Cory Cats

[Toggil]

Ok I want a group of cory's in my tank and wanted to get input on the different kinds my LFS has. There are 3 different kinds, panda cory's, paleatus cory's(I think these are the peppered ones), and long fin cory's. Any reasons I should pick one instead of the other? Also how many would I need I think I've read 5 or 6. And what and how much do I feed them?

 

[GeraldTheMouse]

How big is your and tank and what is already in it?

 

[Toggil]

I have a 55 gallon with 2 molly's, 3 platy's and 1 platy fry, 2 golden algae eaters, and a pair of dwarf gouramis but I'll probably get another female.

 

[GeraldTheMouse]

I don't think it would make a difference on what you get. To feed them you could get shrimp pellets, or some wafers for them.

 

[micah2012]

I like the albino Cory Cats, I have 3 in my 20 and they are a great fish.

 

[Toggil]

I'm not really a fan of albino fish, they just look weird to me. So is there really no difference between species other than looks? They all have the same behaviors and such?

 

[GeraldTheMouse]

Not that I know of, but some people say that the albino kind are more active.

 

[Katie217]

all corries are basically the same except for looks, so in ur tank i would get 3 pandas, 3 peppered and maybe 3 longfin since u have lots of room in there, or maybe 2 of each because they like to school and are more active when they are in groups, in my personal experience, 4 or more

 

[FishGeek]

The thing is Cories like to school with their own kind and size, at least IME. So two kinds and maybe 3-5 of each. What else are you thinking of putting in your tank???(will help with number of Cories )

 

[Toggil]

The cory's will be the last thing for a while because I have to finish my last semester at school and won't be around every week to make sure that everything in the tank is ok. I think I will probably get the peppered ones for now at least. Oh and also another female gourami because my male has started harassing my one quite a bit lately.

 

[FishGeek]

In that case I think that you would be able to do 2 groups of 5. I personally would do the Panda and Peppered.

 

[Katie217]

same here, pandas are soo cute and i have 3 peppered, and they were well worth it!! and for some reason, peppered ones stay alot smaller...dont know why

 

[silver dollars]

I have 2 three striped cories, 1 pepper cory, 1 panda cory, and 1 green cory and they are so cute!!! So i recommend at least three of the ones i listed.

 

[Jennifer]

I love those panda cories...I saw them the other day for the first time, they are adorable! I wanted a school so badly but I couldn't afford them (at the moment anyway). They were selling for $10 each...school of 5...ouch. I have a school of 5 brochis splendens (Brochis or Emerald Cory's) instead. I really like them, they are a hoot to watch. Quite big though, supposedly get to 4" (mine are about 2.5, 3" right now).

 

[silver dollars]

I know i luv to watch my corys, especially my panda cause he is just soo cute!!*BOUNCINGS