Black cory’s cold water tank

[LCPete]

Hi does anyone else keep cory’s in a temperate tank ( indoors UK) ?
I’ve changed one of my tanks rio 400 litre to cold water
I’ve just got some Black cory’s from pets at home sold as cold water fish they are settling in now

 

[DoubleDutch]

Though they have a wide temprange I think there is no Cory (Besides Paleatus maybe) to me that is suitable as cold water fish.
What will be the minimumtemp ?

 

[Oblio]

Welcome to the forum!
How cold is cold water?

Recommended water params
Temperature: 72-79°F (22-26°C )

pH: 6.0-7.0

Hardness: 1-12°H

Corydoras semiaquilis (Peru Black Cory) — Seriously Fish

www.seriouslyfish.com

 

[Deleted member 149562]

If you have photo's of the fish, that will be handy for identification purposes since not many stores get it right.

@DoubleDutch will soon tell you the true species and their preferred living accommodation

 

[LCPete]

Thanks the minimum temperature is 18 centigrade

 

[LCPete]

I’ll try to get a photo but they look like bronze Cory shape

 

[LCPete]

 

[LCPete]

Sorry picture isn’t very good but hopefully will be ok for ID

 

[DoubleDutch]

This one looks more like a green C.aeneus than the man made C.schultzei "black".
Close related though and basicly the same requirements

 

[Deleted member 149562]

From the photo it looks like semi bare bottom aquarium, I would be inclined to add a decent amount more sand so that they can snuffle & dig about better.

 

[LCPete]

This one looks more like a green C.aeneus than the man made C.schultzei "black".
Close related though and basicly the same requirements

Thanks is a minimum of 18c ok for them ?

 

[LCPete]

From the photo it looks like semi bare bottom aquarium, I would be inclined to add a decent amount more sand so that they can snuffle & dig about better.

Good point thanks will get some sand

 

[DoubleDutch]

Thanks is a minimum of 18c ok for them ?

No problem at all !

 

[LCPete]

No problem at all !

Perfect thanks for the advice
once they have settled in in a couple of weeks will get some panda cory’s as apparently they are fine in a temperate tank as well

 

[DoubleDutch]

Perfect thanks for the advice
once they have settled in in a couple of weeks will get some panda cory’s as apparently they are fine in a temperate tank as well

Correct. Get two decent herds then !