cory cats and botias as well as stocking suggestions
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cory cats and botias as well as stocking suggestions
Hey all! It's been a while since I was on here! Love the new site!
Anyways, I have a 130 gal custom tank (5x2.5x2.5) that I am stocking. I was trying to go with fish I have yet to keep, but not having loaches in there is driving me nuts . Here is what I currently have in the tank:
2 common plecos (2")
2 dwarf blue gouramis
2 pearl gouramis
6 silver-tipped tetras
6 red-finned danios
4 cory sterbai
Aeration/filtration: powerhead and 2 x eheim 2026 canister filters all at surface.
So basically what I am wondering is are there botia species out there that won't pick on the cories? Also, if all of the flow is at the top of the tank, would there be enough oxygen in the lower regions of the tank for botias?
Also, I am also looking for some suggestions on fish to add to the tank. I was thinking some rainbows, but what would you add?
Thanks!
Jeremy
Anyways, I have a 130 gal custom tank (5x2.5x2.5) that I am stocking. I was trying to go with fish I have yet to keep, but not having loaches in there is driving me nuts . Here is what I currently have in the tank:
2 common plecos (2")
2 dwarf blue gouramis
2 pearl gouramis
6 silver-tipped tetras
6 red-finned danios
4 cory sterbai
Aeration/filtration: powerhead and 2 x eheim 2026 canister filters all at surface.
So basically what I am wondering is are there botia species out there that won't pick on the cories? Also, if all of the flow is at the top of the tank, would there be enough oxygen in the lower regions of the tank for botias?
Also, I am also looking for some suggestions on fish to add to the tank. I was thinking some rainbows, but what would you add?
Thanks!
Jeremy
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Re: cory cats and botias as well as stocking suggestions
Also, I am also looking for some suggestions on fish to add to the tank. I was thinking some rainbows, but what would you add?
Well, from what I understand you should always add more of Rainbow Goby. (disregard that, forum joke)
I had rostrata very happily hanging out with bronze corys.
So I can definitely tell you from personal experience, rostrata are ok with corys.
Well, from what I understand you should always add more of Rainbow Goby. (disregard that, forum joke)
I had rostrata very happily hanging out with bronze corys.
So I can definitely tell you from personal experience, rostrata are ok with corys.
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I wouldnt stock Sidthimunki's with Cories, I have had to do this in the past while changing tanks and the loaches did quite a bit of damage to the dorsal fins of the cories especialy the C. Sterbai and C. Axelrodi. I have kept Brochis Splendens with Clowns before but I have found some of the smaller loaches to be a little to fiesty for cories.
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I currently am keeping my B. splendens with my clowns and kubotia too. So far, no problems. However, the B. splendens are a lot bigger and stronger fish then most cories.Mad Duff wrote:I wouldnt stock Sidthimunki's with Cories, I have had to do this in the past while changing tanks and the loaches did quite a bit of damage to the dorsal fins of the cories especialy the C. Sterbai and C. Axelrodi. I have kept Brochis Splendens with Clowns before but I have found some of the smaller loaches to be a little to fiesty for cories.
I would not keep the smaller cories with clowns and the more boisterous loaches either, just from my experience.
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Thanks! It was originally going to be an arrowana tank, but when the arrowana jumped into my HOB overflow box (not even out of the tank), i rethought the big fish route...Graeme McKellar wrote:"Munki's" would fit in peacefully. Nice setup you have - thats one BIG tank.
Of the botia species, the ones readily available are striata, kubotai (a huge fan, but never had success), sid's, historanica, almorhae, pulcher, and dario. However, since the cories are only about 1" right now, would they be able to fend for themselves with any of these botia?
PS: I would love to try some rostratas but I have never seen them locally.
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If its 3-4", then its almost full grown, if not already. You can try, but you need to get at least 3, ideally more. They will chase each other around and play a lot. I bought 3 and thats all they had. I havent seen any locally since. I would really like to get some more. Just keep an eye on them and make sure they dont chase the coriesworldrallynut wrote:A LFS has a striata that has striking colors, yet it is 3-4" already. Is this too much of a difference between the cories and the botias?
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Sounds good. You going to post any pictures on the new striata?worldrallynut wrote:Well, I wound up back at the store today and I went ahead and picked up the striata. He is about 3" and seems pretty docile. They had him in with a bunch of albino cories this week, so I figured I'd give him a try. I'm gonna pick up some more striata the next time i see them available.
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