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[Josh_Mcfadden]

I have a 50 gallon that I just re set up, dimensions are 36"x18"x18". I want to dedicate it to Corydoras brevirostris and some type of small pleco. Can anyone give me an idea of how many to get. All fish will be wild caught.

Filtration:Ac 300, XP3
Substrate: Flourite
Decor: 2 pieces of wood
Plants: Anubias nana
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Thx,
Josh

[corybrummie2010]

As corys are shoaling fish,i recommend that a shoal of minimum of 6 are the best.Corydoras seem to be less shy and more confident and settle more quickly in their new home.Being in a shoal also bring out their natural behaviour and maybe when settled they may even spawn.
As C.brevirostris are kept in temperature between 68-75.2(20-24 celsius)farenheit,listed below are a few small plec that be kept in this temperature range.

Ancistrus cf_cirrhosus

Chaetostoma sp(1)

Otocinclus vittatus

,must be kept in group of minimum of 6.

Panaque maccus

Peckoltia vittata

The plec i listed are commonly available and less expensive and easy to keep.There are others in this forum who have a great knowledge of plec,they can help you out and give you advices on what plec to get.
Good luck.

[L number Banana]

Your tank's going to be lovely I think the flourite might be wasted if you don't plan on adding plants to the 'ground'. You can get it all out in a jiffy with a 1/4 hose and replace the it with SOFT silica sand since corys like to snuffle through the substrate and soft sand won't harm their barbels. Then you still have all that wonderful flourite to do another tank for fish that want lots of plants

however..If you're planning on planting the bottom of the tank - nice choice of substrate, I use it and my corys all have nice long whiskers