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Anya Schmidt - 7 years ago

I’m looking into getting some panda Cory’s, I have a ten gallon aquarium with two guppys and three neon tetras. I don’t want to over stock my tank so I’m wondering how many Cory’s I could get without my tank becoming overstocked....Any tips??

south star - 7 years ago

Anya Schmidt i had 7neons and 3 cory in a 10 gallon tank, they lived well for years but i kept my water quality very high.

Hornet Oliver - 7 years ago

I have 2 emerald green Corys in my planted Fluval Spec 5.
They are very happy and well adapted.
They share their nano space with 1 Gold Gourami and 2 ghost shrimp.
I perform bi-weekly 20% water changes on this tank and I never experience issues.

coffebug - 7 years ago

Love the set up very similar to mine I have 6 pandas and 8 emeralds with 2 angels 6 bleeding heart tetras and a whiptail all get along good . It's fun to watch them snuffle in the sand. And best of all my emeralds have fry I managed to save 4 they are so small so are in a floating container with an airstone because the angels found them before me and snacked on a few. So hope they grow strong and will one day become a tank mates with the others.

n o - 7 years ago

What shrimps are thoes?

morikahjo - 7 years ago

Corys are the cutest :)

AquariumCop - 7 years ago

TY great video!

Brian Williams - 7 years ago

Deon 0026 - 7 years ago

I subbed you man I love these fish

Mitch Connor - 7 years ago

i see you have a gourami in there, they don't mess with the shrimp?

PS1 Hagrid - 7 years ago

If any of you guys are from the UK and are thinking of picking up some cory cats please avoid Pets at Home. I had 6 in my 5 foot tank and I wanted to double the numbers but within 48 hours 9 of my corys had developed lumps on their undersides and died.

Deon 0026 - 7 years ago

Scott McLaughlin good information I'm in the USA but not going there now.

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Crystal Rich - 7 years ago

all these fish look so happy!

Deon 0026 - 7 years ago

Crystal Rich they sure do. Look at nine

LittleLargeMouth - 7 years ago

Great comprehensive guide, Rossiboy!

Navjot Singh - 7 years ago

Like the size of your corrydoras.

Deon 0026 - 7 years ago

Navjot Singh aww man that's cool for me to know but sucks for you' I could ship some to you I hope

Navjot Singh - 7 years ago

Deon 0026 These are so ultra high quality!! We dont get these here in India.

Deon 0026 - 7 years ago

Navjot Singh I have some big ones too

Rod Belding - 7 years ago

Just in my experience, I've never had a problem keeping these guys with gravel. Mine have lived with gravel for years, and they feed perfectly fine and their barbels are not worn down even slightly.

Donovan YT - 7 years ago

I have gravel also in my fish tank with my cory catfish and they had no problems and it's been about 2 or 3 years.

Deon 0026 - 7 years ago

Rod Belding that's the truth mine do well

brodygates - 7 years ago

do you use dirt?

Deon 0026 - 7 years ago

brodygates looks like it but I don't look at mine

Zack Laviolette - 8 years ago

That's a great fish tank! How much do you think the tank and its contents cost all together?

Deon 0026 - 7 years ago

Zack Laviolette about $150 US dollars I'm sure

DJ Squidley - 8 years ago

If I were to get a 10 gallon tank, how many of them could I fit? Any tips for starting one?

Kodiak Bear - 7 years ago

You should get one of the three mini Cory species, a 10 is too small for normal cories

Dylan Case - 7 years ago

SquidleyBrick Studios i have 3 albino cats and 5 danios, they are in a 5 gallon tank

Jawwad - 7 years ago

SquidleyBrick Studios you would probably be fine with like 3-4 and a Betta or a couple of tetras and guppies in a 10 gallon tank

DJ Squidley - 8 years ago

Donovan Jackson
Yeah, thanks, I had found that out online, but, would a 10 gallon be a good starting point for 4 of them? Because I found this decently functioning tank for about $30 CAD (Grreat choice aquarium starter kit). Would you recommend it?

Donovan Jackson - 8 years ago

Umm 1gallon per inch of fish

XJustice Leaguex - 8 years ago

corydorus mostly lay there eggs in a in between speed river

Deon 0026 - 7 years ago

XJustice Leaguex speed river wow I thought it came from slow to now movement shores. Cool for you to share this information. Check me out if you want

XJustice Leaguex - 8 years ago

my corydorus fish share a blue planet fish tank with platys if that's fine

Deon 0026 - 7 years ago

XJustice Leaguex beautiful

Laura Diaz - 8 years ago

beautiful plants! where did you buy them?

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Jena Tucker Aquariums - 8 years ago

what kind of shrimp is that? thanks!

Soap111 - 7 years ago

Caridina multidentata

Jena Tucker Aquariums - 8 years ago

Ok, thank you Megoonie.

Megoonie - 8 years ago

They look similar to my ghost shrimp but then again his look whiter than mine so.. Maybe a step above a ghost shrimp, possibly something more quality. Not sure

Steven Pierce - 8 years ago

They are only with small fish so I doubt your corys feel shy and the need to hide. I keep my albino corys with redtail shark and gourami fish with a lot of structure. They are a mini armored cat so they are harder to mess with.

