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anewbie said:
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.
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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
 
A nice schooling fish but too large for a small tank.
 
Rocky998 said:
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
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Were you there 10-12 hours a day to watch them ?
 
Rocky998 said:
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...
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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.
 
Moby said:
I’Am surprised Rummynose Tetras hasn’t had a mention.Nice shoaling fish.
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Tank is too small for such an active fish. Really belongs in a 48 inch tank; though a 40B (36 inch long) might work.
 
Rocky998 said:
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
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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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FishNturt808 said:
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.
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This is only theoretical and doesn't take behavior into account.
 
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.
 
anewbie said:
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 !
 
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