they are since this is my first time keeping them and the lfs didn't know. They were just labeled green cory. Here's a pic of one of them.

http/pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/dewdroppony/...9&.dnm=d0ef.jpg

That's a Brochis, not a cory. Care is the same for both but Brochis get bigger ( & you got a bargain!)

Really, how much do Brochis normally go for? How common are they? How do you tell the difference between the two? How much bigger do they get then the green cory if they green cories get to be 4''