Dwarf Corycats

[WaterPond]

does anybody have eny experience with these, i am really interested in getting a few of them.
1)what tank size?
2)what food?
3)will they be ok with guppies?
If i could get some answers for these it would be greatly appreciated. And if anybody could direct me to a site that has alot of info, that would be great too.

 

[rich311k]

They will in anything from 5 gallons up. Try to keep them in groups. they will do fine on flakes and whatever you feed your other fish. They will live happily with your guppies.

 

[joannde]

try this site:
http://fishprofiles.com

You'll LOVE cories - they're my fav fish. I have panda cories which only get to be about 2 inches. Get a minimum of 3 for their overall happiness. "Cory games" are great to watch

edit: here's another good site
http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/index.php

 

[WaterPond]

I really like cories too, i have a lonely one in my ten gal. i want to get him a friend so i might put my danios in my pond, that way i could fit him in. I want to get a pair of the dwarf ones for my 5gal. I already have a fancy guppy pair in there, and a platy pair(the platys will be moved soon into an 28gal indoor pond) Do you think that will be overstocked?

 

[joannde]

Could you put 2 more in your 10 gallon once you move the danios out ? 3 cories would be better and they'll be fine with the dojo loach. I'm not sure that the 5G gives them enough space - they have ALOT of energy

 

[WaterPond]

yes i know, they are so fun to watch, once i move the danios out i could put two more in for sure. Can you mix types of cory cats, for example, i have a green cory in my 10gal right now, would it be possible to get an albino and lets say a peppered? would they all form a shoal together?

 

[joannde]

I believe they shoal best when they all have the same sort of coloration / markings - do a search on the words *different cories* (search for all words) - I know this has been discussed a couple of times but I'm not 100% sure of the answer

 

[WaterPond]

Ok, thank you

 

[krap101]

hrm same coloration/marking? i have 3 1 inch SAE's, 1 dwarf cory, and 2 bluefin killifish schooling together... lol (im planning on getting more cories, but the place i got them from doesnt have them anymore

 

[toddnbecka]

There are a couple of auctions for dwarf cory's on aquabid now, good prices, only bad part is shipping. You might be better off to delay shipping until the weather cools a bit, 90's-100+ is too hot for priority mail, unless you're relatively close to the seller.

 

[JeffreyL]

cories

I think Joannde is dead on about color and markings. I thought they needed the same species to shoal, and may need to be for maximum cory bliss. lol But I have peppered corys and pitbull plecos in the same tank. They are a similar size and very close in clolor and markings. Sometimes they seem to get confused as to who is which. One cory with 2 plecos, etc.

The pitbulls are cute little guys. Like a stocky, oversize otto. Lousy for eating algae, though. They prefer fishfood, but will demolish zuchini. Of course that means they do not poop as much. LOL

 

[hulkamaniac]

My LFS had pygmy cories only once. I bought 6 and 4 were eaten by an upside down cat I had no idea was living in my tank. One died a week or so ago and now I am left with one. I'd love to get more. I really need to bug my LFS about that.

 

[WaterPond]

my LFS is really great. I know the owner pretty well from doing voulenteer work there and she will order any species of fish in for me if i ask her to so i have no problem with finding fish. I think i am going to add two more green cories to my tank. That should be good, they are readily available and really cheap. I don't think i have room for plecos. Thanks for your help.

 

[src]

I was just at a LFS the other day, and they had green corries that were at least 3" long - these were HUGE, compared to the immature corries you normally see. Looked like little pit-bulls with fins. Assuming they survive, be prepared for some serious growth over a couple of years.