Pygmy Coreys And Neon Tetras

[cegha]

i was wondering if for my 10 gallon i could get like 5 pygmy corey's and like 6 or so neon tetras and that would be good, or is that too many fish in a 10 gallon.

 

[Anita]

I'd say that would be fine, with a weekly water change.

Anita

 

[Miss Wiggle]

yup, providing it's well maintained that would be fine

 

[cegha]

thanks, i think my mind is made up then about the fish that are going in my tank.

 

[cegha]

Hey i went to petsmart today to look at fish, and they had 2 different kinds of cory's but neither were pygmy's.

One had a tank full of cory's and i remember seeing on the tag they were $2.69 and all of them in there were albino, and most were sitting still near the bottom. A couple were moving around and stuff, but again most were sitting still. Also on the tag it said max size was 3". They were only around 1" or less in size though.

I don't remember much about the other ones, as they didn't really interest me as they were like a lil larger and too big for my 10 gallon tank.

Can anyone tell me what ones i was looking at, or might have been looking at.

 

[Ricky Savage]

you were looking at albino peppered corydorasa group of five of those might be too much for the 10 gal

 

[Inchworm]

Hi cegha

The dwarf corys often swim some distance above the bottom of the tank and are about the size of neons. You might find that regular sized corys will be a better combination. Although they are larger in size, they will not bother the little neons and will be a nice contrast to them.

Albino corys, that are sold in chain stores, are usually C. aeneus, but they could also be C. paleatus. Either one would be a good choice for a ten gallon tank. Unless your tap water is naturally high in nitrates, three of them, along with 6-8 neons should be fine.

 

[catxx]

pygmy corys are harder to find than peppered (paleatus), bronze (aeneus) or albino versions of either of those. you're more likely to find the larger corys.

if you have your heart set on pygmy's, i'd ask your LFS to order some in if they can.

 

[cegha]

i was just going with pygmy's as they would work better in my small 10 gallon tank, would 3 be enough of them to put in there and them be happy, or would 4 be better.

Edit: Referring to 3 albino cory's being enuf or would 4 be better for them.

Edit 2: I was looking at cory's on Planet catfish, and it says for cory's for there temperature to be 59-77F. Mine is about 81F. I have no idea how to make it drop down lower then 81F. It is like always at 81F at night when lights are off and stuff, and 81F in the day when the lights are on. I have the heater turned down to like 75F and it almost never turns on and if it does, it's for like 10 seconds then it turns right back off. I'll check the temperature later tonight to see what it is after the lights have been off for a while.

I just ran a pH test also, and when i ran a pH test it came up with 6, and when i ran a High Range pH test it came out to about 7.5 which is acceptable for corys. So like which test am i spose to use to determine pH. The normal pH test of the High Range pH test?

 

[Darkmoon Bettas]

i was just going with pygmy's as they would work better in my small 10 gallon tank, would 3 be enough of them to put in there and them be happy, or would 4 be better.

Edit: Referring to 3 albino cory's being enuf or would 4 be better for them.

Edit 2: I was looking at cory's on Planet catfish, and it says for cory's for there temperature to be 59-77F. Mine is about 81F. I have no idea how to make it drop down lower then 81F. It is like always at 81F at night when lights are off and stuff, and 81F in the day when the lights are on. I have the heater turned down to like 75F and it almost never turns on and if it does, it's for like 10 seconds then it turns right back off. I'll check the temperature later tonight to see what it is after the lights have been off for a while.

I just ran a pH test also, and when i ran a pH test it came up with 6, and when i ran a High Range pH test it came out to about 7.5 which is acceptable for corys. So like which test am i spose to use to determine pH. The normal pH test of the High Range pH test?

Trust the lower, regular-range PH test. If you're using the test kits from Aquarium Pharmaceuticals (bottles of drops), the high range kit will ALWAYS return a false "7.5"--it can't display a result lower than that. The high-range kit is really more for saltwater and cichlid tanks, for the average tropicals you'll use the regular PH kit. Have your LFS test your water for you to double-check if you still feel unsure.

 

[cegha]

Trust the lower, regular-range PH test. If you're using the test kits from Aquarium Pharmaceuticals (bottles of drops), the high range kit will ALWAYS return a false "7.5"--it can't display a result lower than that. The high-range kit is really more for saltwater and cichlid tanks, for the average tropicals you'll use the regular PH kit. Have your LFS test your water for you to double-check if you still feel unsure.

Well if my pH is only 6, and the corys need 6.5-7.5, how exactly would i raise the pH of my tank. Is there some like liquid product i would add to my tank to raise it up a little bit, or would the pH of 6 be fine for them?

Edit: this is just a random question. I have the master test kit that tests for 4 different things (2 different ranges of pH), and was wondering if the tests could be affected by running tests in the same lil test tube vile thing. I use the same test tube for all my tests, i wash it out after every test, but was wondering if i could be getting different readings by using the same test tube for all tests even though i wash it out.

 

[tetraman]

Pygmys are rare, and you'll probably only find them online. Julii corys stay small, though. Mine are great.

 

[Gankutsuou]

my LFS has pygmys right now. I'm thinking about them If I can plant my 2.5 real well.

 

[tetraman]

My LFS has the best selection of cories ever! They have aeneus, pigmented and albino, julii, paleatus, and other species that I'm not familiar with.