Schooling in Corydoras

[Mark Hewitt]

I currently have a single peppered cory, I did have two but his friend died . He seems happy enough though, *always* busy!

I'm getting a 35G tank soon and would like to increase the shoal to around 6.
Now I would be happy just getting another 5 pepper cories, but my wife would like to see a bit of variety. I'm thinking probably of having some bronze corys and the rest peppered?

Are corys just as happy with other types of corys as they would be with their exact species? Or should I stick to my guns and only get peppered corys?

 

[Lowryder]

I have a mixture of cories. I have 2 green and 2 skunk. They seem happy, they play and sleep together.

 

[JohnPaul]

Something like 3 of each should work fine. I think it is "best" if they are all the same type, but I've had mixed schools before and they seemed to get along fine as well.

 

[libbyb]

I have a mixture of cories. I have 2 green and 2 skunk. They seem happy, they play and sleep together.

They sleep together?! Can you get cuter than that!!

 

[HN1]

Something like 3 of each should work fine. I think it is "best" if they are all the same type, but I've had mixed schools before and they seemed to get along fine as well.

+1.

 

[Bigzmey]

They sleep together?! Can you get cuter than that!!

Mine to

 

[Mark Hewitt]

Something like 3 of each should work fine. I think it is "best" if they are all the same type, but I've had mixed schools before and they seemed to get along fine as well.

Great stuff, thanks!

 

[Jason7894561230]

I have peppered and bronze and the school

 

[Judge92]

So, I have 4 bronze and want to add more. If I added 3 peppered would that be ok then? It sounds like it would be lol

 

[Bigzmey]

So, I have 4 bronze and want to add more. If I added 3 peppered would that be ok then? It sounds like it would be lol

Yes, it should be OK.

 

[Mark Hewitt]

I'm thinking perhaps finishing with 2 peppered, 2 bronze, 1 albino (which is actually the same as bronze?) and a pygmy.

 

[HN1]

I'm thinking perhaps finishing with 2 peppered, 2 bronze, 1 albino (which is actually the same as bronze?) and a pygmy.

Albinos in the hobby are typically aeneus (bronze), but others exist as well. I would not add a single pygmy into the mix. They behave quite differently from their larger cousins and would be best in a minimum group of 4 of their own IMO.

 

[Mark Hewitt]

The pygmy is already there! He's the sole survivor from a group of 5 which were introduced together but then mysteriously disappeared one by one!

 

[HN1]

Ok... I see your issue, but that fact does not change my opinion or recommendation at all. Pygmaeous act decidedly different than other cories in a proper group.