{"id":6690,"date":"2022-07-11T20:56:14","date_gmt":"2022-07-11T20:56:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/keepingcatfish.com\/?p=6690"},"modified":"2023-09-12T13:11:31","modified_gmt":"2023-09-12T13:11:31","slug":"cory-catfish-and-plecos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/keepingcatfish.com\/cory-catfish-and-plecos\/","title":{"rendered":"Cory Catfish And Plecos &#8211; Tank Mate guide"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"6690\" class=\"elementor elementor-6690\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ef8efce elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ef8efce\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ca242d9\" data-id=\"ca242d9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c7403d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4c7403d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.17.0 - 01-11-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>Plecos and cory catfish are two extremely popular catfish species in the aquarium hobby.\u00a0<\/p><p>These two fish have a lot of similarities, but at the same time couldn&#8217;t be more different. So, is it a wise idea to keep plecos and cory catfish in the same tank?<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Cory catfish and plecos can live together as tank mates, because they are both peaceful fish. A tank size of minimum 20 gallons is needed. Certain species of pleco catfish need a bigger tank and will need a more plant-based diet, as opposed to cory catfish.<\/span><\/p><p>But before going further into detail, I think a general overview of both species is useful.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac68ac0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-jet-table\" data-id=\"ac68ac0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jet-table.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-jet-table jet-elements\">\n\t\t<div class=\"jet-table-wrapper jet-table-responsive-mobile\">\n\t\t\t<table class=\"jet-table jet-table--fa5-compat\">\n\t\t\t\t<thead class=\"jet-table__head\"><tr class=\"jet-table__head-row\"><th class=\"jet-table__cell elementor-repeater-item-24549ca jet-table__head-cell\" scope=\"col\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-inner\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-content\"><\/div><\/div><\/th><th class=\"jet-table__cell elementor-repeater-item-45a075c jet-table__head-cell\" scope=\"col\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-inner\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-content\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-img jet-table__cell-img--before\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/keepingcatfish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/catfish-4-q1a9lp7o1ua4wdasi37eas9wedj4hjummfprsscgpc.png\" title=\"catfish (4)\" alt=\"catfish (4)\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/div><div class=\"jet-table__cell-text\">Cory catfish<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/th><th class=\"jet-table__cell elementor-repeater-item-9e9f27f jet-table__head-cell\" scope=\"col\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-inner\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-content\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-img jet-table__cell-img--before\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/keepingcatfish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/catfish-5-q1a9lp7o1ua4wdasi37eas9wedj4hjummfprsscgpc.png\" title=\"catfish (5)\" alt=\"catfish (5)\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/div><div class=\"jet-table__cell-text\">Pleco catfish<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/th><\/tr><\/thead>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tbody class=\"jet-table__body\"><tr class=\"jet-table__body-row elementor-repeater-item-64c821b\"><th class=\"jet-table__cell elementor-repeater-item-b7fbda9 jet-table__head-cell\" scope=\"row\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-inner\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-content\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-text\">Habitat<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/th><td class=\"jet-table__cell elementor-repeater-item-09135de jet-table__body-cell\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-inner\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-content\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-text\">Amazon (South America)<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/td><td class=\"jet-table__cell elementor-repeater-item-c101d90 jet-table__body-cell\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-inner\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-content\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-text\">Amazon (South America)<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr class=\"jet-table__body-row elementor-repeater-item-7bf19b9\"><th class=\"jet-table__cell elementor-repeater-item-3fb7a5e jet-table__head-cell\" scope=\"row\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-inner\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-content\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-text\">Diet<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/th><td class=\"jet-table__cell elementor-repeater-item-7865eb5 jet-table__body-cell\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-inner\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-content\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-text\">Carnivorous<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/td><td class=\"jet-table__cell elementor-repeater-item-fb0e746 jet-table__body-cell\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-inner\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-content\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-text\">Omnivore, depending on species<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr class=\"jet-table__body-row elementor-repeater-item-d3b6e6a\"><th class=\"jet-table__cell elementor-repeater-item-245c281 