Colourful Tropical Fish That Can Go With Black Phantom Tetra And Cory

[PitbullsAngels]

What some brightly coloured fish that would get along with
-5-6 black phantom tetra 
-4-5 panda cory cats
-2 albino cory cats and 2-3 peppered cory cats
 
Also what tank size would you suggest? 
 

 

[PrincessKiara]

Cories are best kept in groups of 6+ per species.
As for tank size, as big as you can get! LOL

 

[PitbullsAngels]

I'm asking for the minium so I at least dont over stock and albino corys are the same species as peppered corys. Also like above whats some colourful fish that go with them
 
Also forgot 4 ghost catfish I would like to get/add to list 

 

[attibones]

Ah crap, my post disappeared. 
 
Schools look neater if you only have one school of one species and color per level, but as long as you have the recommended six plus per school, it is entirely up to you and your aesthetics.
 
As far as the ghost catfish (more commonly called the glass catfish, species name Kryptopterus vitreolus), seriouslyfish.com recommends a tank base of at least 90 by 30 cm. This is also a schooling species so, again, you'll need more than six. They are also incredibly shy, so the more the merrier. However, you should keep in mind that these guys get up to 65 mm, so the more of them you have the more tank you'll need.
 
Having said that, two schools of corydoras need about forty gallons for a long tank. Then, if you add in the larger school of the glass cats, you're looking at a very large tank. 
 
The best question would be how big of a tank you are willing to buy and how much money you are willing to spend.

 

[PitbullsAngels]

lol im just curious as I love fish and like to think of layouts that would be fun to get someday, I really would love to have lots of tanks but cant. I would say 90 gallon if wait till my goldfish get old which could be awhile since they have long lifespans or 50 gallon ish if dont... Also would be heavily planted

 

[the_lock_man]

albino corys are the same species as peppered corys.

 
I have never come across an albino form of the peppered cory. The most common albino form is of the bronze cory.

 

[PitbullsAngels]

But they tend to get the same size... and I heared they were the same some where, unless I miss heared. So figured if similair size they would still school but pandas being much smaller wouldnt and would need own group also in this photo is it a bronze or peppered? 

 

[attibones]

Well, in that picture, I see two cory cats at risk of having their barbels ripped out... That's also a peppered cory (corydoras paleatus). If you were to purchase an albino corydoras, you'd nearly definitely be purchasing the albino variety of corydoras aeneus. Though similar in size to the peppered cory, the peppered is larger, just slightly, and is a different species, so your best bet is to choose between the two.

 

[PitbullsAngels]

yah I know that those ones are at risk at there barbels ripped off but it was only picture of someone who bought from that shop with albino and peppered, sand is always best for these fishes.