Is My Tank Big Enough For Cories

[bae1994]

its 2ft long by 12 inches front to back and 15 inches tall

sand subtrate and planted well now if any what cories are sutable rather not pygmys

 

[kiriyama]

its 2ft long by 12 inches front to back and 15 inches tall

sand subtrate and planted well now if any what cories are sutable rather not pygmys

Your tank size and substrate are perfect for corys...........
I can't really advise you what types as I am very new to the hobby...... About 2 months now ,,,, I have 5 Corydoras Julii (more likely to be trinineatus) , they are excellent fish, should really be kept in a shoal (min 5 or 6)... Panda , Salt and Pepper , Sterbai, panda , bronze.......
All good I would think..... Hope this helps a bit

 

[bae1994]

thanks

 

[bae1994]

any one know a deffinaate species

 

[indigoj]

have a look on planetcatfish - there are loads

 

[bae1994]

okill check it out thanks

 

[Inchworm]

Hi bae1994

What other fish are in the tank and what temperature do you keep it at?

 

[bae1994]

well there will be

3 male endlers
1 female honey gurami
neons amount depeends on the cories

and 26 degrees

 

[Inchworm]

Hi bae1994

Your tank will be warm enough to keep the beautiful C. sterbai, but you could still have the more popular and easy to come by C. aeneus, either bronze or albino. There are others that fall in or near that temperature too. C. similis is a lovely cory that is not a dwarf, but would stay on the small side, (2 1/2") which would be more in keeping with the size of your other fish.

 

[bae1994]

forgot to say there will cherry shrimp aswell


so if there ok with cherrys then howmany similis should i have i was thinking five

also if i had five of them how many neons could i have

forgot to say there will cherry shrimp aswell


so if there ok with cherrys then howmany similis should i have i was thinking five

also if i had five of them how many neons could i have

 

[Inchworm]

Hi bae1994

Five or six of any kind of cory is always good. The more you keep, the more they like it. I don't think they will bother the shrimp.

I suggest that you add the corys first and let them get established. Watch the test readings for nitrates. If they stay low enough that you can easily keep them at a good level with weekly water changes, then start adding neons a few at a time. Watch your water test results and when you just start to see them move up anywhere near a level that you think will be too high, don't add any more. This will give you the maximum stocking but the total number of fish you can keep will depend on the natural level of nitrates in your tap water.

 

[bae1994]

ok thanks