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My 29 gallon tank is still pretty much a work in progress. I haven't even finished stocking it yet. My plan was to have:
2 German rams (Male/Female pair)
7 lemon tetras
1 bristlenose
6 longnosed cories

I currently have them all except for a female ram, and one cory. My question is, would it be okay to add another shoal of cories? I do 25% water changes once a week like clockwork (occasionally more than one), I have a good filter (rated for up to 60 gallons, I believe), and good oxygenation. I know that cories don't produce much waste, and I know that I won't have any compatibility problems. So, would adding six more cories be all right? I really love these catfish.

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IMO, yes. However, I think you'd find you enjoyed the cories even more if you added 4-6 of the long-noses instead of 6 of some new species. I know I prefer cories in big packs, not little groups that rarely associate.

-Molly
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You should be fine, but I would try to stay with some of the smaller species. It's not so much a stock issue as it is a space.

Things might get crowded with the bigger species.

I agree with LittleMousling on this, while you may be able to add a few more I'd keep it with the same species. Even in the hands of those that have been in the hobby for along time a 29 has been known to go bad. So I wouldnt' plan on a second species.

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I thought of that. The problem is, the store I bought the longnosed cories from may not have any more. I can't trust that they will continue to stock this fish, especially since I recently bought the last ones that they had.

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And when he gets to Heaven, to Saint Peter he will tell: "One more Marine reporting, Sir! I've served my time in Hell."

Will they order some in for you?

-Molly
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This store? I dunno. However, I wouldn't want to buy fish from them again, or at least not cories. The only times I have bought cories from this store, at least some of them have been sick. Last time, it was mouth fungus. Now, it appears to be some sort of infection. I don't want to buy sick fish, so I will wait for the only trustworthy store near me to get some cool cories. They don't usually have many in stock, but sometimes they get loads of them.

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And when he gets to Heaven, to Saint Peter he will tell: "One more Marine reporting, Sir! I've served my time in Hell."

Why don't you get a shoal of Pygmy's they're fantastic to watch and tiny too so wouldn't impact too much on bio load...they're my favourites.

Yes, a school of like 8 pygmies would be excellent. They would behave more like another school tetras than a group of regular corys.

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