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travie
12-14-2007, 12:35 AM
What is the most common corydora that can be found at LFS that the adult size stays relatively small at least 2" or smaller?
squirt_12
12-14-2007, 12:48 AM
well i would say the pygmy (sp?) cory. They stay fairly small. or you could go the bronze cory. I believe the bronze cory stays fairly small.
but the pygmy is the smallest i know of.
what size of tank are you planning on putting them in???
you will need about 5 of them.
Fishalicious
12-14-2007, 12:57 AM
Panda Corydoras or Corydoras Metae are really cute and stays at 2" other than that you are better looking at the smaller cory's - hastatus, habrosus or pygmy like Squirt mentioned
There are others around 2" but they are hard to find and the other more common ones grow larger
squirt_12
12-14-2007, 12:59 AM
o yeah...i forgot about panda corys. They are really cute *as fishalicious said*
shockshockshad
12-14-2007, 01:00 AM
o yeah...i forgot about panda corys. They are really cute *as fishalicious said*
But also not as hardy. Theyare the least hardy i think.
travie
12-14-2007, 01:03 AM
Hastatus, habrosus, and pygmy cories, I think are almost impossible for me to find. So after those three probably the panda would be the next smallest? They will be in a 20g when I finally get them along with the 5 leopard danios and 3 otocinlus.
squirt_12
12-14-2007, 01:05 AM
i think that julii corys might fit in a 20g.
richberstler
12-14-2007, 01:40 AM
I like my Panda, but make sure you tank is fully cycled. I accidentally killed 2 by introducing them too early. Strangely the originaly I had from the beginning lived through it all (used the fish for the cycle). I think the shock is what got the other 2 which were introduced once I thought the cycle was complete.
SkarloeysMom
12-14-2007, 03:23 AM
I have Spotted Corys that I got from Pet Smart and they were small when I got them and they don't really seem to be growing much bigger. I also have Julii and he's less than 2". I have 5 total in a 20g long. I like Pandas but they are expensive and don't seem as hardy as the Spotted ones I have now.
squirt_12
12-14-2007, 03:41 AM
Whatever you decide on....i recommend getting about 5 of them seeing as they are a schooling fish. Alot of people make the mistake of just buying 1 and then the fish gets lonley. So i would get 3-5 min. Its just like the neons and other schooling fish.
mitcore
12-14-2007, 06:18 AM
i would have to say peppered and bronzes
pufferfishharry
12-24-2007, 08:40 PM
will it snack on algy
I just purchest mine and im not quite sure what it will eat??
Dave66
12-24-2007, 08:47 PM
But also not as hardy. Theyare the least hardy i think.
The Pandas and several other species of small Corydoras need to be in very well established and stable tanks. I've found them just as hardy as the other species of Corydoras I keep; though my tanks have been established many years. You could probably get away with C. aeneus in a newer tank, but not the little guys.
Dave
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