Must Any Breed Of Cories Be Kept In A Group?

[alstermania]

I am new to owning any breed of cories. I was wondering if I could put a panda cory in my established 30 gallon anglefish tank to act against aglea problems and leftover food waste.My angles produce a large amount of waste, so how often would I place an aglea waffer in the tank without the fear of overfeeding a panda cory?Also, I was looking online for cories and notice that the site (liveaquaria.com) suggested to keep any cories in a group of 6+. I do not want to worry about that many cories, so I was wondering if this statement is true.Any other bottom feeder suggestions fit to live with anglefish would be great otherwise!

 

[Cazgar]

Corys don't clear up an algae problem, cut down on the hours your lights are on, that might help.
Yes they do need to be kept in groups, & need to be fed as they can't survive on just scraps

 

[alstermania]

thanks!I didn't want a lonley cory

 

[Termato]

Corys don't clear up an algae problem, cut down on the hours your lights are on, that might help.
Yes they do need to be kept in groups, & need to be fed as they can't survive on just scraps

The majority of your fish should also eat any extra algae, as long as you aren't being over run by it.

If you want a fish that eats algae I'd go with a Bristle Nose Pleco which grows to about 5-6" OR an Otto which stays smaller around 3". If you get an otto I'd suggest getting at least 3 of them. They like to be in groups. Also, the bristle nose will eat more kind of algae as the ottos are picky eaters.

 

[Cazgar]

Oto's will eat some algae, but mine mostly stay on the plants or the wood, not the glass.
They also need to be kept in groups & can be quite fragile
They also need supplementary feeding, such as wafers & veggies, they will not eat leftover food
Again you should be thinking of ways to control the algae, not getting fish to solve the problem

 

[Akasha72]

also, if there's left over food waste you could be over feeding. You should only feed what the fish will eat in less than one minute.
I have oto's and still have algae. I'm learning to love it instead of loathe it. If any appears on the front of the glass I just remove it with a sponge scourer. I leave the back and sides for the oto's

 

[alstermania]

Thank you for the advice! My algea problem probably comes from the long periods of time I leave the aquarium light on...As far as overfeeding my angles, that is not the case. Food, such as flakefood that I sometimes feed my angles, will drift down into the gravel and out of their sight. That is why I am searching for a bottom feeder that will serve as a clean-up crew and beloved aquarium pet