I also like the look of spiny riccia and eleocharis sp mini.
Do cory prefer carpeted tank.
It never really moves just sits on the bottom of the tank and it seems happy to do that.
Cory cats can thrive in larger tanks too.
I have seven cory cats and i have one lazy one too.
The carpeted tank is used often in modern aquascaping because it provides a beautiful effect giving depth motion and stunning colour to any aquarium.
5 5 gallon 1 betta 10 gallon 4 fancy guppies 1 cory cat.
I m wondering if it would be ok to keep corys in a tank with a glosso carpet and very little substrate showing.
Many beginner hobbyists keep corydoras catfish in small tanks like 10 gallon aquariums.
I am also planning on getting 5 ember tetras and 4 cherry shrimp.
The corys do have a nice big open section at the front of the tank with plenty of places to hide and plenty of open rock work.
Get corydoras that will thrive in the water temperature of your tank.
In general corydoras prefer a temperature of 70 f 21 c to 80 f 27 c.
Although peetee is correct about cory cats being schooling fish i don t think that is why the cory doesn t move much.
I am planning on getting 5 venezuelan cory cats they are super small for my 10 gal mini community ish tank.
The substrate is eco complete and there are a few patches of it showing underneath the driftwood and in between some crypt parva but apart from that it s plants all the way.
It has been that way for about a year and shows now signs of illness.
Also a few of my own opinions concepts when setting up a planted tank for corys or catfish in general.
125 gallon 3 angelfish 2 pearl gouramis 3 moonlight gouramis 1 blue 3 spot gourami 1 lavender gourami 6 silver dollars a kribensis pair 1 clown pleco 1 albino bristlenose pleco 1 metae cory 3 pictus cats 2 dwarf neon rainbowfish 1 harlequin tetra.
Cory catfish can do well in covered tanks of nearly any size and dimensions.
2 use plants that don t attract hide waste ex.
Can they feed off the glosso or do they need sand gravel.
Sterbai corydoras can tolerate higher temperatures and will do well up to 86 f 30 c.
Triandra i think its elatine but cant find much information about it other than its a difficult to find plant.
So it s important to be.
Either way hobbyists need to remember that all living species tax the bio load capacity of a tank.
I love the look of e.
Here is a great infographic that will explain everything you need to know about creating a carpet in your planted tank.