ACF housed with Corydoras?
I just rehomed my Marbled Kissing Gourami and now have an empty tank with just 4 corydoras ... I know it is highly recommended that ACF have a species tank but I have nowhere else to put the Corydoras And I would love to go ahead and get an ACF if at all possible.
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Re: ACF housed with Corydoras?
Please don't.
It *might* be fine for the first few weeks while your frogs are still small - but they are fast growers and there is nothing you can do that will prevent them from trying to eat a cory. It can mean a very painful and slow death for each species - - corydoras are tiny spines along their fins and they use them to protect themselves from being eaten - these will end up impaling the mouth, throat and stomach of the frog who tries to eat them.
72 Gallon Bow - ACF and GF tank.
26 Gallon Bow - ACF tank.
20 Gallon Long - ACF tank.
"If there were an invisible cat in that chair, the chair would look empty. But the chair does look empty; therefore there is an invisible cat in it." C.S. Lewis, Four Loves, 1958
Re: ACF housed with Corydoras?
odd ... we had an oscar and even he didnt try to eat my corys ...
Re: ACF housed with Corydoras?
Oscars are a bit smarter than Clawed frogs - they are most definitely not known for their brains!
It is a known fact that ACF will try and eat anything that can fit in their mouth - living, dying, or dead. They cannot be housed with smaller frogs for the same reason - they will cannibalize.
72 Gallon Bow - ACF and GF tank.
26 Gallon Bow - ACF tank.
20 Gallon Long - ACF tank.
"If there were an invisible cat in that chair, the chair would look empty. But the chair does look empty; therefore there is an invisible cat in it." C.S. Lewis, Four Loves, 1958
Re: ACF housed with Corydoras?
I knew about the frog thing but Corys are armored I figured ACF were at least smart enough to not kill themselves
Re: ACF housed with Corydoras?
How would the frog know it is harmful until it tries? And once he gets the cory in his mouth and the spines get it stuck, it is too late to learn. The other frogs around are not going to be able to figure out what happened and be like, "hmm, wow! I better steer clear of those"
The best thing is not to try a most likely doubly fatal pairing. Doing so is more for your benefit - not the frog's or the cory's.
If you really want ACF, then rehome the cories or buy another tank.
Corydoras are one of my favorite types of fish. But I only have so much room in my house so I had to choose whether I wanted an axolotl tank or a fish tank - it was hard but I choose the axolotls. I knew there was no way of happily combining the two.
72 Gallon Bow - ACF and GF tank.
26 Gallon Bow - ACF tank.
20 Gallon Long - ACF tank.
"If there were an invisible cat in that chair, the chair would look empty. But the chair does look empty; therefore there is an invisible cat in it." C.S. Lewis, Four Loves, 1958
Re: ACF housed with Corydoras?
I am not going to do it if its dangerous
Do I have any options? I was thinking of putting in ghost shrimp and I have a weaker filter ... Maybe ADF? I like them more anyway
Re: ACF housed with Corydoras?
As long as the water is under 14 inches they would probably a good addition. This will make your tank stocking very bottom heavy - also I have found that cories surprisingly love bloodworms...so you will have to make sure you get each frog their share of food.
What size tank do you have? Dimensions?
72 Gallon Bow - ACF and GF tank.
26 Gallon Bow - ACF tank.
20 Gallon Long - ACF tank.
"If there were an invisible cat in that chair, the chair would look empty. But the chair does look empty; therefore there is an invisible cat in it." C.S. Lewis, Four Loves, 1958
Re: ACF housed with Corydoras?
I have feeding tongs and 25 gallons only have one set of dimensions ... But they are 24x12x20 ... Thats why I was saying I would need to keep the water low but my less powerful filter is an in tank anyway so no problem
Re: ACF housed with Corydoras?
You could probably add a pair of dwarf frogs and be fine. A few top dwellers...maybe a quartet of guppies (1 male and 3 females) would give you some nice top activity and the dwarf frogs would love snapping up some guppy fry snacks
72 Gallon Bow - ACF and GF tank.
26 Gallon Bow - ACF tank.
20 Gallon Long - ACF tank.
"If there were an invisible cat in that chair, the chair would look empty. But the chair does look empty; therefore there is an invisible cat in it." C.S. Lewis, Four Loves, 1958
Re: ACF housed with Corydoras?
Ok sounds great but I dont have a quarantine tank.... However what I am thinking as far as stocking ... 6 Ghost shrimp ( they have a VERY low bioload) , 3 ADF, 3 guppies and the 4 corydoras ... my filtration is 30 gallons low flow so it will be good for everyone
Re: ACF housed with Corydoras?
It is risky with no quarantine. Even if you move the cories into a small container for a couple of weeks and have all the new comers added into the tank together it might work. Knowing that your cories have been healthy you don't want to risk exposing them to any thing. Even a large tupperware container with frequent water changes would be fine for the cories while you observed the new comers.
Personally, I would add one more female guppy to the mix. The male guppies are always trying to mate and move females mean all the females get to rest more. Males can literally tire females to death by constantly chasing them around and trying to mate with them. The extra female means that instead of 2 females getting 1/2 of his attention...3 females are getting 1/3 of his attention and they are all happy and healthier for it.
If 3 is more your number or you don't want to deal with babies...maybe get all males - I'd say if you are going to do all males than you could even have 7 guppies (they males are prettier anyways)
72 Gallon Bow - ACF and GF tank.
26 Gallon Bow - ACF tank.
20 Gallon Long - ACF tank.
"If there were an invisible cat in that chair, the chair would look empty. But the chair does look empty; therefore there is an invisible cat in it." C.S. Lewis, Four Loves, 1958
Re: ACF housed with Corydoras?
well I have a 5 gallon with my betta ... they could be moved to that for a few weeks ... It would be cramped but better than risking illness. I would have to do very frequent water changes
Re: ACF housed with Corydoras?
Knowing the health of your betta and cories it might be best. Just keep an eye on your betta - he may not welcome the new comers.
72 Gallon Bow - ACF and GF tank.
26 Gallon Bow - ACF tank.
20 Gallon Long - ACF tank.
"If there were an invisible cat in that chair, the chair would look empty. But the chair does look empty; therefore there is an invisible cat in it." C.S. Lewis, Four Loves, 1958
Re: ACF housed with Corydoras?
He currently lives with 2 otocinclus and a guppy he doesnt mind and my Corydoras are bigger than him lol
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Re: ACF housed with Corydoras?
Xenopus laevis should be kept i a species only tank.
Corydoras live in the Amazone, Xenopus laevis are from Africa, so it is normal that a clawed frog doesn´t know that he shouldn´t eat a Corydoras. An oscar is also from the Amazone, so in evolution he learned not to eat Corydoras.
Xenopus fraseri (1;1;0)
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