Pygmy Cories With Betta

[becky.hesilrige]

I've decided to get a group of pygmy/dwarf cories to put in a 10g tank with my male betta. I'm currently deciding whether I should get the 'Salt-and-pepper Corydoras habrosus' which can apparently grow up to 5.5cm long. Or the 'Corydoras pygmaeus' which only grows up to about 1.5cm.

An opinions?

Thanks!

Edit: Also are those sizes right? Seems like quite a big difference between the two!

 

[kizno1]

8 peppered or 10 pygmy

 

[kelly528]

8 peppered or 10 pygmy

If you go with pygmies, bear in mind that they are small enough to be (potentially) eaten for a betta. So if they are expensive in your area I would have a backup tank to move one or the other into.

 

[kizno1]

i doubt a betta would eat a pygmy they get 1" long

 

[loraxchick]

8 peppered or 10 pygmy

If you go with pygmies, bear in mind that they are small enough to be (potentially) eaten for a betta. So if they are expensive in your area I would have a backup tank to move one or the other into.

hehe
a betta could never eat a pygmy cory. fry, sure, but not one that would be sold in a store.
thanks for the laugh.
a group of 6 peppered would be fine with a single betta in a 10 gal. add them three at a time three weeks apart and youd be fine. probably see a small ammonia spike upon each addition, but just keep up with your water changes. the filter will catch up fast if it is handling a betta (ie cycled already). you could have 10-12 pygmies. again add them in small groups several weeks apart and do lots of waterchanges until the filter catches up.
cheers

 

[GuppyGoddess]

I've decided to get a group of pygmy/dwarf cories to put in a 10g tank with my male betta. I'm currently deciding whether I should get the 'Salt-and-pepper Corydoras habrosus' which can apparently grow up to 5.5cm long. Or the 'Corydoras pygmaeus' which only grows up to about 1.5cm.

An opinions?

Thanks!

Edit: Also are those sizes right? Seems like quite a big difference between the two!

I have pygmy cories and love them. They're so cute. Only problem is they're a similar color to my gravel, so I have to be extra careful when syphoning! lol (They're not with my Betta, though. I think he would attack them. . .but he's an agressive fish.)

 

[kizno1]

is it a fine smooth gravel if not then it will damage the barbles sand is alot better

 

[Essjay]

I'm currently deciding whether I should get the 'Salt-and-pepper Corydoras habrosus' which can apparently grow up to 5.5cm long.

There are peppered corys (Corydoras paleatus) which get to 5.5 to 6cm, and salt and pepper corys (C habrosus) which grow to about 2 to 3cm. With those common names, it's easy to confuse them.

 

[kelly528]

i doubt a betta would eat a pygmy they get 1" long

hehe
a betta could never eat a pygmy cory. fry, sure, but not one that would be sold in a store.
thanks for the laugh.
a group of 6 peppered would be fine with a single betta in a 10 gal. add them three at a time three weeks apart and youd be fine. probably see a small ammonia spike upon each addition, but just keep up with your water changes. the filter will catch up fast if it is handling a betta (ie cycled already). you could have 10-12 pygmies. again add them in small groups several weeks apart and do lots of waterchanges until the filter catches up.
cheers

You laugh. I have seen bettas eat full-grown endlers. Like I said, all bettas are different but be open to the fact that they might go for them.