Julii Cory's

[Bods2021]

This weekend I purchased 5 Julii Corys from my lfs. Very cool and playful fish. I am definitely a big fan. However 4 of them tend to always hang out and swim together and 1 is all by himself. Is this normal? Would you recommend perhaps purchasing a few (2-3) more? The loner comes out and eats when its feeding time but just doesnt hang out in the group. Thank you for the help.

 

[Eggheadfish]

Your fish are guaranteed trilineatus not julii. Julii are very uncommon in the hobby and can't really be confirmed without collection locale. Pet stores mislabel them all the time.
5 is a good group but I'm always the one who votes for more cories...depending on your tank size. They shoal loosely if they feel secure so I wouldn't worry too much about a loner unless you see physical symptoms that would indicate something is wrong with the fish.
Good luck! I love cories