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william head - 7 years ago

I have a pepper and a julii cory cat. I also have ordered 4 orange lazer cory cats all in a 40 gal. . Once I get my 125 going I believe I will go with 20 to 25 salt-N-pepper corys. They are a type of pygmy cory that only get to inch and a quarter.

Hornet Oliver - 7 years ago

Cory Cats are actually my favorite freshwater aquarium fish. I have a pair of Greens in my 5 gallon Fluval Spec 5 and they share the space with one Golden Gouramis and 2 Ghost Shrimp. They all get along great together and it they seem to be a great low maintenance match.

Tony Hunt - 7 years ago

They are cool fish. They interact with each other, so schools of 6-10 are good

Adam Potts - 7 years ago

My corries are the X fancy dark blue with orange tips and like a long antenna on its back £50 each

Jake Hornberger - 7 years ago

That was good info for the most part, however if you have corys you should really have 6 or more of the same species (meaning not 3 panda corys with 3 bronze corys) they are a schooling fish that gulps air so it is optimal to have 6 or more in a relatively shallow tank, the further up they have to swim for air the more stressed they get. Also gravel substrate is fine especially for the larger corys but they really do much better in dirt or sand, much easier on their barbels and if u look closely at them in a sand tank they actually pump the sand out of their gills which is their preferred method of sifting

Zachary Reeser - 7 years ago

How are they still doing?

Is that a gravel substrate? I've read they prefer sand. Just wondering.

Nice video!

TreX Gamer101 - 7 years ago

I got one XD

ned gronow - 7 years ago

thanks for the info im getting peppered corys for my 40 gallon with a betta and neon tetras

Mike Tyson - 7 years ago

ned gronow I have a few with my male elephant betta

ned gronow - 7 years ago

female

Hevoltic - 7 years ago

Nice! Is it a male or female betta?

AquariumCop - 7 years ago

TY great video!

Hevoltic - 7 years ago

No prob, glad I could help :D

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ken j yue - 7 years ago

My corydora blinked at me on the first day. I was like WTF.

Hevoltic - 7 years ago

lol :)

Julie Purcell - 7 years ago

fish d ont have eye kids.
they look down and looks as if they do

Julie Purcell - 7 years ago

They are a schooling fish need at least 6 ..20 long min.

Eren Jaeger - 7 years ago

Should I choose a pleco or a Cory?

Kaleb Balboa - 7 years ago

Hevoltic Not all Plecos need wood.

Hevoltic - 7 years ago

In my opinion, A cory is definitely better because they do not need wood in their diet. Plecos require wood, and lots of it

Eren Jaeger - 7 years ago

To me I find goldfish to be pigs they eat my plants and the pellets for my butterfly plecos

Penis Pichles - 7 years ago

Hi! The answer to your question really depends on the size of your tank. A pleco needs a MINIMUM of 55 gallons, although I would still recommend bigger as they get quite large. Due to the large tank size requirement, I would say corydoras are the better option. However, you do need a minimum of four corys, they need friends. BUT, if you are looking for fish to eat algae, I wouldn't say either is a good option. There are no true algae-eating fish, but I have found platys to be absolute pigs that eat anything and everything. If you are looking for BEST results, I'd say you need to scrub the aquarium down.

KaijuCinema - 7 years ago

Hey I was planning on a 10 gallon aquarium. Would it be acceptable to have about 4 or 5 panda cories? Also I hear these cories are a little harder to care for. Is this true? Have any panda cories died in your tank?

KaijuCinema - 7 years ago

Hevoltic I would require 4 neon tetras which would overstock the tank about 2 inches

Hevoltic - 7 years ago

I don't have any experience with Gouramis, but I have had success with all different types of tetras. Glowlight or Neon Tetras would work best in a 10 gallon

KaijuCinema - 7 years ago

Hevoltic If you have any ideas in all ears

KaijuCinema - 7 years ago

Hevoltic that's another question I had. Do you think I could get a dwarf gourami in there? If you have any ideas on a 2" fish that could go in there alongside those 4-5 cories that would be great! Thanks!

Hevoltic - 7 years ago

I think It would work. What other fish are you planning to have in the tank?

Sheena Jones - 7 years ago

Thought the title was a bit misleading. Was not expecting a ton of info in roughly four minutes, but more detailed information would have been appreciated.

Matt Aquatics - 7 years ago

great video
my favourite are the julii

Hevoltic - 7 years ago

I have peppered cories and they look great

Squash Bash - 7 years ago

you dont need an intro

victor pirir - 7 years ago

Hevoltic no dknt I really like the intro

Hevoltic - 7 years ago

+Squash Bash
Thanks!

Squash Bash - 7 years ago

ALL RIGHT WILL DO ;)+Hevoltic

Hevoltic - 7 years ago

+Squash Bash
Thank you for your feedback! In my newer videos, I have made a shorter intro, so check them out. Cory cats are amazing.

Squash Bash - 7 years ago

+Hevoltic
Its too long, its just annoying at least make it smaller, i appreciate some of the info though im gonna go buy some coreys

Hevoltic - 7 years ago

maybe I want one :)

Mrs. Samantha - 7 years ago

Paul Chippington sent me. I left a like and subscribed. :)

Hevoltic - 7 years ago

Thank you!

waggs cole - 7 years ago

Would a pair of corys be ok with 5 tiger barbs in a 20 gallon?

Hevoltic - 7 years ago

The tiger barbs will probably pick on the cory's. If you want to try it, you are most welcome to. I have never tested it.

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buttermytatas - 8 years ago

if i have a 7.5 would just 1 be okay?

Marlon Quintana-Nieto - 7 years ago

buttermytatas I have a shoal of 9 Corys

Raleigh Frand - 7 years ago

there should be four to six fish at the least with a schooling fish

Hevoltic - 8 years ago

+LittleGamer Kat
true

Laurie Paquin - 8 years ago

try to not buy à single one they're realy social fish:(

Hevoltic - 8 years ago

+buttermytatas
You are welcome

buttermytatas - 8 years ago

Okay, thanks

Hevoltic - 8 years ago

Probably as a fry and juvinile, but they can grow to max size of 3-4 inches, so probably not when they become larger

Blaze The Kid - 8 years ago

Don't you need 6 of them not 2

Hevoltic - 8 years ago

They do better in schools, but pairs I have found work also.

FintasticFish - 8 years ago

Sweet I'm getting them sometime soon for my 30 gallon tank!

Hevoltic - 8 years ago

Nice! Have Fun!

PsychedelicBabe - 8 years ago

I love cory cats I had them for a while and bred them and now I want them again after watching this

Hevoltic - 8 years ago

I will definitely check it out!

PsychedelicBabe - 8 years ago

+Hevoltic I agree I have a playlist on my channel with the ones I had and bred

Hevoltic - 8 years ago

I'm glad this video inspired you! sterbai cories are amazing.

Hevoltic - 8 years ago

I love these fish.

Hevoltic - 8 years ago

No Prob

Neon Tetra Aquarist - 8 years ago

Thanks! Just picked up five julli corys so yeah thanks for this again!

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