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Corys in a 75 gallon
Posted: 10 Nov 2005, 01:47
by Herman63
Was just wondering if the depth of a 75 gallon would be to deep for corys. Thinking about Sterbai....
Herman
Re: Corys in a 75 gallon
Posted: 10 Nov 2005, 13:46
by MatsP
Herman63 wrote:Was just wondering if the depth of a 75 gallon would be to deep for corys. Thinking about Sterbai....
Herman
I'm sure that common US 75-gallon tanks usually have a particular height, but technically, knowing that it's a 75-gallon tank is actually not a good indication of how deep the water would be... So a height of the tank would be appreciated...
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Mats
Posted: 10 Nov 2005, 17:12
by Herman63
Sorry the tank is 21 inches deep.
thank you
The deeper the better
Posted: 11 Nov 2005, 05:06
by buzz763
corys love to swim vertically. I have heard this and seen this in my own tanks. I have a 220 gallon tank with a dozen or so corys in it.
Posted: 11 Nov 2005, 09:45
by joern
Hello,
although I do not know the standard size of US-tanks, its seem to be a large tank, somewhat about around 120x50x50 cm or so I guess.
This is a nice cory tank, also for the somewhat larger Cory-species and the Brochis.
Posted: 11 Nov 2005, 17:01
by bronzefry
I have 8 Paleatus in a 75 gallon tank. They spent close to 1 year in a 29 gallon before moving one year ago into the 75 gallon tank. Since the move, their behaviors have changed in a few ways. They don't shoal as tightly as they did in a smaller tank. It's also more clear that they like to stake out a territory in this tank. A Peckoltia tried to take up residence in "their" preferred piece of rocks and driftwood. The Paleatus poked at the other species, usually in the tail on a regular basis. I've observed some very organized poking by 2 or 3 Paleatus at a time on a Peckoltia in "their" preferred space. After this poking, the Peckoltia will lash out at the Paleatus. This continued for several weeks until the Peckoltia discovered another piece of driftwood(It was in the tank all along). Now, their poking and lashing is quite seldom. Otos get pushed out of the way. I've also noticed that Paleatus fry survive in this set-up better than the last set-up. I do keep a spare tank handy for Paleatus fry. These are just things I've observed. Please take them with a grain of salt. I'm just a hobbyist.
