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I just cycled a new 40gal breeder and I am put goodeids in from mexico(either cresent or redtail). What cory would go best with goodeids and spawn in the same type of habitat?

Which Cories would go best with the goodeids would depend on the water quality. Will the water have a higher pH and harder water? Or will the pH be neutral?

I've kept several species of goodeids including Xenotoca eiseni and I wouldn't keep any corys with them. They enjoy the taste of cory dorsal fin too much.

My water runs about 7.7(pH) and hardness runs the anywhere from 120 mg/L to 150 mg/L. This being because I live in Dallas around limestone and with rain and drought hardness and alk. can vary.

I agree with mummymonkey. Goodieds will pester your cories to death. The two of them do not go together. I have both species of fish and they do not mix.

Jeff

I would probably put some "larger catfish in there if at all. I lost 2 amblydoras hancocki from them. The poor guys looked like they were mugged and then the muggers came back and did it again. I would make sure that the catfish are large enough to deal with them. In the past I have had some cats do ok. It really depends upon the type of Goodeids. The Santa Maria goodeids did ok with this set up:

Corydoras barburatus (bearded cory)(4)
Pimodella pictus (3)
Synodontis Eupterus (1)
Bristlenose (2)

As you can tell, the goodeids were used as dither fish because everyone else was Catfish!

Goodluck...

Scott
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