10 gallon clean up crew?
- Thread starter Tomas
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Sure,
the bronze cories I kept (corydoras aeneus I believe) stay small around 2-3 inches. The have pairs barbels (whisker-like) which they use to sense food and dig around. It is recommended that you have soft gravel, or at least gravel that is not sharp.
Most cories are somewhat schooling fish and should be kept in groups of at least 3. However, the instinct to shoal is only activated when it is stressed or nervous. After a few days, my cories stopped school although they did play tag. They spend most of their time on the bottom. They will readily accept fish flakes and algae pellets/wafers.
Bronze cories are available in both bronze and albino variety, although the latter is harder to find. It is quite hard to breed this fish.
I have no experience with otos.
Best of luck Tomas.
the bronze cories I kept (corydoras aeneus I believe) stay small around 2-3 inches. The have pairs barbels (whisker-like) which they use to sense food and dig around. It is recommended that you have soft gravel, or at least gravel that is not sharp.
Most cories are somewhat schooling fish and should be kept in groups of at least 3. However, the instinct to shoal is only activated when it is stressed or nervous. After a few days, my cories stopped school although they did play tag. They spend most of their time on the bottom. They will readily accept fish flakes and algae pellets/wafers.
Bronze cories are available in both bronze and albino variety, although the latter is harder to find. It is quite hard to breed this fish.
I have no experience with otos.
Best of luck Tomas.
Cories, aka corydoras catfish, are small catfish, you can read more from their profile on this site. They are very interesting to watch, especially if you have sand in your tank; they love to play in it. There are many varieties; Bronze, albine, Panda and peppered(what I have) are the most common. All are basically the same, coloring is the only differnce.
Otos, AKA Otocinclus catfish, are also small catfish, but instead of whiskers they have a small sucker mouth. They stay small, are extremely peaceful, and do an excellent job with algae. They can be a bit tricky at first; many people find they're hit-or-miss - they often die soon after being introduced to the tank. However, my experience hasn't been this way; having purched three in the past, all of which lived for some time. Additionally, people say that even if some do die when new, the ones who survive are usually pretty hardy.
Otos, AKA Otocinclus catfish, are also small catfish, but instead of whiskers they have a small sucker mouth. They stay small, are extremely peaceful, and do an excellent job with algae. They can be a bit tricky at first; many people find they're hit-or-miss - they often die soon after being introduced to the tank. However, my experience hasn't been this way; having purched three in the past, all of which lived for some time. Additionally, people say that even if some do die when new, the ones who survive are usually pretty hardy.
