Cories

[Danio35]

I have been considering getting some type of cory for my 55-[acronym:726d0f4375="Gallon"]gal[/acronym:726d0f4375] community tank. I am planning to add a Blue Gourami in a few days. My tank inhabitants as of right now include 3 Red-Eyed Tetras, 3 Silver Hatchetfish, 5 Danios and 3 [acronym:726d0f4375="Chinese Algae Eater"]CAE[/acronym:726d0f4375]. My water is very hard with a pH of 8.4. Are cories a good possibility?

[Toirtis]

Certainly....go with 5-7 of a mid-sized type, like aeneus, trilineatus, metae, schwartzi, etc. You may want to eventually pare-down those CAEs to just one, as they tend to get quite large and can harass other fish. Your hatchets and tetras wouldn't mind 2-3 more companions each, either.

[lmw80]

Cories would definitly do well in your tank. I agree with the [acronym:8a8f464e2b="Chinese Algae Eater"]CAE[/acronym:8a8f464e2b]'s - the older they get, the more territorial and/or aggressive they can become - especially to other bottom dwellers.

[Danio35]

Thanks for the advice! I've already been seeing how aggressive the [acronym:e96dc3c0cf="Chinese Algae Eater"]CAE[/acronym:e96dc3c0cf]'s get. They're a hoot to watch and don't seem to be afraid of anything.

[FishLover14]

Dont Hatchets, and Tetras like SOft acidic water? I thought cories did too? Defintely get rid of The [acronym:7845894d2f="Chinese Algae Eater"]CAE[/acronym:7845894d2f] get a Bushy Nose Pleco will thrive under all water conditons from 5.8 [acronym:7845894d2f="power head or Measure of the concentration of hydrogen ions, depending on context"]ph[/acronym:7845894d2f] to 9.0. Bushy Nose Plecos are also grow to be onky 5icnhes.

[acronym:7845894d2f="Just My Humble Opinion"]JMHO[/acronym:7845894d2f]

[kukerdan]

i recently picked up a 6 - 7 inch [acronym:ab7daa9bf7="Chinese Algae Eater"]CAE[/acronym:ab7daa9bf7] from the pet store, hes been in the tank for a week, and he seems very shy, he comes out occasionally to clean the glass, but he hasnt bothered anything, including my vast collection of loaches, and my small 2 inch [acronym:ab7daa9bf7="Chinese Algae Eater"]CAE[/acronym:ab7daa9bf7]

[Danio35]

Originally Posted by FishLover14

Dont Hatchets, and Tetras like SOft acidic water? I thought cories did too? Defintely get rid of The [acronym:232020b01e="Chinese Algae Eater"]CAE[/acronym:232020b01e] get a Bushy Nose Pleco will thrive under all water conditons from 5.8 [acronym:232020b01e="power head or Measure of the concentration of hydrogen ions, depending on context"]ph[/acronym:232020b01e] to 9.0. Bushy Nose Plecos are also grow to be onky 5icnhes.

[acronym:232020b01e="Just My Humble Opinion"]JMHO[/acronym:232020b01e]

Hi!

Yep, Hatchets and Tetras definately like soft acidic water. I bought them before I researched about them. I don't want to do that again. They are doing pretty well, though. They just wander around the tank seemingly happy. My Hatchets had an outbreak of ich, but I was able to get that under control.
I'll check out about bushy nose plecos

Thanks,

Michelle

[kukerdan]

in my experiance, and lots of other people i know's experiance, and from what ive read here in the past, people on this forums experiance, plecos dont really do too well at eating algae whereas [acronym:96843925d4="Chinese Algae Eater"]CAE[/acronym:96843925d4]'s destroy it, but a busy nose pleco would be awsome, ive been lookin for one