camtang Posted July 1, 2013 Report Share Posted July 1, 2013 Loaches, corys and dwarf plecos in a tank together happily. No desire to breed any of them, just keep them togeter in groups in one tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godly3vil Posted July 1, 2013 Report Share Posted July 1, 2013 I do, 17 clowns, a few corys and a few plecs. No issues. Also a few dwarf chains and 2 yoyos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camtang Posted July 1, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 1, 2013 Sweet. Standard rule as every fish. Lots of caves/wood/holes/crevices etc? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godly3vil Posted July 1, 2013 Report Share Posted July 1, 2013 Yeah bro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R Posted July 1, 2013 Report Share Posted July 1, 2013 I think big clowns would be too boisterous for corys, not to mention the high temperatures required for the loaches could shorten the corys lifespan. Small clowns with corys from warmer regions could work though, and the plecs should be fine, they all like softish water with a bit of flow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camtang Posted July 1, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 1, 2013 Sorry, I should of mentioned all the fish will be young. As for the other requirments temp, food etc I would be making sure all are compatable pre purchese I am currently very into loaches and have always liked corys, but the only tanks I have that could hold them (AKA they will not get eatn in) are hosuing plecos hence my question. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia Posted July 1, 2013 Report Share Posted July 1, 2013 ever seen my riverbed tank thread? :dnc1: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camtang Posted July 1, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 1, 2013 If only I had payed attention before I posted. What type of corys are the ones with the black bank over their eye and down their spine? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amelia Posted July 1, 2013 Report Share Posted July 1, 2013 Sound like Skunk or Banditt Cories? What type of Loaches? I had 8 Dwarf Chain Loaches and 8 Panda Cories and the Dwarf Chains picked off the cories until there were only a couple left, took me ages to figure out who was doing it. Another time I tried to keep Yoyo Loaches with Sterbai Cories -- killed the WHOLE school in one night. :tears: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camtang Posted July 1, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 1, 2013 interesting. I was thinking pandas with my dwarf chains. Maybe not now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amelia Posted July 1, 2013 Report Share Posted July 1, 2013 I DEFINITELY wouldn't recommend it. From what I hear Clowns are okay with more robust cories. Apparently they're more mellow than their smaller cousins. Wouldn't know though, I've only owned Yoyos and Dwarfs (and both have hated cories). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia Posted July 1, 2013 Report Share Posted July 1, 2013 My peppered cories are fine with the dwarf chain loaches, and when I had pygmy cories I also didn't lose any to being picked off. I suspect they used to go for the dwarf rasbora though. The cories with the patch on their eye are loxozonus, I got them from someone who said they were rare, I've never seen them in the shops. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camtang Posted July 1, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 1, 2013 They are realy cool corys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted July 1, 2013 Report Share Posted July 1, 2013 I kept 8 clown loaches, a king tiger plec, a tiger plec and about 30 cory in a 5ft tank and had no issues at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amelia Posted July 2, 2013 Report Share Posted July 2, 2013 I should mention I also kept Peppered Cories with my Dwarf Chains. They didn't kill any but used to chase them quite a bit and a few of the Peppereds had pretty badly nipped fins by the end of it. I will never mix loaches with other bottom-dwellers again -- my loaches now have their very own tank. Oh I should also ALSO mention I had 2 baby (like 3-4cm) bristlenose ancistrus with my yoyos once and they nipped their fins up pretty bad -- adult ones might be okay though. IME every loach I've ever had has been a **** to other bottom-dwellers. Except stuff which is way bigger than them or fast enough to get out of the way (like other loaches). My 6 yoyos even nipped at my Red Severums, which are all several times bigger than them. Odd how sometimes it works, like in Sophia's case and others I've heard of, and other times it really really doesn't work. Again -- I have heard that Clowns are more placid and do well with cories but I cannot attest to this. My Dwarf Chains certainly weren't as "placid" as they were cracked up to be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia Posted July 2, 2013 Report Share Posted July 2, 2013 Mine aren't what I would call placid, they are pretty cheeky and very active. I see them nose-bumping the other fish and each other. I think they were a bit nippy when there was a bigger group but at present there are only 4. Saying this I had a group of pygmy cories that hid all the time, when everyone else's reports said they came out and swam in the current. There's always one tank that is an exception to the rule I guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted July 2, 2013 Report Share Posted July 2, 2013 I find dwarf chains to be very nasty little loaches. They consistently nip at my rainbows and take on both my shark and SAE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia Posted July 2, 2013 Report Share Posted July 2, 2013 Yes i think they don't like fish that swim above them, it's as if they think it's a challenge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amelia Posted July 2, 2013 Report Share Posted July 2, 2013 I have never heard of keeping them in large groups causing nippiness -- I have heard of keeping fish in SMALL groups causing nippiness?? :dunno: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F15hguy Posted July 2, 2013 Report Share Posted July 2, 2013 I've had Dwarf chains and Betta's together before, the odd nip but nothing major, Skunk loaches on the other hand..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia Posted July 2, 2013 Report Share Posted July 2, 2013 I watched the loaches feeding tonight, I think the word is rambunctious. I put a piece of novotab in cave for Geoff the catfish and they poked at it and ignored him. He did try to sit on it a few times but they generally persisted and won. This got me to thinking that maybe I should swap them for some more corys but I will need to brew on that idea as I do like the loaches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amelia Posted July 2, 2013 Report Share Posted July 2, 2013 Deciding between Loaches and Cories was a HUGE decision for me Sophia, but ultimately it had to be one or the other. I am now planning SEPARATE loach and cory tanks. Sold my Dwarf Chains but dedicating my 240l to Yoyos, Zebras and Polka-dots and planning a 100l approx SA tank with tetras and cories. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F15hguy Posted July 2, 2013 Report Share Posted July 2, 2013 You seriously must try the Zodiac loaches, they are my favorites by far, kinda like aqua meercats. and smaller growing I also have a funny feeling that they would breed in an aquarium, the ones I had at work used to do breeding behaviour all the time, never had the time or equipment to have a go though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camtang Posted July 2, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 2, 2013 Skunk loaches on the other hand..... I've had Dwarf chains and Betta's together before, the odd nip but nothing major, Skunk loaches on the other hand..... I have heard skunks are nasty little buggers, thats why I want some. Except I am planing on keeping them in a species tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godly3vil Posted July 2, 2013 Report Share Posted July 2, 2013 Skunk loaches are the the most aggressive fish I have ever had the displeasure of owning, they are mental. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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