jet-table__head-cell\" scope=\"row\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-inner\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-content\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-text\">Temperament<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/th><td class=\"jet-table__cell elementor-repeater-item-e76941c jet-table__body-cell\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-inner\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-content\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-text\">Peaceful<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/td><td class=\"jet-table__cell elementor-repeater-item-359f7a8 jet-table__body-cell\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-inner\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-content\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-text\">Peaceful, males can be territorial<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr class=\"jet-table__body-row elementor-repeater-item-6fd6bf7\"><th class=\"jet-table__cell elementor-repeater-item-5a24260 jet-table__head-cell\" scope=\"row\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-inner\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-content\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-text\">Tank<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/th><td class=\"jet-table__cell elementor-repeater-item-f720818 jet-table__body-cell\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-inner\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-content\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-text\">>20 gallons<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/td><td class=\"jet-table__cell elementor-repeater-item-1d1be36 jet-table__body-cell\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-inner\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-content\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-text\">>20 gallons<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr class=\"jet-table__body-row elementor-repeater-item-75e8a94\"><th class=\"jet-table__cell elementor-repeater-item-4a1a74b jet-table__head-cell\" scope=\"row\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-inner\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-content\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-text\">Size<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/th><td class=\"jet-table__cell elementor-repeater-item-df5f13e jet-table__body-cell\"><a class=\"jet-table__cell-inner jet-table__cell-link\" href=\"https:\/\/keepingcatfish.com\/cory-catfish-size\/\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-content\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-text\">1-3 inches<\/div><\/div><\/a><\/td><td class=\"jet-table__cell elementor-repeater-item-65d9e2c jet-table__body-cell\"><a class=\"jet-table__cell-inner jet-table__cell-link\" href=\"https:\/\/keepingcatfish.com\/bristlenose-pleco-size\/\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-content\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-text\">4-20 inches (depending on species)<\/div><\/div><\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody>\n\t\t\t<\/table>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ac9d54 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9ac9d54\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.17.0 - 01-11-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Cory Catfish general overview<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c55527 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7c55527\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.17.0 - 01-11-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"531\" src=\"https:\/\/keepingcatfish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/9430156901_7e772576c6_c.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1765\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/keepingcatfish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/9430156901_7e772576c6_c.jpg 800w, https:\/\/keepingcatfish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/9430156901_7e772576c6_c-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/keepingcatfish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/9430156901_7e772576c6_c-768x510.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Photo by <a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/fnj276\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jes<\/a><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97ead19 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"97ead19\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Cory catfish are peaceful, generally cheerful fish that just mind their own business. They don&#8217;t care about other fish, they just want to have their school. They&#8217;ll hang out around the bottom of the tank, digging and looking for food.<\/p>\n<p>This is the thing which many people get wrong: cory catfish can&#8217;t be kept alone or in pairs. In fact, the minimum shoal size is 6 individuals, but the more the better. If they aren&#8217;t kept with friends of the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">same species,<\/span> cory catfish will be stressed and feel uncomfortable.<\/p>\n<p>In terms of general care, cory catfish are quite easy and <a href=\"https:\/\/keepingcatfish.com\/are-cory-catfish-hardy\/\">hardy fish<\/a>. Most specimens you&#8217;ll find are captive bred and they&#8217;re flexible in terms of water parameters. Some species like C. panda are more sensitive to water quality and die more easily. If your cory catfish keep dying, here&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/keepingcatfish.com\/cory-catfish-dying\/\">my full guide<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6eb3e0b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6eb3e0b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Pleco catfish general overview<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76b06ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"76b06ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>There are big differences between species of plecos. The most known are the bristlenose pleco and the common pleco, but there are dozens of other interesting species.