What Cory Should I Get?

[Thommo]

Hi All,

Soon I will be filling my cycled aquarium with a bunch of fish from a guy from work who is dismantling his tank.

There is quite a variety of fish that I will be getting which I have detailed below but I will be lacking a cute clean up crew! I'm just wondering on peoples recommendations as to what to get and how many. My LFSF stocks Peppered, Skunk, bronze, albeno, Panda, Pygmy, and probabbly a few others that I cannoet think of.

How many should I get and can i get all different types together or just one type?

My tank is 375L supposably but onlt holds 280L after decore' etc. Fish that I will eventually have are as follows

6 Discus, largest about 150mm rest between 100mm and 130mm

4 Clown Loach, 1about 150mm the rest 100mm

3 Bronze Catfish

1 Pepper Catfish

12 ish Rummy Nose Tetra

20 ish Cardinal Tetras

10 ish mixed Tetras

As you can see not to many Corys for the stock size.

Thanks in advance

 

[JenCliBee]

Hi All,

Soon I will be filling my cycled aquarium with a bunch of fish from a guy from work who is dismantling his tank.

There is quite a variety of fish that I will be getting which I have detailed below but I will be lacking a cute clean up crew! I'm just wondering on peoples recommendations as to what to get and how many. My LFSF stocks Peppered, Skunk, bronze, albeno, Panda, Pygmy, and probabbly a few others that I cannoet think of.

How many should I get and can i get all different types together or just one type?

My tank is 375L supposably but onlt holds 280L after decore' etc. Fish that I will eventually have are as follows

6 Discus, largest about 150mm rest between 100mm and 130mm

4 Clown Loach, 1about 150mm the rest 100mm

3 Bronze Catfish

1 Pepper Catfish

12 ish Rummy Nose Tetra

20 ish Cardinal Tetras

10 ish mixed Tetras

As you can see not to many Corys for the stock size.

Thanks in advance

tbh the corys that are on that list arnt really sutible for the tank temp the discus will need u would be better off with a few of the species that can and would tollerate the temp better ie sterbai.melini.adolfoi

 

[badenmate]

that is quite a list of fish there
some corys wont be sutibale with the clown loachs aswell as i find them aggressive and i dont think the corys would like it
6 discucs are very big
sterbis sound the best option no0t me a book they had the close water range and temp and conditions to them

 

[Inchworm]

Hi Thommo

None of the corys you mentioned belong in a tank with discus; the water is just too warm for them to thrive. C. sterbai is usually the most frequently found cory that would be suitable. It's a beautiful and brightly colored fish and they thrive under the same conditions.

 

[Thommo]

Thanks guys,

Will see if my LFS has got any sterbai Cory. They look cool too