Mix And Match?

[aat]

Hi all,

New to this forum so apologies if I should have put this in the newbie section, wasn't sure!

Being reasonably new to fishkeeping I've learnt that corydoras should be kept in larger groups, (6+).

I've a reasonable size tank, (60g uk), and currently have 3 adolfi cory. I'm looking to up the cory population but ideally would like to introduce different types eg bronze, bandit, panda etc ending up with a group of around ten-ish.

My question is that do the corys obtain the same benefits of being kept in a larger groups if they are of different types?

I've researched this on the net but have come across so many different and conflicting opinons that I've ended up throughly confused!!

Would love to hear your personal experiences

Thanks

 

[jollysue]

Here is my experience and opinion:

Keep at least 5 of each species if at all possible. I always order at least 6. Research to make sure that the species likes the same habitat, such as temperature and water movement, etc. Water temperature ranges are from less than 60 F to over 80 F. Research to discover if the Corys are compatible by personality. Some fish like a more sedate habitat and some are more boisterous and outgoing. The shy fish may be stressed by the boisterous fish. Research to find the adult size. Larger fish can be incompatable with smaller fish. The size range is from less than an inch to 4 inches, small mass to bulky.

Hope that helps.

 

[aat]

Here is my experience and opinion:

Keep at least 5 of each species if at all possible. I always order at least 6. Research to make sure that the species likes the same habitat, such as temperature and water movement, etc. Water temperature ranges are from less than 60 F to over 80 F. Research to discover if the Corys are compatible by personality. Some fish like a more sedate habitat and some are more boisterous and outgoing. The shy fish may be stressed by the boisterous fish. Research to find the adult size. Larger fish can be incompatable with smaller fish. The size range is from less than an inch to 4 inches, small mass to bulky.

Hope that helps.

Thanks that's very informative although perhaps, I fear, a little high brow for me

Might be useful if I'm more specific:

I would like to introduce 3 x bronze and 3 x bandit, I'm also about to adopt a leopard cory from a pal.

Basically would they all get on, are they likely to group together and is the stocking level right for my size of tank?

I also have a pair of blue rams and a pair of golden rams which inhabit the same kind of general space

 

[jollysue]

The common names are not accurate. Do you have pics?

See if you can find your fish at PlanetCatfish thumbnail cataloge

Most Corys will do ok at 74 degrees Farenheit but it is at the extreme end of some's tolerance.

Corys and most Cichlids are not a good match very often. The Corys will hide. Dwarf Cichlids/apistogrammas are usually ok. Cichlid temper often changes at maturity and when breeding. They are a territorial species.

 

[aat]

The common names are not accurate. Do you have pics?

See if you can find your fish at PlanetCatfish thumbnail cataloge

Most Corys will do ok at 74 degrees Farenheit but it is at the extreme end of some's tolerance.

Corys and most Cichlids are not a good match very often. The Corys will hide. Dwarf Cichlids/apistogrammas are usually ok. Cichlid temper often changes at maturity and when breeding. They are a territorial species.

Pics no, formal names I can do.

Currently I have 3 x Corydoras adolfoi

Would like to get 3 x Corydoras metae, 3 x Corydoras aeneus, (such an unfortunate name ), and stand to adopt a Corydoras leopardus, (fake julii).

I thought rams were classified as dwarf cichlids? They seem to be ok with the corys I have already??

 

[jollysue]

The only ones you list that are I have are aeneus.

If you check Planet Catfish you can find what they know about the temps for each of your fish. Aeneus is easy and can probably do fine with your rams--depending on the Rams.

Some of the ones you want may be more sensitive, as I have already said, and will be stressed by them.

Will it work?--maybe.

I have arcuatus they are similar to matae. I wouldn't keep them with Rams. I wouldn't keep adolfi with Rams. My duplicarus, panda, Wietzmanni, gossei tank is freaked and has changed it's behavior since a trio of sword live bearers ijoined their tank temporarily.

It all depends on your philosophical approach to fish keeping. Many fish will change their behavior and be "less happy" with some conditions and tank mates.

Some Cory species will shoal together and some won't. You are chosing to keep a broad species group together. They are very different from one another in the whole. I have no idea what they will do.

I have a wietzmanni that escaped through the python tube to the Community Tank where I have a large tribe of peppers. The little fella has been looking desperately for a mate and has fallen in love with a little pepper lass. I would not have expected it, but he is a horney little guy, chasing the Big Mama pepper non stop trying to sit on her head. LOL


At least check the temp recommendations for each of these. Duplicarus which is similar in apperance to adolfi likes 68 to 75 F while julii likes 74 to 79. As you can see they barely overlap. Corys get columnaris when the temps are too high for them.

 

[aat]

Food for thought......thanks