<\/p><p>Most plecos species are omnivorous, but some are carnivorous (e.g.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zebra_pleco\">zebra pleco<\/a>) and some herbivorous (e.g. the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.planetcatfish.com\/panaqolus_maccus\">clown pleco<\/a>)<\/p><p>This fish is known to be somewhat reclusive, spending most of their time in caves or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/keepingcatfish.com\/pleco-hiding\/\">hiding places<\/a>. They will become more active during the night hours, but\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/keepingcatfish.com\/are-plecos-more-active-at-night\/\">they&#8217;re not nocturnal<\/a>.<\/p><p>Plecos are as opposed to cory catfish great parents. During the breeding process, the male will guard the eggs and fry in his breeding cave, until they&#8217;re ready to care for themselves.<\/p><p>Lastly, plecos are usually not aggressive. Males can fight or in extreme cases <a href=\"https:\/\/keepingcatfish.com\/pleco-dying\">kill each other<\/a> for dominance, but this can (in most cases) be avoided by having a large tank with lots of caves and hiding spots, as well as having more females than males.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-520419d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"520419d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"594\" src=\"https:\/\/keepingcatfish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/12137878825_b98538634c_c.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1241\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/keepingcatfish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/12137878825_b98538634c_c.jpg 800w, https:\/\/keepingcatfish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/12137878825_b98538634c_c-300x223.jpg 300w, https:\/\/keepingcatfish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/12137878825_b98538634c_c-768x570.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">An albino bristlenose pleco male. Photo by <a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/juzNuR\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Thomas Siems<\/a><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5376cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f5376cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong style=\"font-style: inherit;\">Small anekdote<\/strong><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\"> (The reason I say in most cases): I have had this happen to me once. I was sold a trio of the zebra pleco (1m:2f). They spent most of their time in the caves, and I didn&#8217;t want to disturb them too much. One day, I saw the big male sitting in another cave with a &#8216;female&#8217;.<\/span><\/p><p>Excited as I was, I thought they were spawning. Turned out, the male had killed another male and I found him dead the day after&#8230; Not only had I been scammed, but I lost an expensive fish because I didn&#8217;t notice. Ouwch&#8230; (I had plenty of caves\/wood in the tank, btw).<\/p><p>If you want to know more about pleco aggression, <a href=\"https:\/\/keepingcatfish.com\/pleco-aggression\/\">read my full guide here<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d0632b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8d0632b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Deciding factors for keeping plecos and cory catfish together.\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0c44b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e0c44b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Water parameters<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9340e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b9340e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Plecos and cory catfish both originate from the Amazon bassin. This means that mostly, they&#8217;re compatible in terms of water parameters. However (you here me coming), this depends on the species.<\/p><p>Considering most of you will have the bristlenose pleco and albino or peppered cories, you&#8217;ll be fine. Both species will do fine at a water temperature of 71-77\u00b0F (22-25\u00b0C)<\/p><p>Water temperature will be the biggest deciding factor, as almost all (pleco &amp; cory) species do well in pH 6-7.5 and have similar preferences in terms of GH\/KH.<\/p><p><strong>Plecos tend to have a preference for higher water temperatures, while cory catfish can live in cooler water.<\/strong> Here are some cory catfish that can live in higher temperatures<\/p><p>Sterba&#8217;s cory catfish: 75-82\u00b0F (24-28\u00b0C)<\/p><p>Emerald cory catfish: 72-82\u00b0F (22-28\u00b0C)<\/p><p>Gold\/Orange Laser cories: 72-82\u00b0F (22-28\u00b0C)<\/p><p>If you want to know the perfect water temperature for your fish, I&#8217;ve written two guides on this topic. They cover the temperature per species, and more.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/keepingcatfish.com\/water-temperature-pleco\/\">The best water temperature for pleco catfish<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/keepingcatfish.com\/water-temperature-cory-catfish\/\">The best water temperature for cory catfish<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d28658f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d28658f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Diet<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cc1001 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9cc1001\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Cory catfish are <a href=\"https:\/\/keepingcatfish.com\/cory-catfish-diet\/\">mainly carnivorous<\/a> fish. If you want to keep them together with pleco catfish, you&#8217;ll need to feed a varied diet of both meat-based foods and plant-based foods such as <a href=\"https:\/\/keepingcatfish.com\/feeding-plecos-vegetables\/\">vegetables<\/a> and algae wafers for the plecos.