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 Apr 10 2007, 11:29 PM
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Fish Crazy  Group: Members Posts: 101 Joined: 9-April 07 Member No.: 30999  |
Hello........I was wanting to get some cory's for my 28 gallon tank. I have 2 guppies -one that just had babies, 2 mollies, and 2 platys. How many and what kind of Cory's should I get for this tank?
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Apr 11 2007, 03:02 PM
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Fish Crazy Group: Members Posts: 101 Joined: 9-April 07 Member No.: 30999 |
Also, my temperature in the tank is between 78-80 degrees. I think the only cory's my Petsmart/Petco have are the albinos and the grey/green looking ones. Anyone?
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Apr 11 2007, 03:45 PM
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Fish Crazy Group: Members Posts: 149 Joined: 7-March 07 Member No.: 29958 |
I'm not sure which ones you mean by the grey/green ones, but you can keep some albinos in there easily enough.
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Apr 11 2007, 03:46 PM
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 Fish Fanatic  Group: Members Posts: 67 Joined: 28-January 07 From: Teesside, UK Member No.: 28663 |
Any cory's will be fine in there with the possible exception of panda's. I've found that panda's prefer a temp of about 75 degrees.
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Apr 11 2007, 03:48 PM
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Fish Crazy Group: Members Posts: 101 Joined: 9-April 07 Member No.: 30999 |
this is the main one they have..........i was wanting the black or peppered colored ones. i dont really like the albinos, but this one i have attatched is good. ive had them before, but only had 1 at a time. should i buy 3 at a time this time?
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Apr 11 2007, 03:54 PM
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 Mr.Cheese  Group: Members Posts: 2688 Joined: 27-July 06 From: Chatteris,Cambs Member No.: 23285 |
Yes,and if yoy didn't know their common name is emerald cory
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Apr 11 2007, 04:04 PM
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Fish Crazy Group: Members Posts: 101 Joined: 9-April 07 Member No.: 30999 |
thanks!
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Apr 11 2007, 05:20 PM
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Fish Crazy Group: Members Posts: 149 Joined: 7-March 07 Member No.: 29958 |
Yeah, they like shoals so at least three for them - more if you've got the space.
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Apr 11 2007, 05:25 PM
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 Excessum ut clementia Group: Members Posts: 1334 Joined: 14-December 06 From: UK Member No.: 27305 |
I think cories should be kept in a min group of 6.
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Apr 11 2007, 05:33 PM
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Fish Crazy Group: Members Posts: 101 Joined: 9-April 07 Member No.: 30999 |
OK, just got back from Petsmart. I got a big piece of wood and 2 more large plants for my tank when I get home. They actually had the Peppered Cory's.........$4.39 a piece. I think I will get 4 of them this week, and maybe 2 more next week.
They also have the emeralds, so would 4 Peppers and 4 Emeralds be good? With the guppies, 2 mollies, and 2 platy's, will 8 corys be too many in a 28 gallon tank? Thanks! |
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Apr 11 2007, 06:15 PM
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 Leader of the Fishes Group: Members Posts: 1946 Joined: 2-August 05 From: Alabama, USA Member No.: 15034 |
QUOTE(aparker2005 @ Apr 11 2007, 12:33 PM) [snapback]1571802[/snapback] OK, just got back from Petsmart. I got a big piece of wood and 2 more large plants for my tank when I get home. They actually had the Peppered Cory's.........$4.39 a piece. I think I will get 4 of them this week, and maybe 2 more next week. They also have the emeralds, so would 4 Peppers and 4 Emeralds be good? With the guppies, 2 mollies, and 2 platy's, will 8 corys be too many in a 28 gallon tank? Thanks! Actually, "emerald" is not the correct name for that cory. That is a C. aeneus, commonly known as "bronze cory." "Emerald" cories are usually Brochis splendens, which get a lot bigger. |
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Apr 11 2007, 10:54 PM
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 Fish Addict Group: Members Posts: 769 Joined: 14-October 06 From: Brisbane, Australia Member No.: 25722 |
I agree the grey/green ones are actually bronze corys not emerald.
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Apr 14 2007, 03:06 AM
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Leader of the Fishes Group: Members Posts: 2242 Joined: 25-December 06 Member No.: 27557 |
You will be fine with those amounts ofcories. I have 3 bronze cories and 1 peppered cory and they actually shoal around together fine.
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