New Cories!

[joselaz5780]

I was thinking of having 2 pepper cories and 2 bronze cories 3 girls and 1 boy, one boy(i know it should be 2 female to 1 male) Is it bad to keep different breeds of cories together?

 

[pkppv]

Yes and no. Some people dont support keeping different cories together because they may breed and create a hybrid, and lots of people have something against hybrids, especially if you sell or give away the offspring. If you dont plan to distribute your baby corys however, i dont see why not. At one point i kept peppers, pandas, and striped corys together and they were all very very happy.

 

[AnimalHouse36]

I've never heard of cories hybridizing...
The reason cories should be kept with their own kind is because they're a shoaling species. They do much better and are much happier and funner to watch with at least 6 of their own kind.

I'd suggest you get 5 or 6 of 1 kind, if you want happy cories.

 

[friendlyfishy777]

I keep a mixed group of Corys and so far so good they are all very happy together.

 

[Tizer]

its fine to mix groups of 5/6 or more, but when you are talking about 1 or two, then no, its best not to.

 

[KateW]

I have to agree with Tizer and AH36 - they really do prefer to be in a group of their own species. I have had 7 peppered cories and 1 panda cory (long story) and today added five juvenile pandas (after quarantine). The big panda instantly went and swum along with the little ones, and I haven't seen him alone since.

He appears to be leading a tour group around the tank

Definitely go for a larger group of one species if you can get them.