Deon 0026 - 7 years ago

Steven Pierce sweet to know. I was looking at a cool blue gourami the other day a dwarf that got 3 inches big and was wondering was it to aggressive or did I have to buy more than one

TheFrugalInventor - 8 years ago

What is that yellow fish?

Kenny Enokian - 7 years ago

TheFrugalInventor Honey gourami

JJ Aquariums - 8 years ago

how many gallons is this

Flick - 8 years ago

If I remember from his older videos, I think he once said it was a 15 gallon

Ashley G - 8 years ago

I kept two peppered Cory catfish in a five gallon until they got to 3 inch now they are in a 40 gallon tank with 3 other peppered Cory cats addin 5 albinos when they get big enough

Tubbywarrior 13 - 8 years ago

They have the best personality

mantidgirl - 8 years ago

Can you grow plants in crushed coral sand?

Sega Wolf - 8 years ago

+1deaver Oh okay, that answers mantidgirl's question

The Fish Closet - 8 years ago

+Sega Wolf I have grown amazon swords in crushed coral

Sega Wolf - 8 years ago

+mantidgirl I believe u can, maybe not difficult plants, but plants such as amazon swords and anubias might do just fine

Monica Taylor - 8 years ago

a couple points, they WILL eat eggs of other fish so not reccomended if you have breeding fish. also they aren't suitable for all communities, fish like german blue rams are prone to attacking them but rams can live in communites. also they like to be in descent sized groups as in the wild they are found in groups of 100s :)

chritters1 - 8 years ago

Panda Cory cats look like like barbs a bit

Hanne Lykke Poulsen - 8 years ago

Do they dig your plants up?

Hanne Lykke Poulsen - 8 years ago

+Jenn Baubie Okay thanks!

Jenn B - 8 years ago

+Hanne Lykke Poulsen I had some cories for several years, they never dug anything up.

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gravedigr12 - 8 years ago

you have done an amazing job with that aquarium I hope to have the funds to do something like that very soon just getting the accessories piece by piece for my 50 gallon before I buy fish and fill it up and its hard to wait I must admit

melancholy - 9 years ago

Could I put 3 Coreys in a 5 gallon tank (I have sand btw).

gravedigr12 - 8 years ago

+Weekly CLAY you should always have a minimum of 4 korys in a tank they eat sleep and look for food together

Evalynna Serna - 9 years ago

I love my cories. I have two albinos and one pepper. I wish I had a bigger tank to have a bit of a bigger school. However, beautiful fish with awesome personalities. Super quirky but cool.

Im Zense - 9 years ago

What are the shrimp ?

Nick Amundson - 9 years ago

I love your tank!!

Caddub - 9 years ago

How many cories could you keep in a 5 gallon?

melancholy - 9 years ago

2 or 3

marco0798 - 9 years ago

those cory's look so good and plump.

RastaMuscle - 9 years ago

Is this a 55 gallon/ 200 l tank ? Looks good

gesman5000 - 9 years ago

I got 3 peppers today i use play sand and i have natural driftwood shaped a bit like a ship and 1 terracotta pot cut in half with an anubia on top oh and i have a giant rock and i often see them climbing up the rock.

Doris Ho - 9 years ago

Emerald cories are not corydoras

Jeff Dario - 9 years ago

Very nice video. I love the tank...I'm think I'm going to set mine up very similar.

Spensir R. Hynds - 9 years ago

I have had my cory for 9 years and I love him very cute.. sometimes he is dark brown sometimes light brown and sometimes he turns bright green very nice fish he has a buddy but I think I am going to get a couple more :)

Tommy Black - 7 years ago

I have three. They look perfectly happy. I don't want to add more, because they are pretty big.

Spensir R. Hynds - 9 years ago

Ya i sadly didn't learn that for a while someones tank ended as in all fish died accept the cory so i took the cory and put it in with my goldfish

Sahadi420 - 9 years ago

+Spensir R. Hynds cory catfish should be in a group of at least 4. And I mean 4 cory catfish, not 1 cory, and 3 other types of fish.

Spensir R. Hynds - 9 years ago

He has a couple buddies now :) going to get 1 more for sure maybe 2

Sahadi420 - 9 years ago

+Spensir R. Hynds you've had a cory by himself for 9 years??? good lord man, give him buddies!!!!

Pamela Hall - 9 years ago

nice video straight and to the point very nice sounding voice,lol

Kevin Dunse Outdoors - 9 years ago

My Cory's are just awesome. They are very active as well. Sometimes they will just stop suddenly and drop to the bottom. After about a minute they start up and just keep going. They do that jumpy-thing to the top at the 2-3 times a day. I have 2 albinos.

Lance Macugay - 7 years ago

Soren K I know this is an old post but yes that is normal but if they keep doing it you may want to have more surface movement to get more oxygen in the aquarium.

Soren K - 7 years ago

So that's normal? Mine have been going nuts in the tank, but the water is perfectly fine as I had it tested twice by the aquarium store. I was thinking they are stressed, but hopefully it's just playfulness.

