fancy goldfish + peppered corydoras

[Abby]

hey! I have a 60-gallon with 10 smaller-sized fancy goldfish (possible upgrade soon) and I have 3 corydoras. would the goldfish eat the corys? or am I just overthinking it?😅😅😅

[Tony s]

They may try. In that case they’ll be severely injured. Corys have spines in their fins. I probably wouldn’t try this combination. The best tank mates for goldfish are goldfish. Mostly due to temperature requirements. I would keep them down around 70 degrees, possibly even unheated , they’re easily an outdoor pond fish. Most tropical fish are unsuited for these conditions.

coop makes this list of tank mates, although I’d stay away from the common pleco 

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwjQ4JH4z-SEAxWghIkEHTERD-MQFnoECA0QAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.aquariumcoop.com%2Fblogs%2Faquarium%2Fgoldfish-tank-mates&usg=AOvVaw3roPORL7xxfQaJ7ZiE4KKi&opi=89978449

[Tony s]

Also from coop

https://www.aquariumcoop.com/blogs/aquarium/care-guide-for-fancy-goldfish

if you’re looking to keep all 10 you’re probably looking at a minimum of 75g, but 125 would be better. Goldfish are massive waste producers. Bigger tanks will help keep the water stable. With 10 you’re still going to be doing a lot of water changes. If you could find a 75g lowboy that should be enough swimming area. They’re not impressive swimmers and do better in shallow tanks. 

[EggShappedFish]

They may or may not, but who wants to take the risk really?

Corydoras are basically barbarmoured fish, and when they get stuck, are really hard to get out of anything really. I'd personally stay away from them even though they temperature wise are a pretty good match.

Personally I feel that the goldfish prefere to be with goldfish. I wouldn't even mix fancy goldfish with commons, and even among fancies, I can be picky at what types i let live to gether

 

[Ninjoma]

I haven't had any issues keeping fancy goldfish with peppered corys personally