What Species of Corydoras do you keep with Geophagus/Satanoperca?

[carcinoma]

Also, I think certain cory's require different temps. I believe some like the water very warm and other prefer the water cooler....
personally, I like the corydora sterbai.

 

[Aquanero]

I saw a school of Emerald Corys (Brochis splendens) in a tank with some large eartheaters once they looked nice and were about 2.5 - 3" long too big to be eaten.

 

[Dan F]

I have a group of 10 C. julii with my eartheaters (Geophagus abalios, G. steindachneri, Gymnogeophagus balzani, G. meridionalis, G. australis, Biotodoma cupido, and Acarichthys heckelii).

They are cheap, get fairly large, and have a pretty cool pattern.

 

[Ruck Fules]

Also, I think certain cory's require different temps. I believe some like the water very warm and other prefer the water cooler....
personally, I like the corydora sterbai.

Thanks for the great deal. Can you please tell me if corydora sterbai is available locally?

I saw a school of Emerald Corys (Brochis splendens) in a tank with some large eartheaters once they looked nice and were about 2.5 - 3" long too big to be eaten.

I have a group of 10 C. julii with my eartheaters (Geophagus abalios, G. steindachneri, Gymnogeophagus balzani, G. meridionalis, G. australis, Biotodoma cupido, and Acarichthys heckelii).

They are cheap, get fairly large, and have a pretty cool pattern.

Great info guys, appreciate it. I might just place an order from Grey Wyman to avoid driving all over SoCal this weekend.

 

[JK47]

Thanks for all the ideas and input.

Right now, I have a group of tapajos orange heads, heckelii's, daemon's and leucosticta's. Size wise, they range from 2 to 5 inches.

IMO the only eartheater you might have issues with would be the Acarichthys Heckelii when they get larger. They are on the rowdy side compared to most "geos". Corydoras and most geo species make lovely tankmates.

 

[jag123]

If I had my way, I'd go with a group of C duplicareus - these look absolutely amazing, however they don't grow very large - I think average 2" max.

But to the point, I can't imagine you would have any issues with any variant of corydoras you chose. Let us know what you pickup!

 

[RedDwarf]

I keep corydora sterbai with my Acarichthys Heckelii, I really like the color contrast the sterbai give. When the heckelii are digging out their pit they just chase off the sterbai and that's that.

 

[Ruck Fules]

IMO the only eartheater you might have issues with would be the Acarichthys Heckelii when they get larger. They are on the rowdy side compared to most "geos". Corydoras and most geo species make lovely tankmates.

I've noticed that with the Heckelii's. I was feeding my frontosa's chopped tilapia and placed some in my geo tank and the Heckelii group went crazy.

If I had my way, I'd go with a group of C duplicareus - these look absolutely amazing, however they don't grow very large - I think average 2" max.

But to the point, I can't imagine you would have any issues with any variant of corydoras you chose. Let us know what you pickup!

I keep corydora sterbai with my Acarichthys Heckelii, I really like the color contrast the sterbai give. When the heckelii are digging out their pit they just chase off the sterbai and that's that.

I'll check these two species out

 

[Jason_S]

Also, I think certain cory's require different temps. I believe some like the water very warm and other prefer the water cooler....
personally, I like the corydora sterbai.

that's what I was getting at in my initial post. I hope my first post didn't come across as sarcastic because that wasn't my intention (though by nature I am a very sarcastic person, just not that time Lol). I'm not very well read on corydoras so I was/am genuinely curious as to how different species differ from one another in potential personality or requirements.

 

[JK47]

I've noticed that with the Heckelii's. I was feeding my frontosa's chopped tilapia and placed some in my geo tank and the Heckelii group went crazy.

Off topic but try cut up market shrimp. I used to keep an Acarichthys Heckelii group and consitantly fed them market shrimp. They grow much faster and IMO show more vibrant colors. Drop me a PM some time and we can share some experience about them if you like.