New to corys

[Mariah]

Hi everyone,
I think im going to be getting some cories - 2 upside down catfish and 1 bronze catfish. What are these fish like? How big do they grow? What type of fish do they get along with? What size tank should they be in? Any other info would be great too!

 

[Tokis-Phoenix]

When you say "bronze catfish" are talking about bronze corys here?
Corys prefer to be in shoals of at least 4 and have sand in the bottom of their tank instead of gravel as it doesn't harm their barbs/whiskers and allows them to go about their buisness of filtering through it much more easily.
You should substitute their diet with catfish pelets too which you should be able to get at your lfs.
Can't help you on upside down catfish though, they're plecs from what i gather.
From what i've gathered though you have some fish problems though at the moment, i would leave buying new fish until you have these problems sorted out.

 

[dwarfgourami]

Once you've sorted out your present problems:

Upside-down catfish aren't plecs but synodontis (so should be related to featherfins, non?). Never kept them but said to be small, peaceful, can be kept on their own, as a pair or in a group according to my book.

Corys are lovely little fish (I have 5 and they are really nice), but as Tokis said they need the company of their own kind, so you have to think about whether you can accommodate a small school or not. They also like having some sort of cave or hidey-hole, where they can all pile in on top of one another.

 

[Mariah]

My problems have been sorted out. The guppy with the bolated belly died... Also this fish Im talking about now are not for the same tank with the fish problems. Its a tank with these fish already in it.
Im not sure if im talking about corys as the names I mentioned are just what the girl told me she has, but i would assume they are?
If I do end up getting them I will let you guys know. I am just doing some research before hand.

 

[GSD]

wrll u should try and find out what killed the guppy before adding more fish

 

[Mariah]

wrll u should try and find out what killed the guppy before adding more fish

These new fish are not going into the same tank. They are going into another tank that im getting from a really nice lady who can no longer keep these fish.

With regards to the guppy, I was told it was dropsy that he may of had. My other fish are not showing any symptoms. Is there something I should do for the remaining fish? I have done a 25% water change as well.

Also, when I look under the pinned topics I dont see anything on - upside down catfish and bronze catfish. Is there anything specific about these guys? Also are there any kinds of fish that cannot go with these guys?

Thanks

 

[squirrelrabbits]

Since we're on the topic of corys... I just added three juliis to my tank but one is keeping off to himself and doing poorly. At any rate, I was hoping to get a shoal of 5, but the store only had three. Can I add two or three panda corys or will that not do? Ie., is it better not to mix different kinds of corys or will any cory take pleasure in the company of any other cory? Thanks.

 

[dwarfgourami]

Know nothing about the upside-downs except what I said above (and that's all out of a book).

The bronze catfish are almost certainly bronze corys- corydoras aeneus. They are quite small, grow to about 7.5 cms.They are peaceful and friendly but too big to be eaten by most community fish, so should go with almost any fish- the only thing to remember is they (like other scale-less fish) cannot cope with salt in the tank, so can't go in with anything that prefers salt.

The most important thing is that they really need others of their kind (not sure how they are with other corys, Squirrelrabbit, but I expect other more experienced people can tell you that). Also, that their substrate needs to be sand or at least round gravel and must be kept clean as they can get bacterial infections in their barbels.

 

[Mariah]

Would you advise to get another bronze cory? I dont want him to be lonely

 

[Mariah]

??

 

[Erised]

I dont know what size tank you have, but I definatly advice getting at least 2 more corydoras of the same type. They really need to be kept in a shoal, and 3 is the absolutely minumum for them to be happy.

 

[Inchworm]

Hi Mariah

A few bronze C. aeneus (which are commonly called just bronze corys) are excellent corys to start out with. They are what I consider "basic corys," and you will love to have them in your tank. They are playful and more outgoing than many other corys.

Their needs are simple and the most basic is to have companionship of their own kind. I would suggest getting at least 3 or more of them since they are schooling fish. They like a cave to get out of the bright light sometimes, but this can be as simple as 3 rocks with a piece of slate for the top.

The like a balanced diet of meat, veggies and a starch. This could be live, frozen or freeze dried blackworms, bloodworms or tubifex worms for the meat, a good brand of flake food or catfish pellets for the starch, and algae wafers or spirulina discs for the veggies. Fortunately, this is the same food your other fish often enjoy. Just make sure that enough of it gets to the bottom to satisfy the corys.

Here's a link with pictures of the bronze cory:

http/www.scotcat.com/factsheets/aeneus.html

If you would like to breed an egg laying fish at some time in the future, this is an excellent one to start out with.

 

[Mariah]

Thanks for the information I am defentaly going to get another bronze cory. I did get a pleco and he was chilling with the bronze cory. Would that be acceptable?

 

[Inchworm]

Hi Mariah

No, plecos are different entirely. You will need to get some more corys so that they can school together.

 

[Mariah]

Oh ok, I will get about 2 more bronze corys I think there cute anyways
But wait, do they have to be bronze corys or any type of corys? I like the panda corys...
What about upside down corys?