Fred Morris - 9 years ago

Correct me if I am wrong but you appear to have some brown algae in your tank, I have a small outbreak of brown algae too in my 55 gallon tank, can you recommend a sure fire way of eradicating it? Thanks.

Sahadi420 - 9 years ago

+Mortonbmx I have otocinclus.........but they are NOTHING compared to the Siamese Algae Eaters (SAE). Get them in bunches......like 5 or more. The SAE are ruthless eaters of algae. When I dip my hands into my 75 gallon (to feed my Green Terror) the SAE are all over my hand, nibbling at it. I've even accidentally caught some in my net while trying to skim out leaves. All they do is swim around nibbling on every surface they can.

And remember SIAMESE.........NOT CHINESE.....two totally different fish.

Mortonbmx - 9 years ago

If you have room for any more fish, get a group of otocinclus. They cleaned up all the brown algae in my tank in a matter of hours and are really cool fish to watch. id recommend at least 5 though as they seem to get stressed in smaller groups. Another alternative would be to get snails, they constantly feed off the algae but some people dislike their appearance in the tank. If your algae problem is getting out of hand, I'd try keeping the lights off for longer each day.

David rodriguez - 10 years ago

What kind of shrimps r those

doomham100 - 10 years ago

They actually swallow the air and the oxygen is absorbed via their intestine. Also when they reproduce, the female actually sucks on the male's genitals and swallows the sperm, the sperm is then ejected over the eggs by the females. Corys are weird!

gesman5000 - 9 years ago

+doomham100 ejected or ejaculated?

Anthony Marraccini - 10 years ago

Hey guys. So I have a 55g tropical freshwater aquarium, and I need help adding fish to it. Here is what I currently have:
2 small bala sharks
3 small silver dollars
2 zebra danios
1 pleco

What fish do you recommend I add?

gravedigr12 - 8 years ago

+TheGreenIntervention make sure theres room for that pleco hes gonna grow to be massive like coy fish massive

Noah Heumann - 10 years ago

i have already got 3 corys in my main tank with 2 khuli loaches- i love them.

94110mission - 10 years ago

I would like to get a few Cory cats but I have Eco complete for a substrate. Does anyone know if that would be too rough for their barbels?

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Jayson King - 10 years ago

Cory's are the best I have a lot of them

81Kush - 10 years ago

i kept a schoal of albino cory cats with my peacock cichlids with a high GH KH and ph for years and they thrived also, im sure they are from softer water but they did great in that tank.

Edna Flores - 10 years ago

The Cory cat fish are so energetic.. reminds me of ME.

gabe a - 10 years ago

I just got some Cory's and when I put them in they were like scared.. Is this because their new to the tank to what?

Radiant Penguin - 10 years ago

Have you put aqua safe in the water?

Swedish_Steel - 11 years ago

Are they good algee eaters?

Tom Leavy - 10 years ago

corys dont eat algee they eat food that is on the bottom

Uyvids - 11 years ago

If they look like they have sharp edges, chances are it's not optimal for a cory. Your best bet is either gravel that looks "smooth" for smaller cories or just sand.

Dane Matthews - 11 years ago

Ross, please respond!! What kind of filter are you running? Your water is crystal clear

greenseaships - 11 years ago

How can I tell if I have 'rough gravel' or 'smooth gravel'. I have gravel in my tank, but I want Corys.

Bbosela - 11 years ago

its either aggression or a mating thing I honestly am not too certain due to I had only kept 1 betta at a time

Bbosela - 11 years ago

aggression

Anna McDermott - 11 years ago

In this video there are tetras that is want I was talking about. My Siamese fighting fish haven't been fighting, I don`t think they are going to breed I don`t know, my male Siamese fighting fish has not been making a bubble nest. Him and my female Siamese fighting fish are still fine together. Why do male Siamese fighting fish always flare at the females?

Bbosela - 11 years ago

ah I see what ya mean I don't have those tetras anymore they died awhile back in my most recent video it shows all the fish I have in the description but what I meant about the bettas is they will fight before breeding which could be a bad thing

Bbosela - 11 years ago

my fish do very well and I don't have tetras seems like you have a unique tank be cautious on the betta/ fighting fish

Anna McDermott - 11 years ago

Would you like to know what fish I have in my tank at the moment as well? I have a male and female Siamese fighting fish, four Neon tetras, one albino Corydoras catfish, one of those brown spotted catfish, I used to have three platies but one died and I also used to have two Ram cichlids but one died. Do your angelfish not eat the cardinal tetras in your tank?

Bbosela - 11 years ago

actually yea I have 2 platies that breed but their fry get eaten in my tank I have a 9 inch pleco a 5 inch sunfish wild caught a 6 inch angelfish 2 1 inch platy 1 clown loach a 4 inch pleco a 1.5 inch rainbow shark a couple a Malabar danio and a zebra danio and a glodanio it all depends some uses for breeding is free food for fish because they eat the babies

Anna McDermott - 11 years ago

It`s difficult when buying fish that you don`t want to breed from. Do you breed your fish? What fish do you still have in your tank at the moment?

