Which is better for a discus setup?

gex18 · Post by **gex18** » 25 Jun 2004, 21:34

I have a 5 foot juwel tank containing discus, apistos, cardinals and zebra plecos, what corydoras species would be best out of the following 3;

Corydoras Adolfoi
Corydoras Panda
Corydoras Metae

Or any others you can suggest? Also how many would you reccomend? I was thinking of 6 minimum?

Graeme · Post by **Graeme** » 25 Jun 2004, 22:31

What temperature is your tank?

G.

gex18 · Post by **gex18** » 25 Jun 2004, 22:49

between 29 - 30 degrees

Graeme · Post by **Graeme** » 25 Jun 2004, 23:05

Any Corydoras will do, that like living in those temperatures. It depends on which you like after finding them.

G.

Post by **Coryman** » 26 Jun 2004, 00:23

C. adolfoi; C. sterbai; C. gossei;

Ian

Alan_au · Post by **Alan_au** » 27 Jun 2004, 18:35

I might have put ,,C bondi bondi,,, C caudimaculatus and C hastatus in there as well ? Am I
too far wrong Ian???

Alan

Corymad · Post by **Corymad** » 27 Jun 2004, 19:28

Hi

I love Adolphi and Sterbai - I have both, but would buy at least three (preferably 5) of each. Make sure you don't do my dipstick trick of not quarantining - my present problems are down to my own stupidity. Quarantine tank had three cories breeding, I saw the Adolphi and knowing how hard they are to get round here bought three.

Corymad

Post by **Coryman** » 27 Jun 2004, 21:00

Allan

I would not keep any of those three in discus type temperatures. by the way C. bondi bondi are now just C. bondi, there are no longer any sub-species within Corydoradinae.

Corymad
what part of the West Midlands are you from?

Ian

Corymad · Post by **Corymad** » 27 Jun 2004, 21:46

Hi Coryman

Walsall. When problems re tank is sorted, I'll move breeding trio into 260 L and will try to get another Sterbai and Adolphi. Thinking of going to go to Oxford to try a shop there (they advertise their quarantine process). I'll still DEFINATELY quarantine. If you know my area, do you know of any good LFS? I don't like several - they have too many dead and dying stock. I could do with finding a store which Quarantines fish for a while, not get stock just in one day and sell out the next. Saw a dead Royal Plec in one shop - sorry to go on, but waste of life angers me.

Corymad