Best Corydoras for Black Sand
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Do you think it's kinder to rehome the 4 aeneus rather than keep them at a temp of 25 before adding Sterbai? I know advice is always to stick to more of the one kind but wondering if a mix would actually look cool.
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They would probably better around 24C, but they should just about be ok at 25C.
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They are best at around 22-24C long-term.
https://www.planetcatfish.com/common/sp ... ies_id=293
Sterbai cory are a better bet
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They are better at 20-26C, 25C is close to the top of their range but should be OK.
https://www.planetcatfish.com/common/sp ... ecies_id=1
425L SeaBray Elite aquarium - Rio Mamoré (Bolivia) theme
4 x Cupid Cichlids, 14 x Cory caudimaculatus, 13 x Cory sterbai 52 x Reed Tetra, 4 x Honeycomb Bristlenose (L519)
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All Corys are most at home on a substrate the same colour as themselves, so the ‘best’ species for black sand would be the very dark ones. Their colouration serves as camouflage for the substrate they naturally live on.
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You got any pictures
I really wanted some smudge spot cory's for my blank sand but couldn't find them anywhere so got some weitzmani cory... the guy is keeping hold of them until my tank has fully cycled.
I really wanted some smudge spot cory's for my blank sand but couldn't find them anywhere so got some weitzmani cory... the guy is keeping hold of them until my tank has fully cycled.
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I've seen sterbai on black sand/ substrate in shops and the whole body pattern was a lot more black than mine (kept on pale sand). The orange finnage pops well, but I couldn't quite decide if I preferred the darker bodied ones or not.
The albino sterbai would obviously pop against the darker substrate. My albinos are pretty hard to see on similar coloured sand, but I do like the unusual(ness?) of them.
The albino sterbai would obviously pop against the darker substrate. My albinos are pretty hard to see on similar coloured sand, but I do like the unusual(ness?) of them.