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MoFish Hobbyist Posts: 148 Kudos: 40 Registered: 15-Mar-2006	How many Fales Julii cories can I have in a 10 gallon with a Whisper filter and not have to do more water changes than the standard 10% weekly? After the max. ammount of cories is added, would there be room for any other, say centerpiece fish or perhaps a trio of male guppies? ~Mofish ~Morgan~
Posted 27-Mar-2007 01:04
OldTimer Mega Fish USAF Retired Posts: 1181 Kudos: 1294 Votes: 809 Registered: 08-Feb-2005	Cories are very social and schooling fish and really shouldn't be kept in groups less than 6. Really a ten gallon tank is too small to keep a group of this size of the species that you want IMO. A better fit would be Corydoras habrosus which is much smaller and would be a better fit for this tank. A group of 6 to 8 should work out. Here's the link to their profile. http://www.fishprofiles.com/files/profiles/386.htm You could then keep a smaller centerpiece fish such as a dwarf gourami or even possibly a betta with them. Jim Water, taken in moderation, cannot hurt anybody. -- Mark Twain
Posted 27-Mar-2007 01:48
MoFish Hobbyist Posts: 148 Kudos: 40 Registered: 15-Mar-2006	thanks, OldTimer! I actually do have an open 20g tall (12w X 18h X 24L) : how many cories could I put in that? ~Mo ~Morgan~
Posted 27-Mar-2007 02:08
Budzilla Enthusiast Posts: 288 Kudos: 197 Votes: 90 Registered: 18-Jul-2006	Edited by budzilla A good stocking for the 20 would be 8-10 cories 4-6 Male guppies Pair of rams or a Dwarf Gourami -Vincent
Posted 27-Mar-2007 03:05
OldTimer Mega Fish USAF Retired Posts: 1181 Kudos: 1294 Votes: 809 Registered: 08-Feb-2005	Well, the 20 gallon is much better that the 10 and I think a group of 6 or 8 of the False Julii would work fine in that. You could then have a dwarf gourami or 2 as well as a small school of some other small tetra or barb. I don't think that I would go with just the Cory's as they pretty much occupy the very lowest portion of the tank and as such the tank would look empty with just them in there. However, if you really just want them, then probably 8 to 10 would be okay. Jim Water, taken in moderation, cannot hurt anybody. -- Mark Twain
Posted 27-Mar-2007 03:09
MoFish Hobbyist Posts: 148 Kudos: 40 Registered: 15-Mar-2006	a group of 6 or 8 of the False Julii would work fine in that. You could then have a dwarf gourami or 2 as well as a small school of some other small tetra or barb. I think I might do that, have 7 False Juliis and then have 7 or 8 neon/black neon/glow lite tetras. Instead of the DG or the 4 guppies, (they were only if I could have cories in a 10 gallon) is there any other centerpiece fish (besides a betta) that I could do? I would do the pair of rams, but when I had them before, they would always stay at the bottom and be extremely shy. If you could help me with this, I think I might go with a pair of those. ~Mo ~Morgan~
Posted 27-Mar-2007 13:17
OldTimer Mega Fish USAF Retired Posts: 1181 Kudos: 1294 Votes: 809 Registered: 08-Feb-2005	7 False Juliis and then have 7 or 8 neon/black neon/glow lite tetras Well, if not going with the DG then why not increase the number of tetras to say 10 or 12. I think that would make a very nice display. Jim Water, taken in moderation, cannot hurt anybody. -- Mark Twain
Posted 27-Mar-2007 15:22
jasonpisani Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 5553 Kudos: 7215 Votes: 1024 Registered: 24-Feb-2003	You can also have 2 schools of Tetras & the Corydoras at the bottom. Personally i would try the Rams, with 1 school of Tetra & Corydoras. Maybe you can add some low light/maintenance plants aswell. http://www.flickr.com/photos/corydoras/ Member of the Malta Aquarist Society - 1970. http://www.maltaaquarist.com
Posted 27-Mar-2007 15:25
MoFish Hobbyist Posts: 148 Kudos: 40 Registered: 15-Mar-2006	jasonpisani: I have had plants before in the tank...they didn't work out too well because they didn't sell java fern/moss or any other low light plant that could take less than one wpg: The max wattage for the tank was only 15w. Thanks for the input any way! OldTimer: Thanks, I think I will just go for the cories and bump up the school of tetras to 10 or 11. Thanks every one for the help! ~Mo ~Morgan~
Posted 27-Mar-2007 22:24
OldTimer Mega Fish USAF Retired Posts: 1181 Kudos: 1294 Votes: 809 Registered: 08-Feb-2005	Good luck with it, Mo. Keep us posted as to the results. Jim Water, taken in moderation, cannot hurt anybody. -- Mark Twain
Posted 28-Mar-2007 03:14


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