How many cories???

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I have a 30 gallon tank with peaceful fish (swords, neons, and white skirt tetras), and 3 cories (1 peppered and 2 bronze). I am going to get another peppered cory so that he has a friend, but I want to get some pandas as well. How many would you guys recommend I get in a school? I was thinking about getting 4 because they are $7 for 2 here, so $14 would get me 4. I just wanted to know if they would be happy in that size group. Thanks in advance for the advice!

-Jess
 
Cories need 6 for a school of their OWN type...you're cheating them on a real school mixing the types like that.

Otherwise, it depends on how many of those other fish you have. Should you decide to get 6 fish to make a school for the ones you already have, you may not have room for more. If you're already over crowded you may no be able to do even that.
 
Hi,

I disagree. I have 12 Cories and four species and they are all very happy together.

But, before we can tell you how many Pandas you can get, how many swords, neons, and skirts do you have?

Cory Lover
 
cories dont need to be in schools, they do great in pairs ive noticed, as long as there are lots of plants to hide in they do fine not in schools, they school when looking for protection, if the tank isnt heavily planted they should have a school
 
musho3210 said:
cories dont need to be in schools, they do great in pairs ive noticed, as long as there are lots of plants to hide in they do fine not in schools, they school when looking for protection, if the tank isnt heavily planted they should have a school
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Totally disagree. Most sources say that cories are always found in schools. Check planet catfish. I have 6 sterbai in a heavily planted tank and they never hide. Could they be hiding because of the stress of not being in a school?
 
i had 2 cories in a 20 gallon who acted perfectly normal and were not stressed, they did there searching in the gravel, they did there up to surface breathe, they didnt hide but they feel more secure with plants, i gave them away though since my gravel was a bit too sharp.

They were albino cories by the way
 
Personally I think the whole 'sharp-rock' thing is a myth. Perhpas I'm wrong...

Anyways, I have had Corys by themselves, in groups of 2, 3 and 4 (I keep adding!) Anyways, you will definetely notice a change in their behavior as th group grows. I have 2 tanks, 1 species in my 30G and 3 in my 75. I have observed the same changes in both cases.

The single Cory is a loner and eventually became lethargic.
2 they play with each other, swimming together, etc.
3 They sometimes school togther, but rarely as they still play w/ each other most of the time.
4 I have noticed that they stay togther and appear 'calmer' if you will. They always stick togther and are now not bothered by anyone walking by, or a larger fish inspecting them, etc.

Also, I have noticed that my green-golds stick to themselves whereas my Julies and Spotted co-mingle often.

Again, this is just my own experience, but I can't wait to get more! ;)
 
musho3210 said:
cories dont need to be in schools, they do great in pairs ive noticed, as long as there are lots of plants to hide in they do fine not in schools, they school when looking for protection, if the tank isnt heavily planted they should have a school
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I totally disagree. Cories need to be kept in groups of three plus. They should not be kept in pairs or alone.

Cory Lover
 
musho3210 said:
cories dont need to be in schools, they do great in pairs ive noticed, as long as there are lots of plants to hide in they do fine not in schools, they school when looking for protection, if the tank isnt heavily planted they should have a school
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I believe you are mistaken. The more the merrier with cory, mixed or not.
 
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