Bbosela - 11 years ago

i'd take them but i have my huge fish in a 20 gallon for the time being until I get a place there wouldn't be any room for him else wise I would I mean if you get a few danios or something to eat the fry that works too this way you may have possibly 3-10 maybe more fry survive

Anna McDermott - 11 years ago

Why can`t you take them? Would you be happy to rehome my male balloon molly I don`t my female balloon molly to have babies?

Bbosela - 11 years ago

good luck

Anna McDermott - 11 years ago

I will hope for the best and wait and see.

Bbosela - 11 years ago

that I cant determine it depends on your water quality and such

Anna McDermott - 11 years ago

Thank you. How long will my fish`s fin take to heal?

Bbosela - 11 years ago

it should heal but there are precautions you'd want to take just make sure you tank is in great quality and it should heal in time

Anna McDermott - 11 years ago

No I didn't see any white stuff growing on the fin. The fin looked fine but it`s fin was ripped when I bought the fish but I did not notice it`s ripped fin when I chose the fish. I just saw that one of my fish`s fins was ripped after it was in my tank. Will it`s fin heal?

Bbosela - 11 years ago

does s fins have white stuff growing on it?

Anna McDermott - 11 years ago

Can you tell me if my sucking catfish has fin rot it has a ripped fin.

Bbosela - 11 years ago

correct

Anna McDermott - 11 years ago

It stands for I don`t know?

Bbosela - 11 years ago

i dont know = idk

Anna McDermott - 11 years ago

What does idk mean?

Bbosela - 11 years ago

idk lol

Anna McDermott - 11 years ago

I don`t know what you mean. How can I message you, add you as a contact and what comments are we spamming?

Bbosela - 11 years ago

message me and add me as a contact I think we may be spamming the comments here lol.

Bbosela - 11 years ago

that's a tricky question you can get a fish that'd eat the fry or just let them be if you get adults sell them or rehome them to a local fish store or friend or just separate males and females or just buy a specific gender of platy if I could i'd personally take them and raise them but I currently can't.

Anna McDermott - 11 years ago

What can I do so I can keep my fish together and to prevent them from laying eggs and having more fry?

Anna McDermott - 11 years ago

I think the fry are platies because they are livebearers. Would you have room in your tank if you wanted to buy some off me? How big is your tank? What fish do you have in your tank at the moment? Two of my adult fish died the platy and my other ram cichlid. I have separated the fry from my adult fish and put them in my hatchery. Do you know if there is a liquid treatment at the pet shop that prevents fish from giving birth? I don`t want my fish to give birth again. What is your name?

Bbosela - 11 years ago

give them to me lol but seriously i'd either rehome them keep them or get them their own tank but it depends on what fish you have what tank size what the babies are and how much room you have for them.

Anna McDermott - 11 years ago

Thank you for your assistance. My fish has had thirteen babies. What do you think I should do with them if they all reach adulthood?

Bbosela - 11 years ago

they do best in numbers of 3 or more for smaller aquariums I suggest 3 but they can school with other types of cories but I have been told that its best to keep them with the same species if you have a 30 gallon i'd get a minimum of 5 but that's just my opinion hope I had helped

Bbosela - 11 years ago

should take a look at my aquarium videos you may like comment like subscribe if you wish, I have gotten a real interest in cory cats seeing how ive seen nice colored green ones being very active and well a school of five should do great in my tank and I intend to get ghost shrimp as well

Anna McDermott - 11 years ago

Cory catfish are better in pairs? I only have one in my tank at the moment. Should I get another one?

Adrian K. - 11 years ago

i have cory cats in my tank and i never see them to go to surface for breath. they are not air breeders.

MomentsFROMFriends - 11 years ago

Can anyone please tell me what size liter/gallon tank that is?

Danny Nguyen - 11 years ago

Those shrimps are so cute

Danny France - 11 years ago

how many corys and tetras would you recommend in a 10 gal tank

Hunter Davis - 11 years ago

I have rocks and I had them for two years and there doing fine should I be worried for the future death of my panda Cory catfish

Hunter Davis - 11 years ago

Panda Cory catfish are my favorite the are so active and fun to watch

men with - 11 years ago

Amazing! Thanks for this! Quick question, my cory catfish i never see them swimming around like yours they usually stay in a corner all day long and just move around when i touch them its so weird, my water parameters are great and i have two in a 15g tank idk what to do!

Xan Beerboy - 11 years ago

What is that plant in front of the aquarium to the left(corner)? The 1 with the long lives. Short height. The first one in the front. You can see it at 3:42.

TheRossiboy - 11 years ago

thanks! good luck with them bro...they're great together :D

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TheRossiboy - 11 years ago

yeah you can see two of them swimming around right at the start of the video

aundre freeman - 11 years ago

are there shrimp in their ?

Pokefreak 13 - 11 years ago

Great video and tank, I hope to get some cory's and cardinal tetras soon too!

Lisa Foss - 11 years ago

They enjoy hiding out in caves, which are easy to make with 3 rocks, or driftwood with space under it.

Lisa Foss - 11 years ago

They're much happier in groups of 6+.

robert justus - 11 years ago

I have two albinos and they both turned orange.

Conze22 - 11 years ago

Where did you get your substrate from?

