Panda or Bronze Cories?

[MitchLikesFish]

Hello, I was wondering if I could fit either 5 bronze or panda cories into my 20 gallon tank? The current inhabitants are a Pearl Gourami, 4 Black phantom tetras(lost 4), and a bristlenose pleco. If I can, what would be a better fit, bronze or panda cories?

My ph is 7.4 if that'll help with the decision.

[Fishalicious]

Both would do fine in your tank so pick the one you like more Panda's also stay smaller... I recommend getting 6 at least

[MitchLikesFish]

Hmm, I heard that panda's prefer a lower ph, is that true?

[Lakea]

Yeah I would go with pandas, they are very cute! I have bronzes, I love them but they just don't have those cute little panda markings on them.

One thing I hear a lot of is fish will do alright in pretty much any pH as long as it is stable, corys tend to be hardy fish so I don't think your pH will cause a problem, do you know your pH?

[MitchLikesFish]

my ph is 7.4

[Fishalicious]

Panda's are fine upto a PH of 7.6... as long as your PH is stable there is no problem

[MitchLikesFish]

Alright.

Will 6 overcrowd my tank? And will my pleco be aggressive towards them?

[Fishalicious]

You could get 6 Panda's ... Bristlenose should be fine with them...he might give them a push aside at feeding times but nothing aggressive

[MitchLikesFish]

Alright, I was thinking of ordering them online since none of my lfs's carry them.

Problem is, the website I was looking at(Liveaquaria.com) has them at $5.00 each. Can you guys think of any websites that sell them lower, or are they very high in demand/low in supply? I'm guessing the quality of them must be pretty good, plus they've got a 7 day guarantee, so that makes me worry less.

Does anyone have experience with liveaquaria.com?

Edit: Grrrr, Minimum order of $30.00, plus another $35.00 for shipping, I might just ask my lfs to order the fish and pick 'em up there!

[Ryuu]

Asking your LFS to order them would be a good idea, but they may charge extra for the order.