walker Posted January 16, 2021 Share Posted January 16, 2021 I'm a little sad I just bought the cutest little peppered corydoras for my 5 gallon tank and now I read there should be 3. Is thAt a problem for a 5 gallon tank? With nerite snAil and betta? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrozenFins Posted January 16, 2021 Share Posted January 16, 2021 I wouldn't do peperd corys for that exact reason they are shoaling fish. Pygmy corys may be okay though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walker Posted January 16, 2021 Author Share Posted January 16, 2021 Ok of course pet smart thought it would be ok. Ill have to look for other. I wanted algae eater for small tank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OceanTruth Posted January 16, 2021 Share Posted January 16, 2021 29 minutes ago, walker said: Ok of course pet smart thought it would be ok. Ill have to look for other. I wanted algae eater for small tank. I'm not sure any corydoras are great algae eaters. You have a nerite which is awesome. How about some amano shrimp? People seem to have overall good success with keeping them with bettas. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TankedUp Posted January 16, 2021 Share Posted January 16, 2021 Cory's are way more fun in packs of 3 or more I keep 6 in a 46g and love the little guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted January 16, 2021 Share Posted January 16, 2021 9 hours ago, walker said: I'm a little sad I just bought the cutest little peppered corydoras for my 5 gallon tank and now I read there should be 3. Is thAt a problem for a 5 gallon tank? With nerite snAil and betta? It isn't a problem. Don't worry, enjoy your Corydoras. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaredL Posted January 16, 2021 Share Posted January 16, 2021 I second what @Danielsaid. In a perfect world we'd all have humongous tanks with a 100s of our schooling or "soaling" fish. All we can do is the best we can with what we have to try to keep our fish happy and healthy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Manifesto Posted January 16, 2021 Share Posted January 16, 2021 Ideally you'd want this fish with a few others of their kind, but as long as you keep the water clean and feed them, it'll be just fine. They do enjoy the 'safety' of shoaling together, but its not going to hurt if they don't Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colu Posted January 16, 2021 Share Posted January 16, 2021 I would just have Betta and nerite snali in 5gallon unless you increase your water changes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan F Posted January 16, 2021 Share Posted January 16, 2021 I think the biggest thing is that corys can be reclusive when alone. I went down the same path you did. Initially just got one, and (s)he was fine, but now I have 4 in a 20g and they are much more active and demonstrate their wiggly-ness far more often. 5G is kinda small for a pack of corys, but maybe consider getting him a buddy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walker Posted January 16, 2021 Author Share Posted January 16, 2021 Thank you so much for all the good advice. I now am thinking of getting a 10 gallon. That’s all I have room for and sending 5 gallon back. Any recommendations nothing too expensive. Thanks again. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larrimore Posted January 16, 2021 Share Posted January 16, 2021 Petco dollar per gallon right now. 10 gallon, 10 bucks. Get you an Aquarium Coop sponge filter, usb airpump, ziss airstone, and a little airline tubing. You'll need a lid and a light. Possibly a heater. That should do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walker Posted January 17, 2021 Author Share Posted January 17, 2021 Thank you sounds like a good option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrozenFins Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 23 hours ago, walker said: Ok of course pet smart thought it would be ok. Ill have to look for other. I wanted algae eater for small tank. corydoras aren't good algae eaters. They will scavange for left over food though. If your looking for a good algae eater I would do a few nirite snails. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platosdog Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 I would do the bigger tank option, I had 1 then got him 3 friends in a bigger tank and he is much more active. But by himself for a year he did well too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CorydorasEthan Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 In my experience, Corydoras paleatus (Peppered cory) get pretty big. Although I always advocate for a large school of cories, I personally have kept (and still have them) a pair of peppered cories in my 29 gallon community (used to be in my 10 gallon). They have now bred and have a bunch of little babies to school with. I would recommend to just get one as a buddy, or else they'll be pretty lonely and shy. Despite a couple in a 5 gallon being fine for a little