Will Cories Eat Fry?

[Lindsey88]

I'm just wondering this. I'm going to put my 8 molly and platy fry into a 10 gallon tank and was wondering if my cories would eat them if I put them together?

 

[5teady_2012]

Yes corys will eat the fry so probably not a good idea

 

[Lindsey88]

Ok thank you. I will put one of my mystery snails in there for cleanup instead this will be fine right?

 

[5teady_2012]

Ok thank you. I will put one of my mystery snails in there for cleanup instead this will be fine right?

You could just put a pleco in there plecs dont eat fry

 

[stiffler69]

I had corys in a fry tank and didnt lose any fry, i posted a similar thread to this a while back ago and the reply i got is that cory wont even attempt to eat endler fry and they are tiny

 

[5teady_2012]

One of my cory's will eat fry as soon as its sees them, saying that though he pretty big..

I think most people would have diffrent views on thhis, maybe best to do a poll and get a wide range of people voting

 

[Lindsey88]

Thanks for the comments. I could go ahead and get a bristlenose or rubberlipped pleco for this tank then. Are they ok in 10 gallon tanks?

 

[5teady_2012]

Maybe 2 bristlenoses would be fine

 

[Lindsey88]

Thank you!

 

[5teady_2012]

Thank you!

Your welcome, anymore problems im sure everyone will be happy to answer them

 

[Lindsey88]

I'm exited to get a pleco or two I have always wanted one. I'm not sure my local fish store has bristlenose but I know they have bulldog plecos they are similar sizes so will it be ok to get a bulldog pleco if they don't have a bristlenose pleco?

 

[5teady_2012]

I'm exited to get a pleco or two I have always wanted one. I'm not sure my local fish store has bristlenose but I know they have bulldog plecos they are similar sizes so will it be ok to get a bulldog pleco if they don't have a bristlenose pleco?

If they only grow to 4-6 inches then i dont see why not

 

[Lindsey88]

According to a website I found they grow 10 cm which is about 4 inches and another site says they grow 3 inches. Whichever length they grow i'm thinking they will be ok for a 10 gallon.

 

[5teady_2012]

Yes i think they will be fine

 

[jollysue]

Plecs create a lot of poo. Two Plecs in a 10 IMP gallon with Corys and mollys would seem to me to need frequent water changes for the Cory and some aggressive filtration for the Plecs. I missed actually how the tank is already stocked.

Corys feed by feeling around in the substrate with their barbells. I have watched worms escape them easily. I doubt they would go after your midlevel and top level fry. It would seem like it would be more unintentional. I have a pair of guppys breeding in a 29 USG with harlequin Rasaboras, Jari zebra Plecs (an omnivore) and a large number of Corys. I have not seen any swimming after the fry for a snak. I have to soon start finding a new situation for the fry as they are multiplying without any help.