Corydoras with Dwarf Baby Tears (HC Cuba)

[Jetstorm369]

Has anyone have any experience keeping corydoras with an HC carpet? Will the cories uproot the plants? Thanks!

[Rivercats]

My cory's were fine with it but yo-yo loaches constantly dig the growing edges up to see what's under it.

[Jetstorm369]

Originally Posted by Rivercats

My cory's were fine with it but yo-yo loaches constantly dig the growing edges up to see what's under it.

Hmmm, thanks! Were your HC allowed to carpet nicely? Anyone else have any input?

[Rivercats]

It was a constant fight with the loaches so I finally took it up. Had the loaches left it alone it would have done really good.

[aqua_chem]

There are some rather hilarious youtube videos out there of yoyo loaches destroying tanks.

As far as cories go, they will be a destructive force for as long as it takes for the HC to establish a secure root system. If you just poke the HC into the substrate with cories, then you can be that they will make a mess of it for a while. This is one of the advantages of doing a dry start to planted tanks, as it allows the root system to establish itself before fish/current become a significant factor.

[Jetstorm369]

Originally Posted by aqua_chem

There are some rather hilarious youtube videos out there of yoyo loaches destroying tanks.

As far as cories go, they will be a destructive force for as long as it takes for the HC to establish a secure root system. If you just poke the HC into the substrate with cories, then you can be that they will make a mess of it for a while. This is one of the advantages of doing a dry start to planted tanks, as it allows the root system to establish itself before fish/current become a significant factor.

So are you insisting that as long as I allow the HC to develop a decent root system before I add the cories, I'll be fine?

[aqua_chem]

Insisting? No. Suggesting? Yes. You can look up the Dry Start Method for mroe information.

Also, as always, your CO2 setup will have more impact than fish choice ever could.

[bkiggy]

My Cory's leave it alone. They sleep in it. And rest on it(soft)

[Rivercats]

Originally Posted by bkiggy

My Cory's leave it alone. They sleep in it. And rest on it(soft)

Mine never bothered it either and at the time I had 20 of them in that tank.