Non Cory options?

[johnt2k14]

Look for suggestions for a community catfish that is similar to cory cats in its temperament and size. Something like the South american bumblebee catfish. What else is out there?

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[Pseudomugil]

Honeycomb catfish are really cute, but hide during the day like bumblebee catfish. Both the honeycomb and the bumblebee can swallow fish that are 1-1.5 inches long, so they're not nessisarilly community fish. Good for eating uneaten food, though.

 

[johnt2k14]

Honeycomb ... nice! I'll start my research.
Thank you.

-John

 

[icydeath]

Just wondering, why not cories?

Oh and Otos would be a species to research, they look like some of the dwarf corydoras if you are into that.

 

[johnt2k14]

I love cories but I'm looking for some variety. I don't have much room left in my stocking plan. Looking for options to the 4 peppered cory I have now. Thought a bumblebee cat would be neat if elusive and I have enough non-bottom fish. Looking on planetcatfish and I'm having a hard time finding something like a cory that isn't 1 of the 100 species of cory.

otos ... I'll add that to the list. Thank you.

-John

 

[CoronaBlue]

I have a bumblebee in my tank, I hardly ever see him. He usually doesn't come out till lights go out

 

[TheresaM]

Otos are great but they like company and need an established tank with lots of algae.

 

[Eggheadfish]

Aspidoras!!

 

[azmodan]

Dwarf chain loaches, although not actually a catfish.

http://www.loaches.com/species-index/yasuhikotakia-sidthimunki/

 

[Fishobsessed7]

Kuhli loaches are nice bottom dwellers


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[TheresaM]

Kuhli loaches are nice bottom dwellers

Love my dwarf cories but kuhlis are absolutely awesome, one of my favorite fish

 

[Coursair]

What size tank ?

Rosy Loaches are tiny and cute. My friend has a big group in a 20 Long.

Dwarf Chain as was mentioned, but they are little hoodlums, so you need a big group and tank mates that tolerate their antics.

There are so many Cory species that you could have a diff species in each tank ?

Clown Loaches are awesome for giant tanks.

I loved my Eels and my Elephant Nose that I had in my big tanks in the past.

Zebra Otos are great looking, but more pricey and sensitive. But once established in a clean well planted 30g or larger a group of them is very attractive.


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[johnt2k14]

Thank you for the replies.

Aspidoras - didn't know they existed. Cool. Look like slightly longer versions of the cory family, at least from my quick google images of them.

Otos... I don't think my tank has enough algae and doesn't have any live plants. Food for thought though.

Loaches... neat but I don't have the stocking room for 4-6 of them.

The tank is 29 g. primarily for my glo-fish tetras.

-John