What Type Of Cories?

[fishboy619]

im not new to cories as ive had pygmy cories before but i just wanted your opinion on what type of cory cats go best into a 10 gallon planted tank,with a cave.its all cycled etc as ive had it a while. they are no other bottom dwellers, only platies.i didnt really want pygmy corys again as i already have them and they are very expensive at my local fish shop, i was thinking about albinos or pandas, about 3, or would that be too much, could i get 1 panda, 1 albino and 1 other? im sorry to you all as you must get lots of these types of questions, but nothing ive read can really answer my question directly.
any comments welcome
cheers

 

[Castellop123]

10 gallons is pretty small! The ideal Cory would, unfortunately for you, be Pygmy Cory's...

You would have to hunt for these Cory's a bit... but they would be well suited to your setup:

C.habrosus, C.hastatus, C.griseus and C.gracilis... There are others, but these were the ones that came straight from the top of my head!

 

[mlawson]

I'm going to disagree with Corin Castle, you can keep most species of
corys in a 10 gallon, provided you keep them on their own in groups
of 4-6. How many platies are there? Otherwise the dwarf species as Corin
Castle mentions are your only options.

Corydoras Aeneus is a good first breeding project for a new cory keeper.
But for this they must be in a species tank. I've found 10 gallons.

Your best choice is to stick with pygmys or some other species.

 

[fishboy619]

i only have 3 platies in their,(2F, 1M) they do have fry every month or so but the fry stay in the tank and im not bothered if they get eaten.corin castle:"C.habrosus, C.hastatus, C.griseus and C.gracilis" do you have any pics of these types of corys, i didnt realise they were so many pygmys, my fish shop sell them as "dwarf corys".
again, any pics of "Corydoras Aeneus "i haven theard of these,but i dont know many latin names,mostly common names, what special tank needs do they have to have to survive,i would mind them breeding,but again arnt fussed if they dont. if i have to, i will get pygmy corys again,but i was really hoping for something different,anyother bottomdwellers you know of?