Is it ok to mix species of cory to create a school?

Question

Most sites I look at tell me I need schools of at least 5 of a specific species of cory. What I want to know is, is it ok to mix species to create this school? Right now I have 2 leopard, 2 albino, and 2 peppered cories. Is this ok, or do I really need to buy 3 more of each?

Answer 1

All different colored corydoras school. They are all the same species, only different colors. If you get any pigmy corys you nede at least 3, they are a different species than corydoras.

Answer 2

You can mix them no problem at all and they will shoal, but they can't interbreed. The males will try, but the females shun their efforts.

Albino are actually Bronze, they can cross breed, but you will get Bronze babies.

I'm fairly sure as my juvenile peppered are in the same tank as my adult Nanus and I breed them commercially :0)

Answer 3

Most corys only school with other corys of their own species, so yes, you'd really need more corys of each of those types to have proper shoals.

Answer 4

most similar coloured cories should be fine eg: bronze green and panda but with the albinos get a minimum of 3

Answer 5

Threw my own experience i've found just a pair of  work the best.

They swim around everywhere together. (it's nice to watch)

I mean i don't mix them so if they school together fine but other than panda cories which demand 8-20 and pgymy cories (about the same) your good to go.

The rest don't seem to be as socially dependent.

good luck!!!