<\/p><p>That is if you have omnivore or herbivore plecos like the bristlenose plecos.<\/p><p>If you keep your cory catfish together with a carnivorous plecos species, it&#8217;s obvious that they will need no plant-based foods. Only occasionally maybe to provide them with some extra nutrients.<\/p><p>Here are my favorite fish foods that can be fed to both species:<\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Repashy-Community-Plus-Oz-JAR\/dp\/B00FL17AQK?&amp;linkCode=ll1&amp;tag=keepingcatfish-20&amp;linkId=add447e8ad88d64f59c3fd854c7bb7ed&amp;language=en_US&amp;ref_=as_li_ss_tl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Repashy foods<\/a> &#8211; All fish love Hikari! It&#8217;s a gel food you can easily make yourself, very high quality.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Hikari-Sinking-Carnivore-Pellets-2-61-Ounce\/dp\/B007QH89AI?th=1&amp;linkCode=ll1&amp;tag=keepingcatfish-20&amp;linkId=f4531faf9e2273d0b86f1b38a80fc1d9&amp;language=en_US&amp;ref_=as_li_ss_tl\">Hikari carnivore pellets<\/a> &#8211; As in the name, suitable for the real meat-eating plecos and cory catfish.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Hikari-Tropical-Sinking-Catfish-Loaches\/dp\/B00025JZAY?th=1&amp;psc=1&amp;linkCode=ll1&amp;tag=keepingcatfish-20&amp;linkId=9155f46a9eda55adea6beb49767b3950&amp;language=en_US&amp;ref_=as_li_ss_tl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Hikari sinking wafers<\/a> &#8211; A more all-round food for both pleco and cory catfish.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Hikari-Usa-AHK21328-tropical-8-8-Ounce\/dp\/B00025Z6K2?&amp;linkCode=ll1&amp;tag=keepingcatfish-20&amp;linkId=9b8764e33351beb926ad748e2dbfe77a&amp;language=en_US&amp;ref_=as_li_ss_tl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Hikari Algae Wafers<\/a> &#8211; Both cory catfish and pleco diets should be supplemented with a small portion of plant-based nutrients.<\/li><\/ul><div><strong>Related read: <a href=\"https:\/\/keepingcatfish.com\/what-do-plecos-eat\/\">Pleco Diet (Full Guide)<\/a> -&gt;<\/strong><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ee7909 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6ee7909\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/keepingcatfish.com\/setting-up-a-pleco-tank-ultimate-guide\/\">Tank setup<\/a><\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c78aab elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2c78aab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Tank size<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b68b1d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b68b1d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Most pleco and cory catfish species need a 20 gallon tank. Plecos really thrive in bigger tanks, like 30 gallons.<\/p>\n<p>As we discussed already, plecos can become aggressive in some circumstances. It depends on the temperament of the fish, too, but this behavior is almost always territorial.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>If your pleco feels it has too little space, and the cory catfish have no other option but always coming close (because the tank is too small) both fish will be stressed.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c115249 elementor-blockquote--skin-border elementor-blockquote--button-color-official elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"c115249\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor-pro - v3.14.0 - 26-06-2023 *\/\n@charset \"UTF-8\";.entry-content blockquote.elementor-blockquote:not(.alignright):not(.alignleft),.entry-summary blockquote.elementor-blockquote{margin-right:0;margin-left:0}.elementor-widget-blockquote 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.elementor-blockquote__tweet-button:before{left:auto;right:-.8em;border-right-color:transparent;border-left-color:#1da1f2}.elementor-blockquote--button-skin-bubble.elementor-blockquote--align-right .elementor-blockquote__tweet-button:hover:before{border-left-color:#0967a0}.elementor-blockquote--skin-boxed .elementor-blockquote{background-color:#f9fafa;padding:30px}.elementor-blockquote--skin-border .elementor-blockquote{border-color:#f9fafa;border-left:7px #f9fafa;border-style:solid;padding-left:20px}.elementor-blockquote--skin-quotation .elementor-blockquote:before{content:\"\u201c\";font-size:100px;color:#f9fafa;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-weight:900;line-height:1;display:block;height:.6em}.elementor-blockquote--skin-quotation .elementor-blockquote__content{margin-top:15px}.elementor-blockquote--align-left .elementor-blockquote__content{text-align:left}.elementor-blockquote--align-left .elementor-blockquote .e-q-footer{flex-direction:row}.elementor-blockquote--align-right .elementor-blockquote__content{text-align:right}.elementor-blockquote--align-right .elementor-blockquote .e-q-footer{flex-direction:row-reverse}.elementor-blockquote--align-center .elementor-blockquote{text-align:center}.elementor-blockquote--align-center .elementor-blockquote .e-q-footer,.elementor-blockquote--align-center .elementor-blockquote__author{display:block}.elementor-blockquote--align-center .elementor-blockquote__tweet-button{margin-right:auto;margin-left:auto}<\/style>\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\tAll of the numbers I use are relative. In almost all circumstances, you can keep more fish in a bigger tank. Because every tank is different, these are just baselines and the numbers I give differ in each case.\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3187602 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3187602\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It&#8217;s important to ask yourself two questions:<\/p><ul><li><strong>How many cory catfish\/ plecos do I have?<\/strong><\/li><\/ul><p>The more fish, the more chances on conflicts. Unless you have a 30 gallon + tank, I&#8217;d recommend to not keep more than 2 males. In a 20 gallon, you can have one pleco male (or multiple females, they tend to be more peaceful) and a group of approximately 10 cories.