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Alex Fish Addict 510 Posts: 721 Registered: 03-Oct-2004	peppered corys are the easiest to keep and breed ''All the clown fish and yellow tangs in the world cant save you now!''
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:57
pitbullriot Fingerling Posts: 40 Kudos: 34 Votes: 0 Registered: 06-Aug-2004	You might want to watch the gouramies with the cories. I don't know if my gold just has an attitude problem, but he tends to pick on the cories. They are great fish though, very friendly and cute!
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:57
devon7 Big Fish Posts: 475 Kudos: 356 Votes: 4 Registered: 31-Aug-2004	if i were you i would look for pygmy corys those guys are so cute and you can keep 6 and still have room for other fish
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:57
Natalie Ultimate Fish Guru Apolay Wayyioy Posts: 4499 Kudos: 3730 Votes: 348 Registered: 01-Feb-2003	...Except the fact that they get 3" long each and are fairly active fish. I'm not your neighbor, you Bakersfield trash.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:57
sirbooks Moderator Sociopath Posts: 3875 Kudos: 5164 Votes: 932 Registered: 26-Jul-2004	Peppered cories should be okay, because there is plenty of room in this tank. Plus, the danios and gouramis will hang around the surface and the middle of the tank, leaving the bottom completely for the cories's use. Some might think otherwise, but I don't see a problem with the peppered cories. And when he gets to Heaven, to Saint Peter he will tell: "One more Marine reporting, Sir! I've served my time in Hell."
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:57
Natalie Ultimate Fish Guru Apolay Wayyioy Posts: 4499 Kudos: 3730 Votes: 348 Registered: 01-Feb-2003	I wouldn't use peppered corys... They are a large species and it's not uncommon for them (especially the females) to reach three inches. I would stick with smaller species, like most species in the Julii group. This includes species like C. julii, C. trilineatus, C. schwartzi, C. leucomelas, C. panda, C. arcuatus, C. reticulatus, C. sodalis, C. similis, C. adolfoi, C. duplicareus, and C. axelrodi to name some. Also, many species in the Elegans group would be good. These are C. elegans, C. nanus, C. napoensis, C. mamore, C. bilineatus, C. undulatus, C. guapore, and C41 (but I might be forgetting one). I'm not your neighbor, you Bakersfield trash.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:57
sirbooks Moderator Sociopath Posts: 3875 Kudos: 5164 Votes: 932 Registered: 26-Jul-2004	Yup, you could add a shoal of six peppered cories. They will be quite happy in your setup, especially since they don't have to compete with any other bottom feeders. And when he gets to Heaven, to Saint Peter he will tell: "One more Marine reporting, Sir! I've served my time in Hell."
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:57
123mjb Enthusiast Posts: 215 Kudos: 226 Votes: 13 Registered: 31-Mar-2004	so 6 pepperd corys would work?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:57
Alex Fish Addict 510 Posts: 721 Registered: 03-Oct-2004	and also make sure you get atleast 6 ''All the clown fish and yellow tangs in the world cant save you now!''
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:57
123mjb Enthusiast Posts: 215 Kudos: 226 Votes: 13 Registered: 31-Mar-2004	For a twenty gallon tank can I put in 6 zebra danios and 2 dwarf gouramis? But if i put a 10gallon filter with the 20g filter could I put in some kind of bottom feeder(s)?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:57
Theresa_M Moderator Queen of Zoom Posts: 3649 Kudos: 4280 Votes: 790 Registered: 04-Jan-2004	Peppered, pandas or trilineatus...my favorite three cories, all good choices Oh I like pygmy cories too. Very small, only 1" or so. They like to be in larger groups but because of their size that would be ok for your tank. Last edited by Theresa_M at 31-Oct-2004 10:19 ~~~~~~~~~~~~ There is water at the bottom of the ocean
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:57
solublefish Fish Addict Posts: 562 Kudos: 850 Votes: 40 Registered: 27-Feb-2004	Any cory that stays around the two inch mark would go great in your tank. Something like pandas or trilineatus (commonly sold as C. jullii). There are a few cories (like bronze cories) that'll get bigger (around 3 inches)...they would just add too much to your bio-load. Last edited by solublefish at 31-Oct-2004 10:03
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:57
123mjb Enthusiast Posts: 215 Kudos: 226 Votes: 13 Registered: 31-Mar-2004	What kind of cory would be good? Last edited by 123mjb at 31-Oct-2004 09:33
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:57
123mjb Enthusiast Posts: 215 Kudos: 226 Votes: 13 Registered: 31-Mar-2004	Alright, thanks everyone!!
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:57
Corydoran Enthusiast Posts: 269 Kudos: 370 Votes: 1217 Registered: 27-Sep-2004	They sound like good complements - speedy mid-dwellers and slower top-dwellers. Good luck.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:57
Theresa_M Moderator Queen of Zoom Posts: 3649 Kudos: 4280 Votes: 790 Registered: 04-Jan-2004	I think it sounds like a nice setup. I'd definitely get some bottom feeders, they'd balance out the stocking for the tank. Just make sure to have some plants that reach the surface and/or some floating plants so the two gouramis have some hiding places. ~~~~~~~~~~~~ There is water at the bottom of the ocean
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:57
sirbooks Moderator Sociopath Posts: 3875 Kudos: 5164 Votes: 932 Registered: 26-Jul-2004	Yup, your stocking list sounds just fine. A school of active danios would have a good amount of room in there, and the two gouramis would have space to avoid each other if they wanted to. Some bottom feeders wouldn't be a bad idea. I don't think you'd be overstocking even with just the one filter. A shoal of cories wouldn't really add much to your bioload, and they would clean up leftover food for you. If you do get cories or loaches, just be sure that they get their own food, not just leftovers. Some people don't feed their cories enough. And when he gets to Heaven, to Saint Peter he will tell: "One more Marine reporting, Sir! I've served my time in Hell."
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:57


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