while, (especially if you have females and not males) I would definitely consider upgrading to a 10 gallon or larger and get a school of them. They are great in a school and very social! Also, as algae eaters, I personally have never seem them eat any. I would go for nerite snails (for glass or flat surfaces) or Amano shrimp (better for some hair-like algaes). (Below you can see the size difference between my female peppered cory and a pygmy cory and female bristlenose pleco in the first picture. In the second you can see the male is much smaller than the female.) Hope this helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walker Posted January 23, 2021 Author Share Posted January 23, 2021 Thank you for the pic. Wow I sure hope it’s a male, I’ve named him Michael and have become attached so I can’t get rid of him/her. By the way I love the gravel in your tank what are you using and is it good for live plants. I’m having so much trouble with rinsing the brown fluorite. I’m still vacuuming up dust. It was a mess. He’s actually social with me I just have one snail with him right now. Would like to have at least two of the corydoras. Waiting for bigger tank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CorydorasEthan Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 10 hours ago, walker said: Thank you for the pic. Wow I sure hope it’s a male, I’ve named him Michael and have become attached so I can’t get rid of him/her. By the way I love the gravel in your tank what are you using and is it good for live plants. I’m having so much trouble with rinsing the brown fluorite. I’m still vacuuming up dust. It was a mess. He’s actually social with me I just have one snail with him right now. Would like to have at least two of the corydoras. Waiting for bigger tank. - I am using pool filter sand as my substrate. It is pretty cheap, but really messy if you don't rinse it very well (I did a simple wash and my tank was so cloudy when I put it in, so I would recommend running a hose through a bucket of this sand for at least 10 minutes to make sure the sand isn't messy and make the water cloudy when you put it in). All types of Corydoras love the sand because they can sift through it with their barbels. It is entertaining to watch too. - Okay about whether it's good for plants or not. While, I just started growing live plants in this tank about a month ago. I'm not sure if they grow well in the long run, but they seem to be doing well so far. My Java fern that I have had for about six months has grown from a tiny leaflet to a huge plant in this substrate (I didn't know it was a Java fern so I planted the tiny leaf into the substrate and it just grew). My Vallisneria have grown runners and are growing taller, my hairgrass is getting fuller, my Crytocoryne wendtii is bigger, and my Dwarf Aquarium Lily has grown a lot. The only one not going well is my Amazon sword. It melted right when I put it into my tank (it was grown at my Local Fish Store), and whenever it grows new leaflets, they always melt after a few weeks, so I don't think the swordplant is good with the sand. Hope this helps. I'm looking foreward to see how your aquarium turns out! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JettsPapa Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 1 hour ago, CorydorasEthan said: - I am using pool filter sand as my substrate. It is pretty cheap, but really messy if you don't rinse it very well (I did a simple wash and my tank was so cloudy when I put it in, so I would recommend running a hose through a bucket of this sand for at least 10 minutes to make sure the sand isn't messy and make the water cloudy when you put it in). All types of Corydoras love the sand because they can sift through it with their barbels. It is entertaining to watch too. - Okay about whether it's good for plants or not. While, I just started growing live plants in this tank about a month ago. I'm not sure if they grow well in the long run, but they seem to be doing well so far. My Java fern that I have had for about six months has grown from a tiny leaflet to a huge plant in this substrate (I didn't know it was a Java fern so I planted the tiny leaf into the substrate and it just grew). My Vallisneria have grown runners and are growing taller, my hairgrass is getting fuller, my Crytocoryne wendtii is bigger, and my Dwarf Aquarium Lily has grown a lot. The only one not going well is my Amazon sword. It melted right when I put it into my tank (it was grown at my Local Fish Store), and whenever it grows new leaflets, they always melt after a few weeks, so I don't think the swordplant is good with the sand. Hope this helps. I'm looking foreward to see how your aquarium turns out! I'm surprised to hear that your pool filter needed that much cleaning. I've used two different brands and never washed them at all. One didn't cloud the water at all and the other one clouds it very little, and it clears up soon. I have a wide variety of plants thriving in PFS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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