Do Cory Prefer Carpeted Tank

I also like the look of spiny riccia and eleocharis sp mini.

Do cory prefer carpeted tank.

So it s important to be. Although peetee is correct about cory cats being schooling fish i don t think that is why the cory doesn t move much. 5 5 gallon 1 betta 10 gallon 4 fancy guppies 1 cory cat. I m wondering if it would be ok to keep corys in a tank with a glosso carpet and very little substrate showing.

Cory cats can thrive in larger tanks too. I am planning on getting 5 venezuelan cory cats they are super small for my 10 gal mini community ish tank. Either way hobbyists need to remember that all living species tax the bio load capacity of a tank. Cory catfish can do well in covered tanks of nearly any size and dimensions.

I learned that ember tetras and cherry shrimp like a well planted aquarium and i was wondering if i should get a carpet or not and how much substrate i should cover if i. I love the look of e. Get corydoras that will thrive in the water temperature of your tank. Sterbai corydoras can tolerate higher temperatures and will do well up to 86 f 30 c.

Here is a great infographic that will explain everything you need to know about creating a carpet in your planted tank. Can they feed off the glosso or do they need sand gravel. The corys do have a nice big open section at the front of the tank with plenty of places to hide and plenty of open rock work. I am also planning on getting 5 ember tetras and 4 cherry shrimp.

It never really moves just sits on the bottom of the tank and it seems happy to do that. You can buy an aquarium thermometer at your local aquarium supply store or online. I have seven cory cats and i have one lazy one too. Triandra i think its elatine but cant find much information about it other than its a difficult to find plant.

Many beginner hobbyists keep corydoras catfish in small tanks like 10 gallon aquariums. 2 use plants that don t attract hide waste ex. 1 they need ground space so aquascape shouldn t take away too much of grounds. 125 gallon 3 angelfish 2 pearl gouramis 3 moonlight gouramis 1 blue 3 spot gourami 1 lavender gourami 6 silver dollars a kribensis pair 1 clown pleco 1 albino bristlenose pleco 1 metae cory 3 pictus cats 2 dwarf neon rainbowfish 1 harlequin tetra.

In general corydoras prefer a temperature of 70 f 21 c to 80 f 27 c. Also a few of my own opinions concepts when setting up a planted tank for corys or catfish in general.