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	one more platy???
T/A Mega Fish Posts: 942 Kudos: 1796 Registered: 20-Feb-2004	I currently have a 10 gallon with four peppered cories and two female platies. I am thinking about adding another platy, preferably a female. That should be fine, correct?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:47
sirbooks Moderator Sociopath Posts: 3875 Kudos: 5164 Votes: 932 Registered: 26-Jul-2004	It would probably be okay, as long as you are consistent with tank maintenance. However, I think that you'd be better off adding two more peppered cories. They are shoaling fish, and like to be kept in nice big groups. The more cories you have, the better. I view six as the minimum number for a group of cories, if you can handle that many. Go with the cories, they will thank you for it. 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 11:47
T/A Mega Fish Posts: 942 Kudos: 1796 Registered: 20-Feb-2004	Thanks for input sirbooks. But I forgot to mention, I did have 6 cories. But since two died in the past 3 months, I don't want to add any more peppered cories. That's why I know have the platies in with them. Plus, the four remaining cories are actually more active then ever. They swim around the whole tank with the platies. Before, all six cories just sat around the bottom all the time.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:47
T/A Mega Fish Posts: 942 Kudos: 1796 Registered: 20-Feb-2004	Well nobody else had any comments, so I just used my own judgement(which I think is pretty good). Tonight, I just picked up a red male(?) platy. So far, my one blue female has been chasing the new guy all over the tank. Is it normal for a female platy to show dominance over a male?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:47
houston Fish Guru You want what when? Posts: 2623 Kudos: 2462 Votes: 337 Registered: 29-Mar-2003	Let's face it they are livebearers...They will chase each other to no end, and keep going and going and going, as all they ever want to do is do the deed that causes progeny... [/font] "I've got a great ambition to die of exhaustion rather than boredom." Thomas Carlyle
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:47
T/A Mega Fish Posts: 942 Kudos: 1796 Registered: 20-Feb-2004	I guess the male has already become comfortable in this tank. Because now he is the one doing the chasing. After watching them for awhile, it looks like he's trying to mate already. I guess in about month, I'll find out if he was successfull.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:47
So_Very_Sneaky Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3238 Kudos: 2272 Votes: 201 Registered: 10-Mar-2004	I am personally glad you did not add any more pepper corys back to this tank. A 10g tank is simply too small for this large species of cory. I do feel one more platy would be just fine though! Come Play Yahtzee With Me! http://games.atari.com Http://www.myleague.com/yahtgames
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:47
T/A Mega Fish Posts: 942 Kudos: 1796 Registered: 20-Feb-2004	This thread is a few days old, but this is the first time I've been online since I last posted in this thread. Sneaky_Pete, thanks for the reassurance on the third Platy. EDIT: Deleted question about Cories. Started new thread. Last edited by T/A at 12-Jan-2005 18:30
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:47


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