How Many Bronze Corydoras ?

[nick1200]

Ok so i have a 4ft x 1.5ft x 1.5 ft fish tank with 2 Bronze Corydoras and 2 ghost shrimp and 2 silver sharks.
I want to buy more Bronze Corydoras and was wondering how many more could my tank hold ???

 

[Flute]

Corydora should be kept in a group of at least 6 or more. This way they'll have far more confidence and be out and about more often.
A word of advice on the sharks though; silver/bala sharks grow to be very, very large fish and as such need huge tanks to house them in. They are also a shoaling fish and need to be kept in groups of 6 or more. I would recommend you rehome them and think of an alternative stocking.

 

[nick1200]

How many corydora do you think i could have tho ? Next month i should be moving house to a much bigger house. And im planning on building a 8 to 9 ft tank for the sharks. When i was younger ( around 10 years ago ) i bought 1 silver/bala shark and kept it in a 2ft by 2ft by 2ft tank and had it in there for around 2 years and only grew to be 2 inchs. I was young then but of what i have seen they seem to grow slowly. I was gonna build my own tank for the sharks and then have this 4ft tank has a cory tank. My lfs have told me that i can buy them in bulk if i like... But was thinking how many to buy. I have a 2200 LAH external pump and worked out that the tank is 255L ....

 

[JenJ]

If you're just going to have the bronze corydoras in a 4ft tank? Lots. Would look great!

In terms of actual numbers, maybe around 24?