Cories with gravel?

[Fish Master]

Can cories be kept with gravel?

 

[leshrimp]

Yes they can. The theory of gravel eroding their barbels is nonsense. I have kept many corys in gravel with no issues. It is believed to be caused by ammonia now by most people.


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[jpappy789]

Depends on the gravel...some might be too sharp, but typical aquarium gravel is smooth enough IME. I have some on Eco Complete which is larger grained too and they're fine. I'd worry more about poor water quality causing barbel issues than the substrate.

 

[fishcrazy2]

I had kept my Cories with gravel for 2 years and they never spawned. They also weren't that active and to be honest their barbels were smaller. As soon as I changed to sand they went crazy. They have been in sand for 2 years now and they are happier. They now have produced tons of Cory fry and are still spawning once every 2 or so weeks. I have sand in all my Cory Catfish tanks. While none of my Cory Catfish died in gravel I think they tend to be happier with sand. It depends on the type of gravel you have them in.

 

[tanker]

Both my tanks have gravel, and both have HEALTH corys. Many Years now.

 

[fishorama]

It helps to keep the gravel vacuumed. Barbel wear is usually due to bacteria.

 

[TwoTankAmin]

Have a look at this vid of corys in the wild: http://en.aquanet.tv/Video/225-soft...surprise-corydoras-live-on-various-substrates

 

[fishorama]

Cool vid TT, thanks.