Faith Radford - 11 years ago

How many gallons is that tank?

jpn8801 - 11 years ago

Btw, my tank params are 7.6 PH Nitrite/Nitrate/Ammonia 0

jpn8801 - 11 years ago

I just obtained an Emerald Green Cory. At the store he wasn't active well, the 3 that were there.. I placed him in my tank by hand easily. It's been 1 hr & is still hiding. Hope he will come out & be active. +1. Like the info. Keep it up.

grettz1 - 11 years ago

It's a honey flame gourami.

grettz1 - 11 years ago

That's a dwarf honey flame gourami. Honey gouramis are much darker and have the type of color that resembles the honey in a bottle. I have 5 ps of honey gouramis and 5 pr honey flame gouramis.

mikedoles - 11 years ago

hey ross whats the ph do you keep this tank at? 7?

TheRossiboy - 11 years ago

thanks :) Ah awesome they were the first corys I ever had!

TheManrayer - 11 years ago

Amazing video I have a pair of albino corys their wonderful fish

travy smith - 11 years ago

Lol they remind me of puppies

xxohmycaptainxx - 11 years ago

Your accent literally makes me felt. You don't understand how much I missed your videos.

Felis sylvestris - 11 years ago

lovely tank, beautiful plants! whats the volume? are you from newcastle?

Robby Chisholm - 11 years ago

Your plants are beautiful! I've been trying real plants, but my two silver dollars always munch them to death.

the925ninja1 - 11 years ago

i have these big round rocks for my gravel, their big, black, and very smooth. My only concern is that its not a flat surface since there big. Would this be suitable for cory's?

Hunter P. - 11 years ago

getting some ASAP

Margaret Corbett - 11 years ago

Thanks! Good idea to catch rainwater. We have lots of that here in Oregon!

papwalker99 - 11 years ago

See if you can catch some rain water. Divert the guttering on the house into 40 gal containers. Peat moss, oak leaf litter, blackwater tonic can help lower the pH. I use Seachem Neutral Regulator and some rainwater. Corydoras, and characins (neons and cardinals etc) are all from the same place generally and like similar soft acid water.

papwalker99 - 11 years ago

All fish will gulp at the surface if O2 is low. The Cories can extract O2 from a portion of their gut when swallowed, They also use this air to trim like a submarine. Your other fish will show distress long before the cories do in low oxygenated water. It has also been shown that barbel erosion is due to 'bad' water not the the type substrate. The betta will be fine with the cories. He wont go to the bottom where they hang out if you have plants he can rest on.

Andrew Underwood - 12 years ago

I keep spotted Cory's

RevJaWs - 12 years ago

The comment about if they come up to the surface for more air often that the water quality is bad.. Could it also be that the air level in the tank is bad and could be fixed by getting an air bubbler? I'm setting up my first 10 gallon (since i was 6 years old lol) and right now I have a betta who's enjoying the tank on his own with no plants or scenery just yet. I'm not sure what i'm going to get... But you've convinced me on Cory catfish and the cardinal tetras, probably 2 cory 4 cardinal

Margaret Corbett - 12 years ago

If your pH is high for your Corys, how are you able to keep cardinal tetras with them? I love the neons and cardinals, but my well water is very hard and high pH. I haven't been able to change its pH, so I just look for species that like that kind of water. I'd love some suggestions for hard water critters!

ShrimpMage - 12 years ago

I have an emerald cory, and he's wonderful! very kind to the other fishies!

Stephen Glamrock - 12 years ago

planted tank medium to heavy planted tank,22 to 80 tank is the tempeture for some and 21 to 82 for other species of corydoras catfish,there are a peaceful catfish and will go well with smaller to larger fish but caution to be aware of with agressive fish should has lake tangwyins cichlids and african cichlids.

Stephen Glamrock - 12 years ago

can keep all different corydoras,i dont have the room to keep all the different species of corydoras,but if i have about a 100 gallon to 150 gallon the species of corydoras i would keep in that tank would be,corydoras aenues (bronze and albino) peppered,salt and pepper,panda,spotted,schultzei,green lazers,adolfoi's,and alot more,corydoras catfish behaviour are savangers and are labyrinth fish with mean they can breath in water and off the top,add some caves and corydoras are more happy in a

Stephen Glamrock - 12 years ago

and breeding them can be a difficult too,i should suggest keeping them in 10 gallon to a maxium of 3-4 for a 10 gallon depend on how many or what plec you have in there,if a tank is 20 gallon maybe 6 for a maxium,anything bigger than 29 gallon around 10 if a tank is 63-600 gallon tropical freshwater you can basically keep around 4 plecs and about 20-40 corydoras in a tank,corydoras keeping can be all same species but as corydoras catfish are from the same spieces it allows any aquatic hobbiest

Stephen Glamrock - 12 years ago

sorry for the long comments on this video but the simply fact's about corydoras catfish is that there are alot of spieces ranging from bronze,pepper,salt and pepper,schultzei's,albino,spotted,pygmy,panda,adolfoi's and even wild caught corydoras catfish,they have spikes on there body so if larger fish do get them in there mouth the fish and corydoras wont be able to get out which all in one sense mean you are loosing both fish cause they will die,but sexing corydoras is alot difficult and

