GuppyLover
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I have a peppered cory and he looks lethargic to me. My parameters are fine and he is healthy other wise. I can't find any bottom feeder wafers so he gets wardleys algea wafers.
rich311k said:What size tank? Does he have friends in there with him?
BBradbury-Thanks, Today is my water change day and I will stop by petsmart and grab a few diffrent brands.
Rich 311k- He is in a 20g and he has not other cory friends. I could pick up another though.
BBradbury said:Hello again Guppy...
Bravo on rich311k's reply! Didn't realize you had only one in your tank. If you're interested, the standard for stocking Corydoras is one per five gallons of tank size. These little guys are very social and prefer others of their kind in the tank. The different varieties all seem to get along well. I have three kinds in one of my tanks.
A 20 G is a little small, some Corys can approach three inches long. Some of mine are close to that size, but I have them in larger tanks.
Two or three Albino Corys may be an option if you can't get another Pepper. My Albinos are all fairly small.
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allaboutfish said:julii corys are awesome corys and would school with the peppered. here's your problem your GBR might have problems with corys so i'd watch for aggression but id add atleast 3-4 more corys but have a backup plan
BBradbury said:Good morning Guppy...
Wow! Never heard of a Cory getting to four inches long. I've had some for years and they don't get long, just rounder. My Albinos are all about an inch and a half and a couple are almost two years old.
I'm not very comfortable with maintaining tanks less than 30 Gs, my water change schedule really isn't often enough to keep the water as clean as needed. Most of my tanks are 55s. They're a lot more forgiving if I don't get to my water changes on a regular basis. I have a lot of plants in my tanks which allows me a little water change flexibility.
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