Mixing Cories

[Aviici]

Is it okay to mix cories? I got a group of 3 of them. I know you should have about 6+ of them however they're so happy, and have lived together for a while now, two females and one male.
 
However I want more cories, as they've moved into my 200l. Do I have to get the same type of cory(albino).. or can I get some different ones, I like Agassiz's Corydoras.
 
Will the two species do their thing seperately, or will they school?

 

[frapadoodle]

It varies. You should have six of the same variety. Technicaly albinos are bronze. They do well together.
I know of others with two or more shoals of differing varieties, they say sometimes they intermingle, but mostly swim with thier own.

 

[Aviici]

So if I got about 3 or 4 more bronze cories, that's technically the same species, just different appearance, that'd be okay? they'd intermingle and swim together? I just want a bit more variety, and cute and playful as my albinos are.. I just think you can only have so many albino fish in a tank haha

 
Saying that.. I've just found a couple of bunches of cory eggs in the corner next to the filter outlet, might HAVE to have more albinos!

 

[TallTree01]

All bronze cories ( including albino ) will school together. Cories don't school too tightly anyway.
As to the ' can't have too many albino things in a tank ' comment I say thats rubbish. I know a bloke who has a 55 gallon with 9 albino cories, 1 akbino rainbow shark, an albino bristlenose, 2 albino kribensis and 9 gold Widow tetra. It looks so cool!

 

[snazy]

Corys are social fish, not schooling fish so they ideally need another few of their own kind. You'd enjoy it more when they aren't hiding in corners due to low numbers of their own kind, so will they. Not all corys are like the albinos, and may feel quite skittish if in a small group.

 

[frapadoodle]

On another note, bronze and albinos breed happily.
Albinos look great on a darker substrate.