Pygmy Corys

[Questions?]

I am getting 3 pygmy corys for my 5 gallon tank. It will be just them. It has some drift wood, to make the water more acidic and lower the ph a little bit, and some java moss to take care of nitrites and ammonia, there is a stone for laying eggs?, so anyways, will my pymgy cories be happy in here? i heard that you could fit 5 but that felt like overcrowding. So if they can, should i add some more corys or is that fine? The filter is made for 15 gallons i think.

 

[thereverendturtle]

If its just the cories, then 6-8 would be ok in a 5 gallon. The more you have the happier they will be.

 

[Questions?]

oh, i thought 5 would be pushing it, i had to specialy order these pygmys, so i would have to wait a week to get 3 more, would that be ok?

also during mating season would males fight? will they eat each others eggs?

 

[Chad]

This is a fish I will be putting in my new 6 gallon planted tank and I plan on 6. I've done as many as 8 in the same size tank before and they were quite happy. As mentioned above they are a social fish adn like to be with their own kind. One of the great things about them is that they play so are quite fun to watch.

 

[thereverendturtle]

Nope, no aggression between them. They might eat the eggs, its best to breed them in a separate tank.

 

[SandraNewbie]

It's always a problem stocking tanks this small, the footprint (assuming it's a 16x8x10) will likely just about handle 6 pygmy cory's comfortably. But the volume means you won't have a lot of nitrates to worry about relative to some other stockings.

 

[Questions?]

alright thanks