<\/p><p>You can have a bigger group of <a href=\"https:\/\/keepingcatfish.com\/small-cory-catfish-species\/\">small cory catfish<\/a> like pygmy cory catfish, and these will also inhabit the middle layer as one of the only Corydoras species.<\/p><p>If you want to know more about how many cory catfish to keep, I&#8217;ve written a full guide on this, for every tank size. You can <a href=\"https:\/\/keepingcatfish.com\/how-many-cory-catfish\/\">find it here<\/a>.<\/p><ul><li><strong>What other fish do I have?<\/strong><\/li><\/ul><p>Because both cory catfish and plecos mainly inhabit the bottom layer of the tank, you should not add too much bottom dwellers to the tank. This will create even more competition.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd5a21d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cd5a21d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Tank setup<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5160bcd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5160bcd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/keepingcatfish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/2222929471_18bb7037dd_c.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-528\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/keepingcatfish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/2222929471_18bb7037dd_c.jpg 800w, https:\/\/keepingcatfish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/2222929471_18bb7037dd_c-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/keepingcatfish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/2222929471_18bb7037dd_c-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Female bristlenose pleco grazing on the algae growing on the wood. Photo by <a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/4or6uc\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">bored-now<\/a><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d9c622 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0d9c622\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The second important point to touch on is how your tank is decorated. It&#8217;s no secret that plecos like to hide, which makes adding hiding places and plants extremely important.<\/p><p>If you add a lot of <a href=\"https:\/\/keepingcatfish.com\/7-best-plants-for-plecos\/\">live plants<\/a> and hiding places, your pleco will feel more comfortable and thus come out more. Stones and especially <a href=\"https:\/\/keepingcatfish.com\/driftwood-for-plecos\/\">driftwood<\/a> provide great natural cover for both plecos and cory catfish.<\/p><p>Adding a sand substrate is best, but a small grain gravel is good, too. Cory catfish prefer <a href=\"https:\/\/keepingcatfish.com\/the-best-substrate-for-cory-catfish\/\">a substrate in which they can dig<\/a> freely. Plecos don&#8217;t really have specific needs in this regard, although plecos will sometimes <a href=\"https:\/\/keepingcatfish.com\/do-plecos-bury-themselves\/\">dig in gravel and sand<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-975620c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"975620c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Breeding<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a90a01 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5a90a01\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Keeping cory catfish and plecos together is one thing, but breeding them in the same tank is another story.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2815ef3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2815ef3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Breeding plecos with cory catfish as tank mates<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ff40cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8ff40cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Breeding plecos with cory catfish is perfectly possible. Since pleco males are great parents, <a href=\"https:\/\/keepingcatfish.com\/pleco-eggs\/\">their eggs<\/a> are in no danger for possible cory catfish. Cory catfish are also not hunting fish, and they will leave the <a href=\"https:\/\/keepingcatfish.com\/raising-pleco-fry\/\">pleco babies<\/a> alone.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf5e5b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bf5e5b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Breeding cory catfish with plecos as tank mates<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54d2d88 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"54d2d88\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This is usually not a great combo. Cory catfish are the worst parents imaginable, and will scatter their eggs through the tank. Not only will they <a href=\"https:\/\/keepingcatfish.com\/cory-catfish-eggs\/\">eat their own eggs,<\/a> but plecos will find them a great snack, too.<\/p><p>During the breeding process, harder to breed cory catfish species require water changes and specific feeding programs to spawn.\u00a0<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/keepingcatfish.com\/raising-cory-catfish-fry\/\">Cory catfish fry<\/a> is also more vulnerable than pleco fry, so they will die more easily in the tank and plecos might eat a small cory catfish fry.<\/p><p>I usually recommend to set up a separated tank to breed cory catfish in. This will save yourself and the fish stress.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c34c279 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c34c279\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Alternative tank mates for pleco catfish<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb41d11 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eb41d11\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>After this guide, you might have come to the conclusion that cory catfish aren&#8217;t for you. Here are three amazing alternatives to keep with your pleco!