Cory cats

[dwhit13]

I had my cories with ghost shrimp too and never any issues at all. The cories really do just mind there own business and go about there work.

 

[emilygupps]

I've got ghost shrimp and my cories leave them alone, the only time there's any real interaction is when one is already dead. The cories just mind their own business, and if a shrimp gets in their way they just keep swimming and the shrimp moves.

Maybe I'm just lucky. My tank is super peaceful.


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Ghost shrimp are tough! I had baby ghosties that would punk my male dwarf gourami for food. They would run over and poke the gourami in the belly and steal the food when they swam away.


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[emilygupps]

I took a plunge and got a couple of cory cats! Only two though they looked best and I didn't want to take any fish i wasn't in love with. But I'm going to check a few other places and get at least one more, maybe three. So far they've been hiding. But an hour ago I found them hiding together in the flower pot. At least they found each other.

Tomorrow we resume our search.


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[Fishobsessed7]

I took a plunge and got a couple of cory cats! Only two though they looked best and I didn't want to take any fish i wasn't in love with. But I'm going to check a few other places and get at least one more, maybe three. So far they've been hiding. But an hour ago I found them hiding together in the flower pot. At least they found each other.

Tomorrow we resume our search.


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It's definitely best to have 5-6+ because they are a shoaling fish


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[emilygupps]

I understand. I don't think I have enough room for six, but the long term is to have at least five. It all depends on how the bio load works out in my 20 long.

I had a third one picked out but he jumped out of her net and flopped around quite a bit, and then she tossed him back into the tank in a panic and I didn't want to stress him even further with getting caught again.


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[emilygupps]

Picked up three more, so a total of five. My LFS guy is getting some pandas in so I told him I will take at least three and start a group in my 180g.


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[CoronaBlue]

I had 3 in my 25 gal bow and they hid a lot. I upgraded tank to 75gal added 3 more Cory's and all I can say is wow. They swim everywhere now. They chase and follow each other all over the place.

 

[emilygupps]

I like watching them dig in the sand!


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[RadMax8]

They are fun aren't they? At feeding time mine go crazy, they're all working so hard and wiggling to find food, then when the find a piece they just sort of stop, sit there, and chew it up.

Glad you're satisfied with your purchase!


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[Malupoo]

Only issue I had with mine is their digging kept uprooting my carpet of hc before it rooted itself properly.

But that is very minor compared to the joy they bring


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