Will cories school?

ZLogic · 07-10-2012, 02:09 AM

So i have a group of 5 panda cories in one tank, and due to a couple deaths during a recent move have 2 leopard cories in another tank. If i put them all together, will they schoal up or at least keep eachother company, or should i just restock both species?

Willamette · 07-10-2012, 02:13 AM

Corys stick to their own species for the most part, in terms of shoaling. Obviously it won't bother them to be mixed up, but its best to keep a good number of each species. Always exceptions though.

brainwavepc.com · 07-10-2012, 02:14 AM

I have four diff kinds and they are small to large and they all school except one loaner panda Cory

**tbonedeluxe** · 07-10-2012, 03:14 AM

You could also just add some more leopard cories to the one tank.

garfieldnfish · 07-10-2012, 11:41 PM

I have many Weitzmani corys and 2 panda corys in a 29 gal. I added the pandas as they were the last of their kind and I did not want to get any more of them. They look similar in color so that may be why but they mingle with the Weitzmanis like they are one of them. This may not always work out but Weitzmani and panda corys will school together.

AirstoND · 07-11-2012, 01:41 AM

My pygmy cories shoal with otos when looking for food, which is typically in the morning.

VivaDaWolf · 07-11-2012, 03:33 AM

Ive not seen my different cories school together. They might be swimming near each other occasionally, but never like they do with conspecifics.

Chrisinator · 07-11-2012, 03:34 AM

Corydoras are very social when it comes to other species of Cories

LS6 Tommy · 07-12-2012, 02:42 AM

My pygmies not only shoal, but they sometimes play follow the leader...

Tommy

RyUGuy · 07-12-2012, 04:10 PM

I have 2 species of cories. Leopard & some other kind that looks like a masked but with spots(LFS had them mislabeled). They will school by themselves(separate species) 75% of the time but 25% of the time they will all school together.

07-10-2012, 02:09 AM	#1
ZLogic Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (2/100%) Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 367	Will cories school? So i have a group of 5 panda cories in one tank, and due to a couple deaths during a recent move have 2 leopard cories in another tank. If i put them all together, will they schoal up or at least keep eachother company, or should i just restock both species?

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garfieldnfish Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (6/100%) Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Acworth, GA Posts: 672	I have many Weitzmani corys and 2 panda corys in a 29 gal. I added the pandas as they were the last of their kind and I did not want to get any more of them. They look similar in color so that may be why but they mingle with the Weitzmanis like they are one of them. This may not always work out but Weitzmani and panda corys will school together. __________________ 2x10 gal L174s, 10 gal OEBT shrimp, 10 gal blue bee shrimp, 10 gal Mystery Snails, 10 gal black darter tetras/CPDs, 15 gal Mystery snails, 15 gal L134s/ADFs/clown pleco, 20 gal L46s/L174s/hastatus corys, 25 gal L134s/CPDs/otos/bamboo shrimp, 29 gal Weitzmani and panda corys/zebra otos, 46 gal CAE/L134s/glolight tetras/salt and pepper corys/BNs, rubberlip pleco, 55 gal SAEs/L201s/L199s/BNs/kissing gourami, 75 gal L316s/BNs/mix of old fish folk

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07-10-2012, 02:13 AM	#2
Willamette Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Corvallis, OR Posts: 180	Corys stick to their own species for the most part, in terms of shoaling. Obviously it won't bother them to be mixed up, but its best to keep a good number of each species. Always exceptions though.

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brainwavepc.com Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (14/100%) Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Beaverton Oregon Posts: 448	I have four diff kinds and they are small to large and they all school except one loaner panda Cory

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tbonedeluxe Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (106/100%) Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: CHICAGO,IL Posts: 487	You could also just add some more leopard cories to the one tank.

07-11-2012, 01:41 AM	#6
AirstoND Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: NJ Posts: 1,194	My pygmy cories shoal with otos when looking for food, which is typically in the morning.

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VivaDaWolf Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (11/100%) Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 722	Ive not seen my different cories school together. They might be swimming near each other occasionally, but never like they do with conspecifics.

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Chrisinator Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (24/100%) Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: NJ Posts: 1,788	Corydoras are very social when it comes to other species of Cories

07-12-2012, 04:10 PM	#10
RyUGuy Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: College Station, Tx Posts: 61	I have 2 species of cories. Leopard & some other kind that looks like a masked but with spots(LFS had them mislabeled). They will school by themselves(separate species) 75% of the time but 25% of the time they will all school together.