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebb65f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ebb65f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Shrimp<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d77dacd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d77dacd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"699\" src=\"https:\/\/keepingcatfish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220404_163012-1024x699.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3713\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/keepingcatfish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220404_163012-1024x699.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/keepingcatfish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220404_163012-300x205.jpg 300w, https:\/\/keepingcatfish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220404_163012-768x525.jpg 768w, https:\/\/keepingcatfish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220404_163012-1536x1049.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/keepingcatfish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220404_163012-2048x1399.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9aa836 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b9aa836\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Shrimp, especially neocaridina shrimp are one of the easiest and most colorful additions to any tank. They are great cleaners, and will usually not get eaten by pleco catfish. Shrimp will do great in smaller tanks, so they&#8217;re a perfect fit if you have a small setup \/ small plecos.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a662fb4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a662fb4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Kuhli loaches<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f9ab01 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5f9ab01\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/keepingcatfish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Kuhli-Loach-1-1024x576.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3637\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/keepingcatfish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Kuhli-Loach-1-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/keepingcatfish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Kuhli-Loach-1-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/keepingcatfish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Kuhli-Loach-1-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/keepingcatfish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Kuhli-Loach-1.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4df5535 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4df5535\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Kuhli loaches are mysterious but certainly very cute looking bottom dwellers. They take up the place of cory catfish, and are mainly nocturnal. These fish are often sold in bad conditions, which is why they might die fast after you bought them. They&#8217;re also somewhat sensitive. However, it&#8217;s all worth it if you see a happy kuhli loach swimming through your tank.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9bf94ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9bf94ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Otocinclus<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8412b0d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8412b0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/keepingcatfish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/16213946684_a02a747c46_k-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3712\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/keepingcatfish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/16213946684_a02a747c46_k-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/keepingcatfish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/16213946684_a02a747c46_k-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/keepingcatfish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/16213946684_a02a747c46_k-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/keepingcatfish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/16213946684_a02a747c46_k-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/keepingcatfish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/16213946684_a02a747c46_k.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Photo by <a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/qGLHsU\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">AJC1<\/a><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28069b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"28069b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The third fish is a sucker fish, which spends most of its time sitting on leaves and the aquarium glass. They are fun to look at, though and make great tank mates for plecos.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-805f318 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"805f318\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Alternative tank mates for cory catfish<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f6d503 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1f6d503\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>You have cory catfish, but the tank looks a bit empty? Well, because cory catfish are very flexible, the possibilities are just about endless!<\/p><p>Before proceeding, I highly recommend checking out the <a href=\"https:\/\/keepingcatfish.com\/cory-catfish-tank-mates\/\">full guide on Cory Catfish Tank Mates<\/a>. It covers my favorite 11 tank mates!\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2e0824 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c2e0824\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Shrimp<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e89b691 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e89b691\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"699\" src=\"https:\/\/keepingcatfish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220404_163012-1024x699.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3713\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/keepingcatfish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220404_163012-1024x699.