Schooling fish options...

[Rocky998]

I partially disagree with this comment. While we should certainly avoid extremes we also have to recognize that many fishes are tank bred and the condition in which they were raised is quite different than that found naturally. If they were suddenly thrust into conditions found in their native habitat one question if they would rapidly perish. Furthermore many fishes live under the conditions they live because they have no choice not because it is the optimal environment. Having said that clean water is certainly likely to be more advantageous than polluted water or water with heavy doses of chemicals; but the particular with regards to ph,gh,kh are not likely to be those found in their natural habitat.

Yea... A lot of the cories in my lfs are just bottom dwellers and strictly stay there (although sometimes I see 1 or 2 in the mid level

 

[Avel1896]

A nice schooling fish but too large for a small tank.

 

[Avel1896]

Yea... A lot of the cories in my lfs are just bottom dwellers and strictly stay there (although sometimes I see 1 or 2 in the mid level

Were you there 10-12 hours a day to watch them ?

 

[Rocky998]

Were you there 10-12 hours a day to watch them ?

Im there for a while... 30 mins to an hour

 

[Rocky998]

Were you there 10-12 hours a day to watch them ?

Peppered cories are small cories that would do really well...

 

[Rocky998]

Peppered cories are small cories that would do really well...

In case youre wondering where I got this info it was on here

 

[FishNturt808]

I really want the peacock gudgeons and the cories... And I do also reay want the lambchop rasboras but I dont have to have them...

Lambchops are a great little fish. Although just like any other schooling fish, the more you have the better. I have a school of 15, but that is in a 55 gallon. I don’t see why you couldn’t put around 7-8 in a 24” tank. Has anyone suggested the aqadvisor site yet? You could punch in all the combos you want to see what works best for your set up.

 

[anewbie]

I’Am surprised Rummynose Tetras hasn’t had a mention.Nice shoaling fish.

Tank is too small for such an active fish. Really belongs in a 48 inch tank; though a 40B (36 inch long) might work.

 

[anewbie]

Yea... A lot of the cories in my lfs are just bottom dwellers and strictly stay there (although sometimes I see 1 or 2 in the mid level

pygmy are the only ones that spend a lot of time off the bottom. Other cory will pop to the surface now and then and i have a few sterbai that will hang out in the branches of plants looking for food but my tank has a lot of dense foilage that sometime traps bits of food so it is understandable:

 

[Avel1896]

Im there for a while... 30 mins to an hour

So you can't know. Cories do this when there isn't enough disolved oxygen in water.

 

[Avel1896]

Peppered cories are small cories that would do really well...

Not small. Pepper cory is 7 cm/2.5 inch SL. Too large for your tank. But I have no doubt LPS/LFS will say "ok".

 

[Avel1896]

In case youre wondering where I got this info it was on here

No link.

 

[Avel1896]

Has anyone suggested the aqadvisor site yet? You could punch in all the combos you want to see what works best for your set up.

This is only theoretical and doesn't take behavior into account.

 

[Deleted member 149562]

It's not just how big Cory get that you have to factor into whether or not to have them in an aquarium. They are prolific breeding machines and as such they will blow out your stock levels within a relatively short period of time. For example years ago I started with 6 Bronze in one of my aquariums, they started egg throwing on the glass etc within a week and within 6 months I had over 30 Cories plus three more aquariums and a local LFS who I supplied with them.

Regardless of Cory variant, make sure you have the room to handle their offspring.

 

[Avel1896]

pygmy are the only ones that spend a lot of time off the bottom. Other cory will pop to the surface now and then and i have a few sterbai that will hang out in the branches of plants looking for food but my tank has a lot of dense foilage that sometime traps bits of food so it is understandable:
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Wow ! A tank after my own heart !