5 Gallon

[Questions?]

i will be getting 3 pygmy corys in a week from my LFS
i was wondering if i would be able to add any scarlet badis, they are small and only grow to 1/2 or 3/4 inches, if so and i got a breeding pair, would the cories eat the eggs?
It is a 5 gallon tank with a 10 gallon filter, if needed i could put the pygmy cories in my 20 gallon or 10 gallon tank
So would it be best to put the cories in a seperate tank, the scarlet badis in a seperate tank, or in the same tank?

 

[Chad]

The small tank is fine for the pygmy cory but not quite large enough for the badis. It's not about the filtration but rather the space in the tank. A 10 gallon tank is more the dimensions I feel the badis (Dario dario) would be most happy in.

 

[Questions?]

alright thanks, and about the badis, i was wondering if you knew how to breed it and ake care of the fry, if i got some babies my LFS will offer me some store credit, they will be the ones in the 10 gallon

 

[Chad]

I've never bred this species myself but if you look around the forum I'm sure you will find information on it.

 

[Questions?]

alright thanks, also will the pygmy cories breed in a 5 gallon?

 

[Chad]

Yes they will, at least mine did. I never raised the fry or anything but they would clean a spot for eggs all the time.

 

[Questions?]

alright thanks, if they breed i can try to sell them to my LFS for store credit, or i could feed them to my GBR

 

[crazyforcordoras]

Why would you them too yoir ram?

 

[Questions?]

i could raise them, but it would help my ram get more protein, and i do not want to have to keep the fry because they are hard to keep and i am not experienced in dealing with the fry, but i will try to keep some and use the others to feed