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Hi,

I have a 15 gallon tank (approximately 24"x12"x12"). I currently have 4 bloodfin tetras (about an inch long maybe a tiny bit more, not gonna grow to more than 2" each), and two Clown Plecos (1 P. Maccus, and 1 LDA68). I used to have 6 bloodfins (two had run-ins with the business end of the plecos' spikes) and they used to school nicely together so I would like to add two more to make my total 6. My question is could I also add a shoal of cories? I feel that the cories would add a lot because of their outgoing character and the fact that they are willing to clean the substrate a bit. If I was to add 5-6 cories would I have too many fish? What if I didn't get those two other bloodfins? Would the plecos be annoyed with these other bottom dwellers?

Any opinions would be considered awesome.

Dont think you would have a problem there unless any of your tankmates get realy big.

I want some Corys but there at least £4.50 each so a nice little group of 11 would cost far far to much, i dont know what there called but there a cream colour with black/dark spots all over, almost perry-cory ish, with orange front fins.

Whene i get my 10ft tank setup i am going to get a BIG shoal of them.

Sounds good. I am planning on getting a 30-40 gallon tank in a few months anyway so their max size won't be a problem unless those cories grow to more than 6 inches (highly impossible).

As long as your waterchange regime is pretty regular, (30%+ once a week), it should be no problem having a group of 5-6 smaller cories. I would see if you can fink C. habrosus or C. pygmaeus, but any smallish cory would be fine.

Adding a group of corys would be fine, definitley not overstocking the tank, as most don't grow to more than 5cm. Any corys except maybe bronze and peppered would be ok, because they grow bigger than others.