No plants for cories . . . ?

Pearl2011

Corydoras pygmaeus (Pygmy Cory) — Seriously Fish

In the maintenance it part it says corydoras should not aquatic plants. What the heck!!! I thought all fish do better with plants! And dont cories lay there eggs on them (i think)?

Correct me if I am wrong, but that cant be right. O__O

Olympia

Hmm. May be miscommunication?
In the wild, corydoras habitat does not really have any plant life.. It's more like this.


HOLY huge photo. But yea, they're fine with plants, just normally they only encounter a dead leaf litter on the bottom of the river.

Pearl2011

Okay, ill leave an area open with the driftwood for them. But plants wont hurt them, will they?

Olympia

No. xD So many people, myself included, keep plants with their cories to no ill effect. :p

mt4no1

I just have to say, if that is your tank, AWESOME! (you may have googled it just to show) But either way, AWESOME!

Olympia

Not mine. I wish I had access to such nice root structures though.

Romad

I've got plenty of plants and plenty of corys. All are well and happy.

Pearl2011

Thnaks! What cory stays on the bottom the most?

Geomancer

All of them.

They'll often be skittish and zooming up and down the glass for a few days after you get them, but once they settle in they'll almost always stay on the bottom. Every so often they'll swim up to the surface for some air.

Olympia

Hmm, the 3 dwarf species often midswim, quite often once they settle. I think it's cute. Was looking at profiles yesterday and they also say pandas midswim often.
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