Stephen Glamrock - 12 years ago

*i have a filteration system that is about 5 x to 10 times more power than the tank hold's it self and they are just done fine and dandy,bronze corydoras and albino and peppered corydoras can also be kept in a unheated tank with goldfish as more speices of tropical such as a common tropical plec that can reach 60 cm aka 2 foot,mollies,and platies and zebra danio's,i suggest that the internet isn't the best way to research about fish ask at local aqautic stores,i have done that for years about

Stephen Glamrock - 12 years ago

sorry to say some of the information on here is okay but i will say,,Corydoras catfish is the name that is the common name,corydoras catfish have been reported that there are just over 180 different species with in the wild,Corydoras come in a range from 1.5 cm to 7.5 cm,Fine soft gravel even smooth big pebbles that will do fine as anything that won't damange there barbel's,In the wild there are from slow moving river even rivers that have a strong current aswell,i have tank's that have f

Gerardo Ontiveros - 12 years ago

What is that plant that looks like arge grass in 3 leafs?

Noobish Trash - 12 years ago

Cory cats actually have stingers.

KaityMarie - 12 years ago

that's a great looking tank:) how many gallons is it?

spikes4298 - 12 years ago

how many corys would you recommend for a 10 gallon with 10 cardinals but excellent filtration?

Francisco Garcia - 12 years ago

@therossiboy how many gallons is your tank?

305pride - 12 years ago

thats a nice tank

crgron - 12 years ago

i just got two corys and they are awesome x] I love seeing them looking for food in the sand

imperator11381 - 12 years ago

Bandit Corys FTW

charalexdeb - 12 years ago

How many corys I would Be able to get, lol my bad

charalexdeb - 12 years ago

Great video! I have a ten gallon with two guppies and I was wondering how many I would be able to get for my tank?? I was gonna go for two but then I. Heard they like to be in groups so now I'm unsure.

pinkraindrop101 - 12 years ago

I'm debating if I should get another balloon Molly or two cory cats :P I love the balloon mollies I have but I always wanted Cory cats.

Scott Cooper - 12 years ago

Do you have a problem with the cory's trying to uproot your live plants?

crazycatlady39 - 12 years ago

Is that a honey Gourami? Trichogaster chuna??

CAMBOJNR1994 - 12 years ago

what filter do you use in this tank?

Amurderer74 - 12 years ago

i have 2 Albino Cory Catfish, 4 Ghost Shrimp, and 5 Zebra Danios in a 10 gallon, and its doing fine.

west ham - 12 years ago

how many cory u got in that tank?

k2477456 - 12 years ago

i have had a cory in my 1.5 gallon tank for almost 5 years and he is very happy also can i put a school of corys in my african cichlid tank?

Jose - 12 years ago

I got the Cory cats like you said. I love them. :D

Beck Smith - 12 years ago

Kept in tropical and coldwater and they don't have whiskers so you can have gravel but they can grow pretty big

Beck Smith - 12 years ago

I would recommend a sucker loach they can be

Jose - 12 years ago

The pet store has the same gravel that I got just different color does that mean mine is all right?

Jose - 12 years ago

LOL One more thing. I bought gravel from the pet store. It's white, but how do I tell it's to sharp for them?

Jose - 12 years ago

I have 4 platies in my tank. And need a clean up crew.

Jose - 12 years ago

OH and how many do you have? I'm thinking of getting Albino Cory Cats.

Jose - 12 years ago

How many should I put in a 10 gallon? I would love to get some. :D

Micheal Edwards - 12 years ago

Think they will be ok with my african cichlids or will my cichlids kill them?

Shaun Murphy - 12 years ago

I have a 20 gal with 6 zebras and six peppered corys. I was thinking about getting a couple more fish, or one large fish. I see you have a gourami. Are they happy on there own or should they be with others of their own species?

Shaun Murphy - 12 years ago

Peppered Corys in the house! Love the videos.

blurlistener - 12 years ago

Ive had a sterbai cory for almost a year now, I think its time to get 2 more so he has some company.

TheRossiboy - 12 years ago

salt is mainy harmful to shrimps in large amounts, If I were you I wouldn't add it at all...get the cory's they're great

TheRossiboy - 12 years ago

it's a dwarf honey gourami

TheRossiboy - 12 years ago

haha derpy corys!

Bob Nugget - 12 years ago

is that a gourami?

Jose - 12 years ago

Hey again, Can I put salt in a cory cat tank? I'm setting up a tank and I was thinking of getting salt, but I would like to put cory cats in my tank. Also, witch is better to get cory cats or salt. I would like to get some neon tetras and some shrimp. Oh is salt also harmful to shrimp? Thanks

Dirty Dan EG - 12 years ago

Facts came out the wrong way when I first herd it

Mithrin126 - 12 years ago

Cool vid. Just started up a South America tank and I am still trying to make up my mind on which Cory type to get. There's so many of the little buggers that I find it hard to pick! :D

vincescream - 12 years ago

so i have 4 peppered corys and im little worried cause they dont move that much unlike before when i just got them.

coryagori - 12 years ago

My favourite species ever. A tank is not a tank without the bumbling antics of a cory. Nice to see another fan!

