Sandy Posted February 15, 2016 Report Share Posted February 15, 2016 Ive been wanting to get some albino corydoras once I get a bigger tank sorted but Ive just seen a mates golden bristlenose and it was gorgeous. My concern is that if I got both the bristlenose and cories that they would end up competing for food at the same level of the tank. Obviously the bristlenose will also eat algae (or so Im told) and not just rely on the leftovers but Im guessing if I had both there would need to be some serious thought to what else to give them both. I would be throwing in some algae wafers and a weekly feed of corgette or something like that but I would hate to think that one is being neglected because I have both in there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexyay Posted February 16, 2016 Report Share Posted February 16, 2016 What size is the tank? Aracnabat 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandy Posted February 16, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 16, 2016 im looking at the aqua one 820 which is 155 litres or maybe the next size up, the 215 litre one, depends on where I end up moving and what I can fit but definately at least the 155 litres. Was wanting 6 albino cories and either one or two of the golden bristlenoses depending on whether they are loners or like a friend. I will have a few pieces of driftwood in there and probably a cave of some description to break up territories. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJWooble Posted February 18, 2016 Report Share Posted February 18, 2016 The Corys and a BN or two would do fine I had a BN in with my group of 20 sterbai corydoras in a 200 L and he would stake out a particular piece of food-- be it novofect, novotab, or algae wafer, he'd always chose something different-- and the corys would just eat around him with whatever flaked off from what he was eating, or go mob a different morsel of food. It's easy enough to tell if they arent getting enough to eat, but I've found its easier to overfeed than underfeed them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJWooble Posted February 18, 2016 Report Share Posted February 18, 2016 Also just make sure you have enough driftwood for the BN and some plant cover for the corys and everyone should be happy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandy Posted February 18, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2016 Cool thanks guys. I have a nice piece of driftwood with some java fern growing on it and will look at another piece as well just to be sure. Im getting quite excited about the options I have now that Im getting to understand a bit more about fish keeping. JJWooble 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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