Would these albino cory cats work in a 10g with a betta and a mystery snail? I'm am finding conflicting info on the net. They're said to get up to 2". Some sites say 10g minimum and some say 30g.
I don't have a preference for either kind, but I just prefer to get fish from private breeders since I've had bad luck with LFS's and other stores online.
I'd never believe their information saying panda cories are bigger than the albino Corydoras aeneus.:screwy: I've kept pandas until now and bronze cories before and the latter is larger than the former.
I do not recommend keeping cories in a 10g unless you have a group of Dwarf Cories (C. hastatus, C. habrosus, or C. pygmaeus). Even then, some people do not recommend them for a 10g. Cories need groups (6+) and are usually pretty active (some species more than others), so a 10g doesn't give enough space IMO.
I'd pick some shrimp or snails instead (if you have enough cover in the tank for shrimp).
Years ago I put cories in with a betta thinking they wouldn't be attracted to the betta's fins as a lure. Wrong, the cories ate the betta's tail and fins. Everyone was well fed, but a lure is a lure.
I think that a betta would try and eat the shrimp....I think 3-4 small cories would do alright, not as well as they would in a larger tank with a larger grouping.