Geo - 12 years ago

@TheRossiboy Thanks, they are much more active now thank you very much! They used to just stay at the back hiding now they come out and especially at feeding time. Thanks so much

sarah kelvin - 12 years ago

i just bought five neon cardinal Tetras and two young peppered Corydoras Catfish today.

TheGlader2 - 12 years ago

I have had a regular lake bed sort of setting in my fish tank for quite a wile now. Are my catfish in any danger? And Your catfish are always a joy to see. There just so happy. I have 2 that are like that, but there salt and pepper catfish, and they are a group. I have one bronze catfish, and I don't ever see him. And when I do he is always unhappy. How do I make him happier?

Reece Hodges - 12 years ago

Skunk Corys FTW!!!! haha

Jamie King - 13 years ago

Hey ross what filter have you got on your 15 gallon? I'm looking for a hang on filter that can withstand sand thanks

TheRossiboy - 13 years ago

@aquariums411 yeah bettas don't usually show aggression to corys, just make sure the betta was kept with other fish before you house them together. yeah gouramis aren't too bothered either, just make sure that there is plenty of hiding places shuch as plants and ornaments.

TheRossiboy - 13 years ago

@GeorgeFrancisRocks Yeah that's absolutely fine, as long as they're eating and don't show any signs of swimming funny or have any unusual looking things growing on them they're usually fine. they're probably just lazy, try putting sinking foods down in various places in the tank daily as this will encourage them to look for food.

TheRossiboy - 13 years ago

@WaydeKnight Thanks a lot, I'll be making a few vids this week as I'm off school :) thanks for watching and leaving the nice comment!

TheRossiboy - 13 years ago

@MrFishfood123 I use seachem black flourite sand as the substrate, I think you can use peat moss although I don't know if you have to soak it or cap it with something.

MrFishfood123 - 13 years ago

@TheRossiboy What substrate do u use in that tank? Another Qs- can u use peat moss as a substrate? thanks

Geo - 13 years ago

I have 2 Corys in my 15G tank with 4 Platy's, mine are yellowish and stay only on the floor and don't move much, they eat though, is this normal? Also i think you aquarium is awesome! :)

TheRossiboy - 13 years ago

@UberFiseh yeah...hand feeding makes them a lot more confident.

TheRossiboy - 13 years ago

@fabihanski It was still quite expensive but I bought mine from warehouse aquatics...just google it and I think their flourite is the cheapest on the net

Fabulous - 13 years ago

ross u must have saved for ever is ther is seachem flourite sand from ebay it cost £20 orrigonally then another £10 post i need 2 bags so get a deps of 1 2/4 inches if u didnt get it from ebay then were

Tyler de Jong - 13 years ago

@TheRossiboy i think the key to timid or shy fish is handfeeding bloodworms or brineshrimp.

TheRossiboy - 13 years ago

@fabihanski but it's easier to weigh them down, they tend to float if not enough sand is used to cover them

Young Buck - 13 years ago

@TheRossiboy thanks for replying even though you have so muck coments could i put 4 with a beta of a guromi

Fabulous - 13 years ago

@TheRossiboy its okay i my little cunkys fine i thought he would be verry timid hide all the time and get stresse but he doesnt seem to notice hes as bold as ever he isnt even scare of the cifon wich is sorta dangerous

Fabulous - 13 years ago

@TheRossiboy i have to dssagree with gravel being easier to put plants in the stong root plants are quite fine but plant with fine roots like luwgia jungle val snap when u put em in beause its harder to move away and plants dont push through as easy but thats just me im going to sand as soon as i can

TheRossiboy - 13 years ago

@TheNewYorkBlogger I'll look out for you

TheRossiboy - 13 years ago

@asiandude666 some are just naturally timid and scared although they can be trained to come out when you are in the room by giving them a little food every time you enter the room they will associate you with food and come out.

TheRossiboy - 13 years ago

@letmeshowuhow2stunt thanks a lot! yeah everyone has their different tastes and opinions, it's funny because I love their appearance lol I'm looking around for fairly unusual nano fish to go in what was the fighter tank :)

TheRossiboy - 13 years ago

@F1shguy Yeah that's probably part of it although I believe mine were just swimming about because they were about to be fed by me, they are usually on the substrate, I made sure to leave room between the plants so they can actually forage in the dense plant growth...yeah the different varieties may have different behaviors although all cories are pretty similar :) good comment got me thinking

TheRossiboy - 13 years ago

@RedDevilsWR fluvals are pretty low tanks so I'd suggest mainly low plants, since your gonna run highlight glossostigma would be an attractive option, pogostemon helferi is also an attractive foreground plant which I think would look great in a fluval edge due to it's crinkled leaves that act as contrast to the very orderly and sleek tank design. pogostemon erectus is also another attractive option offering a pink colour. Good old regular sagittaria would probably grow to the height of the tank.

TheRossiboy - 13 years ago

@weareallwet thanks man :) yeah they're great fish!

