Could He Survive?

[joselaz5780]

Can one single bronze corydora catfis live by himself with 3 red wag platies and 3 mickey mouse platies? The cory cat i want has been in the petstore with these types of fish by himself for over 7 months now and i thought maybe he can live in my tank? Will he still be happy?

 

[Harlequins]

nope he probably will not be happy,corys are shoaling fish and need company of the same species preferably to be happy,4 minimum,6+ is preferred.

 

[fluttermoth]

He'll probably survive, but he won't be happy, at all

 

[Fishy friend2]

my uncle has 2 cories together they dont look happy all they do is huddle in the corner i think its best if you buy it get 5 more

 

[Inchworm]

Hi joselaz5780

If your tank has enough room to support more fish, then by all means, buy that little cory. Bronze corys are C. aeneus, which is probably the most easy to find corydoras, and you can buy him a friend at some point. Better you have him than someone who doesn't even realize that they have a schooling fish and makes him spend forever by himself.

 

[Fishy friend2]

i agree with inchworm

 

[joselaz5780]

I just bought him and he's doing just fine for now, he is swimming around a lot and eats normally, i will buy him another friend in about two weeks or so, maybe less!

 

[This Old Spouse]

Can you buy him 5+ friends?

 

[Harlequins]

How big is your tank?

Good luck with him/her and getting some friends for it,more the merrier

 

[joselaz5780]

i have 10 gallons

 

[This Old Spouse]

You should do fine with some more, at least 4.

 

[joselaz5780]

thanks, i'll get him some friends

 

[joselaz5780]

so i can have around 3 cory catfish in my 10 gallon aquarium with 6 platies right?

 

[This Old Spouse]

You should do fine with some more, at least 4.

so i can have around 3 cory catfish in my 10 gallon aquarium with 6 platies right?

 

[joselaz5780]

thanks! Oh and my friend found some bronze cory catfish in another store(about 11 minutes away by car) and i'm going to get 3 in about an hour or so.