what is the max of cories i can put in a 20g???

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Michael_G

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hi
i want t make a shoal of mixed cories
but i don know what's the max i can put whithout overstcking
i have an aquaclear 150
mostly fake plants (getting a water lettuce)
i was thinking something like
2 skunks
2 julii
2 albino aneus
1 green
1 pepper
is 8 too much?
 
will that be the only fish in the tank? Also some corys can be particluar to their own kind IME, so you might consider only getting 3 or so of 3-4 different kinds. My julis won't school with my albino/green corys for example. However, my one albino cory hangs out with my 4 green corys and they accept him as one of their own!!
 
Holly9937 said:
will that be the only fish in the tank? no but i wont have many other fish in my tank .im getting a couple of apistos,2 clown plecos and
posibly some emperor tetras.Does this answer your question :) :) :) ?
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Hmmm... The species profile on this site for a clown pleco recommends at least 25 gallons for one, and it says they like a big enough tank where they can stake out territory so you might want to consider just getting one. And I am not familiar with apistos? Common name?
 
Holly9937 said:
Hmmm... The species profile on this site for a clown pleco recommends at least 25 gallons for one, and it says they like a big enough tank where they can stake out territory so you might want to consider just getting one. And I am not familiar with apistos? Common name?
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common name dwarf cichlid (im not sure which genus yet)6-7 cms
 
Assuming you got 2 dwarfs, only one pleco and 6 or so tetras, you could probably get away with 6 or so corys, but you might not have luck mixing a bunch of different ones. Maybe 3 each of two of your favorite kinds? I am not really familiar with the other fish that you want though, so I might not be the best judge, I'm suprised you haven't gotten more responses to this :( . Maybe you could try to ask in the general freshwater section, you'll probably get more advice than you ever wanted :rolleyes: !!!
 
clown plecs get to be about 4" long, and that takes a couple years to do. mine right now is approximatly 1 3/4" and has been that size since i got it. one of the shyest fish i have, she hides in a pot, and rarely comes out during the day.
 
I've had a clown pleco for five years and she's still only about three inches long. She lives in a 10 gallon with my guppies and is doing fine.

A note about them, though - they don't seem like the best algae eaters. Mine, at least, is way too lazy to suck on the glass.
 
I know people like to have many different breeds of cory. and if your tank was a still life, then that would look cool. but I think that in reality having enough of one type of cory makes for a much more interesting tank, as corys only really come into their own when they have the confidence to play and forrage. If there's not enough of a group to foster this confidence they just sit around.
It's loads more fun to watch them play and skitter about in packs.

I had 2 young sterbai who were real cute, but i hardly saw them as they'd hide if they knew i was about. I got 4 more and gradually the new 4 would bring the other 2 out. And now I have 6 happy active sterbais who dont mind if i'm sat next to the tank watching them or not.
 
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