Will Different Species Of Corydoras Form Shoals Together?

[max123]

Will different species of cory form shoals together? (I.Eeppered corys, albino corys and bronze corys)

 

[Tuxyu3]

Certain species may shoal with certain species (or any if they are in danger) but i would never recommend it, they really do deserve a group (6+) of their own specific kind.

 

[sadguppy]

Albino cories are bronze cories, so they will. Generally I imagine they would shoal together but rather than a mix and match group, getting larger groups of one or two species is recommended.

 

[garyspence84]

I tried it in my last set up. I had some bronze, albino, sterbi and panda bit they never shoaled about together at all. Ever. There was no fighting or anything though, they just kept to there own species.

 

[MBOU]

My tank is full of cories! I have loads of different species because they are all rescue cories. I have 4-5 bronze, 3 pepper, 3 albino bronze, 2 pandas and 2 sodalis (or something like that!) and 2 sterbai.

None of the species mix except when they are feeding at the front of the tank, other than that the species stay seperate!

Personally I like having groups of 4-5 of each species and 2 - 3 species but thats just me and depends how big the tank is.

 

[DJH584]

Even with the same species, there is no guarantee they will shoal together.
With our 6 peppers, 5 will trundle around together and the other 1 does its own thing like billy no mates!!!

 

[Tuxyu3]

The point is that they will not get stressed if they want to shoal, not that they will hang out together.