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Will 8 cories be to much with 11 danios or should i just go with six. 20g tank two filters. mini penguin and 125.

in a 20g tanks I'd say 11 danios is pretty muh pushing the bioload limit, so if you want cories get the smallest number you can reasonably add. 4 to 6 would be doable.

IMO it depends on the corys, adult size of most of the common corys will be too much space wise for the stock even if the nitrAtes arent that much of an issue.

What species are you thinking of ?

What about live plants? sorry I know you wanted a yes or no on this....all I can give is a probably depending on....

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these are panda cories. I already have 2 im buying more online tonight I have a quaritine tank im keeping them in.

oh yeah i dont have live plants. Also the only reason i wanted alittle more is the price in quanity

space-wise it wouldn't likely be a problem... danios stick to the top and cories stick around the bottom. I am assuming the danios you have are either zebra or leopard danios, in which case you aren't really pushing the stocking with 11 in a 20 gallon tank. If they were giant danios I'd say get them a bigger tank right away! But if you got small cories (pygmy or panda) you could fit 8. If they're larger ones (eg bronze cories, leopards, etc) you should probably not get them because they're too big to have more then about 4, in which case there aren't enough as they would like to have more company.

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yes they are zebra danios I should have mention that before. So thats one yes and one no anybody else???

Also depends on filtration and water changes but I'd say you're ok.

edit: sorry, I didn't see your filtration info


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Last edited by Theresa_M at 11-Jan-2005 18:29

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(she said the filtration - 2 filters!)

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I do a 25% water change every other week and i have 2 filters and also use a dose of a bacteria that keep nitrates down every other week that the water change is not on

Panda corys wont have a space issue the same way 8 adult bronze cories would...they get 2" plus and 8 in a 20 just wouldnt' have the room to wander.

I think you'll be okay, supposedly pandas are some of the more delicate, so be good to them...I'd suggest some plants, low light like javafern and moss if you dont' have the light for anything else.

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they get 2" plus

Do you mean the pandas? I've always read they reach not quite 2"

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my pandas dont really hide alot i have fake plants and a cool looking ship with alot of holes in it. They love the ship but they are more active then hiding. Its funny wacthing them interact with the danios I guess when i up the pack alittle more they will stick with there own kind. Ill miss these time when they act like danios always active and playing around. So i will up the pack to 8 thanks for yall help. Now another question Im going to order them from liveaquria.com and i heard that they have the healthest fish so should I just add them to the tank or should i put them in a seprate tank and wacth them for a couple weeks then add?

I've ordered from liveaquaria.com and had no problems with their fish. If you do have a separate QT available though it wouldn't hurt to use it.

Pandas are fun and the more you have, the more activity you'll see.

Good luck, it sounds like a nice tank

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