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Ok here is my deal. I have some south american cichs (cons, blue acara, parrot) I am going to add a pictus cat, 2 clown loaches, and a bristlenose pleco maybe two. How will cories fair f I put them in? Thanks!

I am a breeder of cichlids and an accidental breeder of cories and I would not suggest keeping any of the cichlids you have mentioned with either cories or pictus cats. They will be tormented and in perpetual hiding in short order. I recently moved a pictus out of a tank with a 3" acara and two slightly smaller acaras that decided that barbels were on the menu. I would suggest a raphael or other "armoured" cats that can handle the aggresive central and south american cichlids.

Plecos are fine with cichlids, as long as they are large enouhg to not be "bitesize". Bristlenoses will eat any left-over food.

Large "corys" would also work - perhaps you can find some or some such?

[Note: It's not considered good form to ask essentially the same question in three different forums... You've written about the same subject in the Cory, Pleco and Other South American forums...]

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Mats

I went to another forum about fish info anfd almoist everyone keeps the pictus with their cichlids. And aren't cories armoured?
Thanks!

Reptilian wrote:I went to another forum about fish info anfd almoist everyone keeps the pictus with their c*****ds. And aren't cories armoured?

Apparently you're looking for approval of your plans. In the interest of the catfishes you name, I would also say no.
This isn't based on paper knowledge, but on experience.
It's just like Natefrog says.
The fact that corys are armoured isn't important here. They have no benefit of their armour when being constantly harrassed and their fins are of course not armoured.
Imo your corys will die pretty soon in your set up.
Sorry, I can't make it sound any better.

Apparently you're looking for approval of your plans. In the interest of the catfishes you name, I would also say no.

It's not that i'm looking for approval i'm just looking for knowledge.

Reptilian wrote:And aren't cories armoured?

That doesn't make it any more pleasant to be chewed on....
would you like that?;
"Oh well, I am armoured...let him just chew me and spit me out when he's done. I'll survive..I guess".

when it sounds that way it sounds really painful. lol. I just won't do it. What about the Bronchis species?

are somewhat bigger builds, but still the same sensitive fins for example. I wouldn't recommend it.

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Mats

k thanks.

I keep a range of dwarf cichlids, rams, borellis and the like and they never bother my cories. However, my geophagus brasiliensis are waaay to interested in slow moving wigglers for them to live with cories, and my rift-dwarfs would tear them up in seconds. The only cichlids that can live with cories are the south american river dwarfs, forget anything else...

ok thank u.

Reginator wrote:I keep a range of dwarf c*****ds, rams, borellis and the like and they never bother my cories. However, my geophagus brasiliensis are waaay to interested in slow moving wigglers for them to live with cories, and my rift-dwarfs would tear them up in seconds. The only c*****ds that can live with cories are the south american river dwarfs, forget anything else...

May be that G. brasiliensis is a bit more agreesive than my Satanoperca leucosticus - the S. leucostictus are definitely OK with my C. sterbai and B. splendens, as well as baby-bristlenoses. [The BN-babies ended up in the tank after a hole in the breeder net became large enough for several babies to escape, they were no more than 2cm TL at that time, and the 10-12cm TL S. lecostictus were not eating them].

I should add that mixing any small fish with larger cichlids is something that requires careful research and there is ALWAYS some element of risk. Most cichlids are very territorial and will attach ANYTHING that gest close enough...

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Mats