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Hello! I really love CORYDORAS so much, so I have some questions about them to ask everyone. My questions are WHAT CICHLID SPECIES THAT CAN BE VERY PERFECT TO ALL CORYDORAS? I really want CICHLIDS that come from the same place as CORYDORAS, so I don't need to worry about the water in the tank. Moreover, I am really crazy about CORYDORAS, so I don't really want any AGGRESSIVE cichlids in the same tank with all my CORYDORAS. I don't really want to have any troubles to all my CORODORAS, so I really want to know any good advices from everyone. Can someone help me? It will be greatly appreciately. Thank you very much!

Small to medium mild mannered cichlids such as angels or Apisto's are OK with Corydoras until the cichlids start spawning activity. In a friend's tank an Apisto removed a Cory's eye. When the cichlids start spawning remove the Corys.

Mark

Angelfish, apistogramma cichlids, and rams would all work. These fish are all South American (as are cories), and are usually pretty mild mannered. Certain apistos might get more hostile while breeding than the other fish I mentioned, and rams *sometimes* get nasty as well. Also, rams and apistos frequent the bottom, meaning that they are sharing space with the cories. That makes it easier for them to mess with the catfish.
I suggest angels, but Bolivian and German rams are usually good choices, as well. It depends partly on your tank space, too. Angelfish get much bigger than rams.

Kribs?

Smaller Aequidens (or whatever they are called these days) may fit very well; when they are breeding they don't take the whole tank as their territory, but just a relatively small part. Your Corys should have plenty of room to avoid them.

Just my two cents but I really would avoid both Kribs and Rams. I lost a number of cories, and a few other fish, in a 75 gal planted tank with German Blue Rams. Then I lost rams when they went into a species tank. One big guy was killing EVERYONE. Abberent, but not all that unsusal.

The Kribs had a family in an 80 gal planted tanks I moved my cories into. The cories got at the least pretty shredded, and that stress may have been the beginning of the troubles I am now having with the cories--continued fin loss and general poor color, barbel erosion (yeah, the substrate is dirty).

The Kribs, "head standers" (don't what they really are) and two species of tetra compete with the cories for food on the bottom, even it I feed flakes at the top. The cories usually lose out. They also get nipped at a bit.

Just my humble opinion

troi

corybreed wrote: When the c*****ds start spawning remove the Corys.
Mark

How? I need to move my cories from the 80 gal planted, community tank I mentioned. Havent' caught half of them, using traps I made. The Kribs, tetras and "headstanders" chase the cories away from the trap or just move in.

Any thoughts?

troi

Troi,

I know it will be difficult to extricate the Corys from your planted tank. For that matter it is difficult to remove any fish form a tank such as yours. My point, however, is the same if the cichlids spawn they will harass or hurt the Corys. You will have to remove either the Corys or the Cichlids. There is no easy way to do it without disrupting all the plants. I would be patient and try to net them out.

Mark

troi wrote:

corybreed wrote: When the c*****ds start spawning remove the Corys.
Mark

How? I need to move my cories from the 80 gal planted, community tank I mentioned. Havent' caught half of them, using traps I made. The Kribs, tetras and "headstanders" chase the cories away from the trap or just move in.

Any thoughts?

troi

Kordon has a unique fish trap that may work for you. I have a similar situation with planted tanks. I have been tempted to get this one and probably will in the future. I have tried homemade funnel bait traps and they work great with some fish and do diddly with others. Sometimes a trick that works is to go in at nite-fully darkened room with a net and a pinpoint halogen flashlight. BTW I have a tank with a krib colony and a group of schwarzti and have not had any problems with interaction.
link for the trap--http://www.novalek.com/korgde1.htm

corybreed wrote: You will have to remove either the Corys or the c*****ds. There is no easy way to do it without disrupting all the plants. I would be patient and try to net them out.
Mark

thanks. Must have been thirty cories in there, if not more! We've netted a few and trapped quite a few, but they seem wise to the (homemade)traps now. And the other fish sorta move into them first anyway. I'll see if I can talk the Kribs and headstanders into another tank. They gotta be about to share with someone.

troi