Catfish: Cory & Pleco warm Temperatures

[Wycco]

OK another question about Cats...

I go into the petstore and I see (for just about every fish) a temperature range with 82F as the max... even for catfish be it Cory or Pleco. Then I check online and see most sites recommending a max of 77-78F.

Due to room temperature my aquarium is set for 77/78 on a cool day- but when it is warm outside the heat of the room raises to 80F (despite A/C) - when we had several hot days in the mid 90s in a row the tank temp would spike up to 82F in the afternoons (and drop back to 80 at night).

I'm considering a Bulldog Pleco or Bristlenose Pleco in addition to a school of Cory.

Are these temperatures going to stress my cats? Which Plecos and Corys do best at these temps?

I'm assuming Aeneus and Sterbai- I really like the Pepper Corys though.

If they won't breed at these temps- that's fine- it's a community tank anyway (although babies are welcome). I just want the fish to be happy and healthy.

 

[clb2196]

My tank gets a little above 80 when it gets warm, all my cories are fine, including peppered, and the aeneus spawned in those temps.

I do think it might get warmer in the middle of the day in the summer, I'm planning on sticking some frozen water bottles in the filter if I need to. You can also blow a fan across the top if you don't have a hood.

 

[pinkertd]

I've kept anaeus, sterbai and bristlenose in my 86F discus tank without issue. And summer time my tanks are all at lest 82F without issue, all with cories and BN's.

 

[REDKAHUNA]

Many species of cory do well at those temps any of the aeneus sterbia at least mine enjoy it warm. I have a problem keeping my temps down in the fish shed sometimes. I blow fans across the tanks in the warmest part of the year. [july august] here in MD. My shed can get to 90 inside even with the ac going tank temps can rise on the top row to 86 on a bad day. This happened twice before I figured out how to cool them.

The only cories I have ever had trouble with at high temps are pandas and weitzmani.

 

[Wycco]

Great! I'm relieved to hear that! I really wanted some of each but didn't want to shortern the poor things lives or stress them too much.

Especially good news if that means I'm OK getting Peppers too- as they're my favourite Corys! Eventually the aquarium is moving into the living room (where the AC does a better job of maintaining temperature) so I can keep them more at their prefered temperature range.

Thank you!!!