Ideal Condition for Corys?

**Cacatuoides** · 6th Aug 2006, 11:58

Hi folks,

I've been bit by the "cory bug" recently.....could any "shi fus" (experts) guide me as to the ideal condition to keeping corys? eg. substrate, plants, DW, lighting, water conditions, etc.....

Thanks in advance!!

**coryfav** · 6th Aug 2006, 20:33

guide me as to the ideal condition to keeping corys? eg. substrate, plants, DW, lighting, water conditions, etc.....

Am no expert but I'll try to share some infomation from my past experience.

Lighting - not critical as it's more for the plants rather than the fish.

Water condition - pH around neutral or slightly acidic, good water condition as for those of those freshwater fishes.

Plants - Corys don't chew on plants, but they may dig out newly-planted hairgrasss or similar, while digging around the substrate for food.

Driftwood - I normally try to find arc ones so that the Corys can hide in the shade and yet can be viewed from the front of the tank.

Substrate - I used riversand and/or Dennerle gravel which is catfish-safe.

Cheers!

**coryfav** · 6th Aug 2006, 20:35

Oh, try to leave a little bare foreground where you can drop the food tablets (or other food) for the Corys.

On your tank's layout, make sure you don't have any spaces where the Corys may get themselves stuck.

**Cacatuoides** · 6th Aug 2006, 20:43

i'm having lapis sand, dw with java ferns and moss....feeding them with sera's catfish tablets.....wanting to just keep some normal corys to enjoy them...

currently have sterbai, blue and leopards.....

**SCOPE** · 6th Aug 2006, 23:11

Originally Posted by Cacatuoides

i'm having lapis sand, dw with java ferns and moss....feeding them with sera's catfish tablets.....wanting to just keep some normal corys to enjoy them...

currently have sterbai, blue and leopards.....

So you into cories too
Try breeding them too.....very interesting behaviour & challenging...If not, you will miss the most important part of this odd ball...
In my opinion, cories will breed easily given ideal conditions...

**Cacatuoides** · 6th Aug 2006, 23:52

Thanks jo, i'm a bit bored just seeing endlers in the tank so have just thought of cories.....yea, they are rather interesting to observe too, hahas

Any special advice in keeping them or guiding them to breed? Anyway mine are still young fellows

**mickthefish** · 8th Aug 2006, 07:09

the way we keep corys in the UK is vastly different than the way you keep them in paradise, we have virtually bare tanks with very few plants in the tank.
our basic setup is a layer of sand about a cm deep with a clump of java-fern on a small piece of bogwood, or a clump of java-moss and a small internal power filter, and thats all we do.
mick