How big do peppered cory's get? - Aquarium Advice

Bendy82 · 06-10-2005, 11:38 AM

Afternoon all,
Ive been using this site for gathering information for about a year now and untill now ive been able to find the information I need.
Ive recently bought a school of 6 peppered cory's for my 2' tank. The dude who served me asked if i wanted 1 or 2 and looked a bit confused when I said they were a schooling species and should be kept in small shoals. Anyway I trusted what I had heard here.
My problem is I can't find how big they get. Ive searched the web and found anything from 2" to 4"! What I'd like to know is if they'll be happy in my tank and whether I'm now overstocked?
Thanks guys,

PS hopefully my tank details will appear in my sig

Bendy82 · 06-10-2005, 11:43 AM

Tank details should work now
Sorry newbie mistake

oxymoron · 06-10-2005, 11:53 AM

I believe your tank is a 20g Tall, not an 18g. Most sites I've seen say 2-3" on the peppered corries. So you're probably looking at 25-30" of adult fish in your tank. A bit overstocked, but I wouldn't think you'd have any problems. Keep up on the [acronym:ff947f57cc="Partial water change"]PWC[/acronym:ff947f57cc] and make sure you have adequate filtration.

Bendy82 · 06-10-2005, 12:58 PM

Good news, thanks for the response!

My filter is a Fluval 2+ which is rated at 105gph so I think im ok on that score and I do a [acronym:00ec6d866e="Partial water change"]pwc[/acronym:00ec6d866e] of 20/25% a week.

Im glad i bought six now. They settled in pretty much straight away grazing the bottom together with the odd one dashing off for a little exploration here and there

Meredith · 06-10-2005, 01:43 PM

When I first bought my cory, yes I only bought one. I did no research at all.
Kudos to you for doing your homework and making sure your fish will be happy.
I think for the size of the tank, 6 may be pushing the limit a bit, but keep up on your water changes and you will probably be ok.

Jchillin · 06-10-2005, 03:25 PM

I have 4 in my 75 [acronym:782c074980="Gallon"]gal[/acronym:782c074980]. I only did that because of the snails, my sailfin pleco and the possibility exists that I will add more.

6 is a great number for schoaling and even though the fish per inch rule for your tank says oops, they are going to assist your filter's efficiency.

Perhaps we should eliminate the rule when you have good maintenance crews in [acronym:782c074980="Freshwater"]FW[/acronym:782c074980]?

06-10-2005, 11:38 AM	#1
Bendy82 Aquarium Advice Apprentice Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Southampton, UK Posts: 10 Images: 1	How big do peppered cory's get? Afternoon all, Ive been using this site for gathering information for about a year now and untill now ive been able to find the information I need. Ive recently bought a school of 6 peppered cory's for my 2' tank. The dude who served me asked if i wanted 1 or 2 and looked a bit confused when I said they were a schooling species and should be kept in small shoals. Anyway I trusted what I had heard here. My problem is I can't find how big they get. Ive searched the web and found anything from 2" to 4"! What I'd like to know is if they'll be happy in my tank and whether I'm now overstocked? Thanks guys, PS hopefully my tank details will appear in my sig

06-10-2005, 11:43 AM	#2
Bendy82 Aquarium Advice Apprentice Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Southampton, UK Posts: 10 Images: 1	Tank details should work now Sorry newbie mistake __________________ 24" * 12" * 18" 2 Dwarf Gourami's 4 Hi-fin platy's 6 Peppered Corydoras 1 X-ray Tetra 1 Zebra Danio

06-10-2005, 11:53 AM	#3
oxymoron Aquarium Advice Regular Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Fort Wayne IN Posts: 80	I believe your tank is a 20g Tall, not an 18g. Most sites I've seen say 2-3" on the peppered corries. So you're probably looking at 25-30" of adult fish in your tank. A bit overstocked, but I wouldn't think you'd have any problems. Keep up on the [acronym:ff947f57cc="Partial water change"]PWC[/acronym:ff947f57cc] and make sure you have adequate filtration. __________________ 20g 6 Neon Tetras 1 Oto Cat 1 [acronym:0efd57ae32="Siamese Algae Eater"]SAE[/acronym:0efd57ae32] 1 Powder Blue Dwarf Gourami

06-10-2005, 12:58 PM	#4
Bendy82 Aquarium Advice Apprentice Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Southampton, UK Posts: 10 Images: 1	Good news, thanks for the response! My filter is a Fluval 2+ which is rated at 105gph so I think im ok on that score and I do a [acronym:00ec6d866e="Partial water change"]pwc[/acronym:00ec6d866e] of 20/25% a week. Im glad i bought six now. They settled in pretty much straight away grazing the bottom together with the odd one dashing off for a little exploration here and there __________________ 24" * 12" * 18" 2 Dwarf Gourami's 4 Hi-fin platy's 6 Peppered Corydoras 1 X-ray Tetra 1 Zebra Danio

06-10-2005, 03:25 PM	#6
Jchillin Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: New York, NY (The Big Apple) Posts: 12,976 Images: 47	I have 4 in my 75 [acronym:782c074980="Gallon"]gal[/acronym:782c074980]. I only did that because of the snails, my sailfin pleco and the possibility exists that I will add more. 6 is a great number for schoaling and even though the fish per inch rule for your tank says oops, they are going to assist your filter's efficiency. Perhaps we should eliminate the rule when you have good maintenance crews in [acronym:782c074980="Freshwater"]FW[/acronym:782c074980]? __________________ _________________________________

06-10-2005, 01:43 PM	#5
Meredith Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Washington Posts: 3,184 Images: 17	When I first bought my cory, yes I only bought one. I did no research at all. Kudos to you for doing your homework and making sure your fish will be happy. I think for the size of the tank, 6 may be pushing the limit a bit, but keep up on your water changes and you will probably be ok.

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