Okay so I have a long 20 gallon, and it is heavily planted. I want a mix of about 6-9 corys, possibly a few different species as well. What would be a good "mix-list" of corys? I like the pygmys, albinos, sterbais and pandas. I'm not sure if I will be able to find all these species anyways, but I'm open to suggestions never the less
Do you have any other fish in the tank at the moment, and is it fully cycled?
I would stick to a couple of species - as they are better kept in a group of four or five minimum. My favourites are sterbais, but it's all a matter of personal preference. I've never kept pandas, but they are lovely looking fish.
The only other fish in the tank are 2 kribs, and an otto* for cleanup currently but they might not even be staying in there much longer, the tank is cycled yes.
I personally wouldn't add cories to a tank with kribs in it. Kribs can be a bit vicious with bottom dwellers. They may not be, but I wouldn't want to take the chance.
I have a related question about mixing cories. My six month old 10 gallon started with two panda cories but one never seemed to grow and finally died after five months. I found a replacement panda that seemed pretty full grown so his age is unknown. After just a few weeks, he is often laying on his side or back looking dead but will move about for a while when I bring a net towards him. If he doesn't make it, would the existing panda get along with a julii or some other easier to find cory? The other fish are three white clouds and a betta.
I personally wouldn't add cories to a tank with kribs in it. Kribs can be a bit vicious with bottom dwellers. They may not be, but I wouldn't want to take the chance.
I may have discovered my own answer to this question of mixing cories. One of my pandas died this weekend and I could not locate another so I purchased two spotted cories. The remaining panda spends all it's time next to one of the spotted, the second spotted some times joins them, sometimes stays on his own. I guess the answer is at least some cories will get along fine with other types.
I have Leopard (Trilineatus) and Schwartzi corys and they all swim around together. Occasionally they will pair off with their own kind. I think all corys enjoy other cory's company but they are probably happiest with their own variety.
If you've only got a few, they'll probably all hang out together, but they seem happier with their own kind. I *love* my Schwarti's. I'd go for something like 5-6 Schwartzi and 5-6 Panda's. They'll cruise around in their own groups and it's funny when they run into each other. I recommend the Schwartzi and Pandas cos they are very different looking, so it adds to the whole contrast of the two groups, but it's really personal opinion.
In my 55 I have 5 Albino Bronze, 6 Metaes, 9 Sterbas, and a lonely Trilineatus (last survivor of a shoal of four I put in with a 2" turtle - lesson learned.) They shoal by species, but the trilineatus hangs with the sterbas during the evening feeding frenzy, otherwise by himself (poor guy).
In my Daughter's 40, we have 2 pandas that hang together and 6 or 7 baby albinos (the big guys in the 55 spray spawn around every week). Again, they hang by species.
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