Cory Cats in a 10 gallon?

[Stueyandspike]

I was just wondering if 2 cory cats could go in my 10 gallon heavily planted? There is alot of stuff on the eco complete substrate. They only get around 2" so I think they would work...Any advice would be helpful. Thanks.

 

[James From Cali]

What kind of Cory Cats are they? You can since you only have tetras. You may be able to fit 3 Albino's in since they are the only bottome feeder and Im sure you keep up on wc's.

 

[FreshwaterJeff]

Or you could look for a pygmy species of cory (like C. pygmaeus, C. habrosus, or C. hastatus) and put 4-5 or maybe a couple more (since it sounds like it's heavily planted) in there...

 

[MissFishy]

You should be able to get at least 3 as they like small groups. I think you'd be fine with 3 corycats, small ones of course.

 

[Stueyandspike]

Ok thanks, I was only not sure because the cories on Live Aquaria said they needed 30 gallons...Im just thinking they will work they have driftwood and plants to play in and they have plenty of food because the neons dont always eat it. Im going to get one of the 2" kinds. 3-4 sound good?

 

[FreshwaterJeff]

Which 2" kind?

If it's a dwarf, then 4 should be fine. Otherwise, I'd stick with 3.

 

[Stueyandspike]

not really sure yet i gtg to the LFS

 

[big54bob]

Ok thanks, I was only not sure because the cories on Live Aquaria said they needed 30 gallons...Im just thinking they will work they have driftwood and plants to play in and they have plenty of food because the neons dont always eat it. Im going to get one of the 2" kinds. 3-4 sound good?

Pfft i don't always trust liveaquaria's minimum(sp??)
I am shoving 3 albinos in my 10gal ATM so u might be fine with them

 

[jessey]

i agree that liveaquaria's minimum isn't always accurate.

i like false juliis (trilineus? i can never remember the exact name ) and they stay small! (i think true juliis do as well but they're hard to come by.)

 

[Helena21]

pandas stay small, and they are really cute

 

[TheFighterFish]

At one point, I had 3-4 bronze cories in my 10 gallon. It should be fine I think.

 

[Dan Steveo]

just look at my sig... lol corys should be fine in your tank. mine are all just over an inch and still growing but the biggest cory i have ever seen was a leopard cory @ about 2''

 

[burnt]

i had a plaetius (SP?) cory in a 5 gallon planted for over a year, although i did just put him into my 30g planted with 2 other new corys and he seems much happier, i guess what im trying to say is, yes. it will work, but theyll be more active in a larger setup