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Im setting up my 75g as a community and I want some cories but i have 5 yoyo loaches. I know that they would get along but how asthetically pleasing would 2 schools of cories and a school of yoyos look.

I think it would be fine because loaches and corys look so different.

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I'm not your neighbor, you Bakersfield trash.

They'll be Ok together & it would look very interesting, with 2 schools of different species. You can choose a school of Corydoras with a different colour from your Yoyo's.



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Yoyo's will out compeate Corys for food. Not good mix!

Mt sister at one time had yoyo loaches and corys together, and they did just fine.

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I'm not your neighbor, you Bakersfield trash.

i have 2 schools of cories and 3 yoyos in my 75g. 12 cories alltogether. as far as activity goes the loaches fill in the time between feedings when the cories come out. and about out competing you just need to realise the yoyos will eat faster then cories and be on the food first. i feed a pellet that the yoyos cant resist the same time i drop in tons of flake for the tetras and gouramis. the fish obviously miss lots of flake as it gets caught in the current. by the time the flake settles on th ebottom the cories are out in force cleaning it up while the yoyos are still working on that pellet.

another way i make sure the cories get food is i feed 30 misn after lights out. ill drop in 2 algae wafers, one for the pleco and one for the cories. the yoyos arnt much interested in the algae wafers that ive noticed.they dotn care for shrimp pellets either. but bloodworms the cories dont see many of those lol.

Last edited by Sin in Style at 06-Feb-2005 07:56