TheRossiboy - 13 years ago

@GroinStabbingPro thanks a lot, ah yeah I was gonna mention pygmy corys

TheRossiboy - 13 years ago

@fabihanski oh right, yeah I thought cichlids ate anything small enough to fin in their mouths lol...sorry to hear about the corys

TheRossiboy - 13 years ago

@FranksTankz thanks a lot, sure

TheRossiboy - 13 years ago

@jaythefishfan Hi there! thanks a lot, yeah that is a coincidence...sure I'll check it out

TheRossiboy - 13 years ago

@joshy39769 It will be very boring as I don't have any mollies to film but I may make a vid of them at the fish store and do a voice over if I can.

TheRossiboy - 13 years ago

@FulRed thanks a lot, I'm glad I don't have any complaints for this vid lol

TheRossiboy - 13 years ago

@1234tomj they don't need them but they're good for the catfish, you can feed boiled peas if you peel the skin off and boil the two inner sections

TheRossiboy - 13 years ago

@BLucy1997 thanks, it has been corrected now.

TheRossiboy - 13 years ago

@AwesomeAssassin1000 I've just been busy staying behind at school for coursework and doing homework and stuff but I try to make vids whenever possible while trying to keep on top of comments.

TheRossiboy - 13 years ago

@tropix579 Yeah I will hopefully be making one a week :) Thanks a lot mate

TheRossiboy - 13 years ago

@FeederFishTanks Thanks! I have come to prefer sand over gravel in the time I've been on here because its a little easier on digging fish, the plants seem to prefer sand as they grow quicker in it than in gravel, most food and fish waste tend to sit on top of it making it easier to siphon out and it looks a little smoother and clean than gravel in my opinion. gravel has it's positives also as it is easier to put plants in, it can be removed easily if needed and it can provide a capping for dirt.

FulRed - 13 years ago

Good stuff, very informative! The tank is looking very healthy and active by the way, keep it up!

Tipsy hs - 13 years ago

Can you do one about mollies? ^^

TheRossiboy - 13 years ago

@FishAreBeast Thanks for telling me, this is how I learn through your corrections

TheRossiboy - 13 years ago

@TotRevalution yeah they act up once they know I'm in the room

TheRossiboy - 13 years ago

@Braden8558 nah man I wanna keep it original :)

TheRossiboy - 13 years ago

@ed959lion I did manage to breed them but the young were so tiny and they died of fungus a common fry killer

TheRossiboy - 13 years ago

@PHtropicalfish Thanks! I plan to do about one a week

TheRossiboy - 13 years ago

@AquaLover99 oh right, nice to hear they're doing good, I Just heard they're not actually cory catfish they're just catfish lol, they seem pretty similar though

TheRossiboy - 13 years ago

@aquariums411 probably 4-5

TheRossiboy - 13 years ago

@Shrimpandinvertz yeah don't wanna copy

TheRossiboy - 13 years ago

@djpotter79 Thanks :) I don't have any plecos or guppies so the vid would probably be quite boring but I might take some footage of them in the pets tore and do a voice over :)

Fabulous - 13 years ago

hey rosss cichlids will eat shimp of they can fit in there mouths but pufferfush eg dwarf puffer brizlian puffers green spoted puffer tear all types of shrimps snail and freshwater clams to shreads and also i used to have a small group of coryies in a 5 gallon tanki was old at the store it was okay ony 1 survived i noived something was wrong after the 1st one died i could do nothing exept water change anyways the survivor is in a 33 gallon on his own and as happy as can be minding hisownbuisnes

F1shguy - 13 years ago

interesting, your tank has a lot of plants, and seems like there's not a whole lot of room on the substrate for them to sift thorugh, so they swim more above the ground and in the middle of the tank. As for me, my aquarium is very lightly decorated and planted so my cories are glued to the substrate, and rarely swim in the open water. however, my cories are peppered so i wonder if that's a slight species behavior difference or an adaptation to their environment.

TotRevalution - 13 years ago

Woah! Your shrimp are soo active :)

Braden8558 - 13 years ago

Nice Video man! You going to do some on plants? I was actually thinking like the same thing as Dustins species Sundays buti need a good name hahahaha

ed powell - 13 years ago

Have you ever had any cory fry

Ethan Stanley - 13 years ago

I just bought two green (emerald) cories a few days ago and they are doing just fine. No timidness what so ever, and they redily clean algae off the pebbles. They are are by far the best fish i've ever had.

Young Buck - 13 years ago

how much of them can i keep in a 10 gallon

PhillyPotter - 13 years ago

Great video bro keep them coming... Hope you can make one about pleco's and guppies

TheRossiboy - 13 years ago

@Shrimpandinvertz Hi, it was mainly Dustinsfishtanks idea a while back when I was talking to him on fishtank tv :) so I gotta give Dustin credit :) Thanks a lot I plant to do 1 a week if I can :) thanks for the comment

TheRossiboy - 13 years ago

@XoSkyrimOx haha...try putting in a small amount of pellet food every time you enter the room :)

TheRossiboy - 13 years ago

@TheNewYorkBlogger Thanks a lot man, I just wanna make a few vids that tell people how to take care of one type of fish quick. I checked out your channel and subbed :)

TheRossiboy - 13 years ago

@2699ryan yeah I'll be getting one in a few weeks time, the tank is currently cycling :)

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