Pygmy Corys

[jrussuk]

hi i have a six g tank with 5 guppys does any one think i could get 3 pygmy corys in there? Please dont shout at me cos i know i will be slightly overstocked but i do reguler water changers and im running a fluval1+ filter
many thanks

 

[yvez9]

You'd be fine

I know some will say you'll be overstocked following the 1 inch/gallon rule but the good will rule says you're fine!

 

[MHunt]

Guppies and pygmy cory's don't produce much waste, so as long as you do keep on top of your maintainance you should be fine!

 

[fishboy619]

no pygmy cories, as you said, its over stocked and guppies really belong in tanks 10 gallon or bigger. pygmy cories would go in a 6gallons, but not with 5 guppies.

 

[Don Trinko]

I know things do change but when I was a kid....(I'm 64 now) Old water was good water, breeders bred Angel fish in 10 gal tanks,( some still do), If you had a air stone you could double the number of fish, with a filter triple was OK. It was expected that big fish would not get big in a small tank.
OK..... Science has shown much of this was wrong but......I did have Angels and Discus together in a 20 High and they lived for many years. I had a room full of tanks and bred varius species of fish.
( actualy The fish did the breeding)
It's probably not ideal but you can keep a lot of fish in a small tank IF you give them proper care.
I was at my Grand daughters house last night. She has 5 goldfish in a 1 gal tank with an undergravel filter. I assured her dad that they would not live long.. He informed me that they were from a school project last year and had been there for at least a year! Don T.

 

[fishboy619]

jesus! 5 goldfish in a 1 gallon, im suprised they arent all dead now, sorry to be harsh, but come on, its wey over stocked, 1 goldfish needs 30g, and another 10 for extra fish.70gallons the goldfish would need, minmum. they will get stunted and die wey too early in the 1g.

 

[DevUK]

jesus! 5 goldfish in a 1 gallon, im suprised they arent all dead now, sorry to be harsh, but come on, its wey over stocked, 1 goldfish needs 30g, and another 10 for extra fish.70gallons the goldfish would need, minmum. they will get stunted and die wey too early in the 1g.

Its actually 20g for 1 goldfish, and 10g for each after The 5 goldfish in this tank are surviving, but I wouldn't say its a pleasurable existance.

 

[01edmn]

i'd say it to be fine they live in diff parts of the tank but you cant get enymore than that

 

[jrussuk]

thanks all i know im pushing it slightly on the stocking level but im very good at the upkeep of the tank. pygmy corys are best kept in a minum of 3s is that correct?

 

[fishboy619]

i still dont agree with adding more fish, but yes, atleast 3+.
guppies dont even belong in a 5gallon, 10 is much better.endlers are fine in a 5gallon, well better then gups.