High Temperature Cories??

[PlecoLad-UK]

Anyone know what the most valuable cory that can be kept in high temperatures is?? Also have to be able to get hold of them lol!

Cheers

 

[scatz]

sterbai can tolerate fairly high temps compared to most cory species, but "Valuable"?, they aren't as expensive as some others, but if you're looking mainly at monetary value, i'd rather have some rarer species in a tank especially set up for them.

 

[PlecoLad-UK]

good point, thanks for that Scatz, the only reason i was looking at the value was simply because i want to put them in with me discus and L46 and didnt want to ruin the tank by adding some cheap bronze cories if you see what i mean. Having said that the sterbai look very nice in a group so that may be the answer really

Cheers

 

[Andrew]

I think some species of Aspidoras are ideal companions for hypancistrus.
Not checked for a while because i couldn't find any for sale in the UK when i was looking, but i'm sure there are some that like higher temperatures and a good current, but will check again.

And they also seem to be a hard to find fish, though i think Mark Walters has bred them.

Checking Corydorasworld;
Aspidoras pauciradiatus was a more common one and like a temperature range of 24ºC to 30ºC (75ºF - 86ºF)
P.C. Link - It says on P.C. they like a temperature range of 22 degrees to 24 degrees, but i would trust Ian Fullers data over P.C's data on this one.

 

[Gem400]

There are quite a few warmer water loving corys including sterbai, haraldschultzei, goessi, suessi, adolfoi, duplicareus and oiapoquensis and possibly similis. I'd say oiapoquensis and suessi would be the least common of the bunch.

Corydoras suessi

Cheers
Gemma

 

[PlecoLad-UK]

thats brilliant cheers Gemma, you say Adolphi are warmer, how warm can they go? any experience as i have a big group of them already...

 

[Gem400]

thats brilliant cheers Gemma, you say Adolphi are warmer, how warm can they go? any experience as i have a big group of them already...

I wouldn't go above 29/30 degrees C with them, I do have a group of tank bred adolfoi but have never bred them.

Cheers
Gemma

 

[korbi_doc]

C. Julii

Hi Stad, I've had discus many yrs & before I moved to Tn had some wonderful c julii in with them...temps were 84-86* & never had a pblem with them...sadly lost'm in the move from NJ & haven't replaced them yet, but hope to do so, others I like in discus tanks are the c sterbai.... JMO

Dottie

 

[Irene0100]

I have some duplicareus in my panaque breeding tank, which is at about 27 C.
they love it in there and I have more cory fry than panaque fry now!!

 

[lilacamy931]

LOL there is a lot of choice to go by for your gorgeous setup, have you made a decision yet?

 

[wullie]

RE-TEMP

Hi
I have 15 x Sterbai Cory's in my Discus tank and the temp is 30ºC Degree's
and they are doing fine and have been for over a year, every now and again i put them in there own tank and breed them

 

[wheelsdeal]

Sterbai is indeed quite tolerant to heat most ppl have them in Discus aquariums cause they can even endure temps of 34'-35'c for a very short period of time on an emergency temp raise in case of disease.Keeping a 29'-30'c should be fine i know ppl that have them on those temps in discus aquariums for years with no problems.

 

[bigbird]

Hi,
I keep my Sterbai at 26-27C and at every water change they deposit their eggs. cheers jk :whistle: