Do Different Breeds of Corys Interact?

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I currently have 2 exquisite baby adolfi corys in my quarantine tank. Once
I add them to the main tank, what are the chances of them playing with the 3
albino corys already there?

I really want more corys, but am wondering whether to stick to more of just
these two breeds, or would it be OK to keep getting different types? I have
read they are very social and like to be in groups of seven or more, but can
that number be a mixture of types?

[GloFish]

On Wed, 6 Oct 2004 19:02:41 +1000, "blank" > wrote:

>I currently have 2 exquisite baby adolfi corys in my quarantine tank. Once
>I add them to the main tank, what are the chances of them playing with the 3
>albino corys already there?
>
>I really want more corys, but am wondering whether to stick to more of just
>these two breeds, or would it be OK to keep getting different types? I have
>read they are very social and like to be in groups of seven or more, but can
>that number be a mixture of types?
>


In my 45 gallon I have three types, Pandas, a Schwarzi look-alike, and
two GoldGreen. The Pandas are the smallest, the last three are about
the same size and huddle together.... under the rocks, or in the open
we can find the three of them together.....

At least in my tank, they hang out in groups apparently based on size.

--Tony


--Tony

[Vicki S]

In my tank I have albinos, skunk and panda corys. The skunk's hang out
together mid level for the most part. The pandas seem to stay in a
group but with the albinos. Now when my clown loaches were small they
thought they were pandas but now do their own thing.

Vicki


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[NetMax]

"blank" > wrote in message
...
> I currently have 2 exquisite baby adolfi corys in my quarantine tank.
Once
> I add them to the main tank, what are the chances of them playing with
the 3
> albino corys already there?
>
> I really want more corys, but am wondering whether to stick to more of
just
> these two breeds, or would it be OK to keep getting different types? I
have
> read they are very social and like to be in groups of seven or more,
but can
> that number be a mixture of types?

I've seen same species break into different groups, and different species
shoal together, so I think it's very difficult to answer your question
with any degree of accuracy. In a 60g commercial tank of six species
(about 200 fish), the 'herd' sometimes moved together, and then other
times they scattered into groups of 3 to 5 fish (approximately).

My advice would be to have at least 2 or 3 of each species (as you are
doing), so that if they really want more company, it's there. Certain
Corys (ie: Pygmy or hastatus, rabauti, barbatus, cochui) will not
typically associate with the more common types (ie: acutus, aeneus,
agassizi, arcuatus, caudimaculatus, elegans, julii, melanistus, melini,
metae, myersi, nattereri, paleatus (probably your albinos), punctatus,
reticulatus, sterbai, undulatus etc), so as a first pass, look at their
body shape, size and territory. For example, pandas are a bit small to
associate with aeneus, and while their size is closer to hastatus, they
browse their territory quite differently. If you keep to the most
readily available and common types (includes adolfi and paleatus) then
you improve the odds of their shoaling together. Also the younger they
are introduced to each other, the more readily they would shoal together.

For lots of Cory stuff, I like http://www.planetcatfish.com/core/
(Cat-elog), http://www.scotcat.com/home.htm and
http://www.nettaigyo.com/corydoras/encyc/index-e.html (a Japanese site, w
ritten in English by a real Cory aficionado, check out his adolfi fry
pictures at 17 days, 31 days, 48 days etc).
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