wwjond Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 Hello! I have a 125 gallon I started a few months ago, I've been slowly bumping up stocking numbers. It is mostly a rainbow fish tank with a mix of boesmani, turqouse, and yellows. There are also 2 bristlenose pleco and 10 venezualan corydora. I'm interested in adding an electric blue acara to the tank, and while the ones I'm able to get are small now, the corydora are tiny. Do you think a 2 inch acara would eat my corydora or grow much faster than them being a bad combo in the near future? I mostly want this to be a peaceful tank so I don't want to add the acara if it will cause problems for everyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitecloud09 Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 Hello and yes blue acara is a great choice but the smaller corys can become food sadly @wwjond, what kind of corydora @wwjond? The ones that get bigger might be fine for the future but now if they are 2 inches, I do not recommend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wwjond Posted March 31 Author Share Posted March 31 They are orange Venezuelan corydora, the corys themselves are probably around a half inch or so right now. I think Venezuelans get to be around 2 inches, not the biggest species if I'm thinking correctly. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitecloud09 Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 On 3/30/2024 at 8:05 PM, wwjond said: They are orange Venezuelan corydora, the corys themselves are probably around a half inch or so right now. I think Venezuelans get to be around 2 inches, not the biggest species if I'm thinking correctly. If that small, I personally would not go for the acara @wwjond, if you already have the corys that is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wwjond Posted March 31 Author Share Posted March 31 I agree, thanks for your thoughts. I might do an apistograma instead but might just stick to the rainbows and corydora. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beardedbillygoat1975 Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 If you want to get an acara type then look at the Laetacara araguiae or curviceps. They stay small would not be an issue for your corys. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony s Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 I think you’d be fine. After letting the corys grow for a bit. And adding a juvenile eba. for eba tank mates 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wwjond Posted April 1 Author Share Posted April 1 Thanks for sharing this, I suppose i'll be patient and see just how big my corys get. I've had bronze corys before and they took quite a while to get to full size, not sure how fast the venezualans will grow. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllFishNoBrakes Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 Agreed that if you let the Cory’s grow out and then get a juvenile EBA you should be good. Cory’s do take a while to grow out like you mentioned, but patience is a virtue, and it’ll all be worth it. Over the lifetime of the tank you’ll forget all about having to wait to grow out the Cory’s 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony s Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 On 3/31/2024 at 6:50 PM, Beardedbillygoat1975 said: Laetacara araguiae I have been looking at these from a Florida farm (imp. Tro.) for a few months now. Not so colorful. But very interesting looking 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beardedbillygoat1975 Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 They color up, often have very beautiful spangling and with mood often change colors 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwcarlson Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 If you have another tank you could move the corys there to grow up some. I've put pretty small cories in with my full grown rams and they haven't bothered them. I've not had EBA ever, but I will say that fish that "grow up" together seem to be pretty tolerant of each other in my experience. If you get a small EBA and it's not big enough to bother the corys initiallly, it might just accept them. Of course with cichlids, every day is a roll of the dice for some behaviors, so take that with the grain of salt. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wwjond Posted April 1 Author Share Posted April 1 I appreciate the info, at the moment my other tanks are pretty capped out, I could get another tank but trying to chase the 10 small cory across a 6 ft tank would be pretty difficult I'm thinking as long as they are doing okay no need to stir the pot. I'm sure I'll find another chance to get an acara in the future, I wanted to jump on the opportunity because frankly my local options are terrible, but not worth rushing into. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitecloud09 Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 (edited) On 3/31/2024 at 10:07 PM, Tony s said: I think you’d be fine. After letting the corys grow for a bit. And adding a juvenile eba. for eba tank mates Oh nice, @Tony s. Cool vid. @wwjond, should be fine then. Just make sure there is no agression Edited April 1 by Whitecloud09 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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