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/keepingcatfish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220404_163012-300x205.jpg 300w, https:\/\/keepingcatfish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220404_163012-768x525.jpg 768w, https:\/\/keepingcatfish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220404_163012-1536x1049.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/keepingcatfish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220404_163012-2048x1399.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7375e99 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7375e99\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Shrimp, especially neocaridina shrimp are one of the easiest and most colorful additions to any tank. They are great cleaners, and will usually not get eaten by pleco catfish. Shrimp will do great in smaller tanks, so they&#8217;re a perfect fit if you dwarf cory catfish.<\/p><p>Read our full article on keeping <a href=\"https:\/\/keepingcatfish.com\/cory-catfish-and-shrimp-tank-mate-guide\/\">cory catfish and shrimp<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9fb56f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f9fb56f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Snails<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22a1b0b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"22a1b0b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"612\" height=\"408\" src=\"https:\/\/keepingcatfish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/apple-snail.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3593\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/keepingcatfish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/apple-snail.jpeg 612w, https:\/\/keepingcatfish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/apple-snail-300x200.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 612px) 100vw, 612px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Golden Apple snail in a freshwater aquarium.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f6300a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4f6300a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Snails maybe sound that sexy, but they&#8217;re a great addition to almost any tank.\u00a0 Sometimes, cory catfish will eat small baby snails, which is positive for keeping the population stabile. Snails are also great cleaners.<\/p><p>Read our full article on whether <a href=\"https:\/\/keepingcatfish.com\/do-cory-catfish-eat-snails\/\">cory catfish eat snails?<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ee4de2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3ee4de2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Betta fish<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65d900a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"65d900a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/keepingcatfish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/fish-gcccf8028a_1280-1024x682.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5007\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/keepingcatfish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/fish-gcccf8028a_1280-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/keepingcatfish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/fish-gcccf8028a_1280-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/keepingcatfish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/fish-gcccf8028a_1280-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/keepingcatfish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/fish-gcccf8028a_1280.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fde21bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fde21bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Betta fish are another great tank mate for small cory catfish, because they prefer a smaller tank with moderate to low flow. Most betta fish will not have conflicts with cory catfish, as they will inhabit other parts of the tank (upper-middle and bottom-layer).<\/p><p>Read our full article on <a href=\"https:\/\/keepingcatfish.com\/cory-catfish-and-betta-fish\/\">cory catfish and betta fish as tank mates<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95a7b20 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"95a7b20\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Conclusion<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9fae4a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d9fae4a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Cory catfish and plecos make good tank mates, although it depends on the species you want to keep. There&#8217;s quite a difference per species, with both plecos and Corydoras.<\/p>\n<p>The most important factors to look at are tank setup &amp; size, water parameters and diet. Set up a tank that&#8217;s at least 20 gallons with lots of hiding places so that the pleco will less likely be territorial.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A water temperature of 71-77\u00b0F is fine, although there are pleco species that demand higher temperatures. Read our full article regarding this matter for more.<\/p>\n<p>Lastly, cory catfish are mainly carnivorous and pleco catfish are omnivorous. This means that you will need to supplement the diet with vegetables and algae wafers.<\/p><p>Breeding cory catfish in a tank with plecos is usually not a good idea. Their eggs will be eaten by the plecos. On the other hand, it&#8217;s totally possible to breed plecos with cory catfish in the tank as they will protect their eggs from the cory catfish. Pleco fry is also stronger than cory catfish fry.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Plecos and cory catfish are two extremely popular catfish species in the aquarium hobby.\u00a0 These two fish have a lot of similarities, but at the same time couldn&#8217;t be more different. So, is it a wise idea to keep plecos and cory catfish in the same tank? 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