Which Corry's For Freshly Cycled Aquarium?

[djl08]

Hi there,

Just wanted your opinion on what corry's would be suitable for a freshly cycled community tank, its a 160L!
I want something along the lines of sterbai corry's, but im open to suggestions.

Thank,

Dan

 

[djl08]

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[Inchworm]

Hi djl08

From what I understand, once you have finished doing a "fishless cycle," you should be able to put any, except perhaps the most delicate, fish into your tank. Which corys you add will depend on the other fish you plan to keep and the temperature you plan to keep your tank at.

C. sterbai are good corys if you will be keeping fish that require warmer temperatures. If your water temperature will be closer to 75 F., you will have a wider range of corys to choose from.

If you could give us more information, we will be able to be more help to you.

 

[Glassman]

I have three Juliis in my tank. they are interesting to watch but kind of skidish.

 

[djl08]

Hi djl08

From what I understand, once you have finished doing a "fishless cycle," you should be able to put any, except perhaps the most delicate, fish into your tank. Which corys you add will depend on the other fish you plan to keep and the temperature you plan to keep your tank at.

C. sterbai are good corys if you will be keeping fish that require warmer temperatures. If your water temperature will be closer to 75 F., you will have a wider range of corys to choose from.

If you could give us more information, we will be able to be more help to you.

Well, i have a 160L tank which will soon be planted. Im planning on starting off by adding 10 harlequin rasboras, a BN plec, and 3 dwarf gouramis, plus of course a type of corry. Then in a couple of months or so a pair of baby angels and some tetras. So i suppose the type of corry would depend on what would fit better with my selection.

- Dj -

 

[Dogson]

Hey DJ,
As you know i've just stocked mine after a fishless cycle and had stocked 6x peppered Cory's, unfortunatly lost 2! This could have been down to 2 things tho. 1 being the overnight courier trip and 2 I think my tank was a couple of degrees cooler than it should have been, i'm unsure? but the other 4 seem to be thriving! I went for peppered as they were cheap basically and didn't want a catastrophe of replacing anything more expensive should the worst happen (something to consider in a new tank)
As for the bristlenose I also was hoping to get one of these but the advice offered to me from Maidenhead aquatics was that I would probably not have enough algae in my tank yet for it to feed on and that algae wafers on their own is not really sufficient or natural enough. So i'm going to wait....................... but since then I have seen a leopard frog plec that was stunning for £35 which I think would be a nicer addition even though more expensive but worth the wait!

Cheers Dogson

 

[Piltdownpaul]

I personally wouldnt go for peppered cories as i'm sure they prefer a long matured set up. How about green cories/emerald cories or black sailfins. They appear hardier.

 

[Inchworm]

C. paleatus, aka peppered corys, are a very tough and versatile cory. They do particularly well in tanks with cooler water, in fact, they thrive in tanks with small goldfish. A range of 59 to 77 F. is recommended for them.

Well, i have a 160L tank which will soon be planted. Im planning on starting off by adding 10 harlequin rasboras, a BN plec, and 3 dwarf gouramis, plus of course a type of corry. Then in a couple of months or so a pair of baby angels and some tetras. So i suppose the type of corry would depend on what would fit better with my selection.

Hi djl08

Assuming that all goes well with your tank and the addition of other fish, try to match the corys to the temperature required by them. C. sterbai are an excellent choice for warm water tanks which I think your tank might be.

 

[djl08]

Ok , thanks for you input. I think i am going to go for sterbai corry's. They are a little on the expensive side but im sure they will be worth it.

- Dj -