A cory in an African Cichlid tank?

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Has anyone tried keeping a Cory Cat in a tank with African Cichlids? I lost another one in my well hated 10 gallon and am left with only 1 remaining cory.

I'd rather put him in the 29 gallon tank and figure out what to do with the Betta so I can do something with the 10 gallon.
 
I doubt it would work. The PH should be higher than the community tank if you use Chiclid sand or anything like that. Even if you dont, those fish are probably too agressive. You can always donate the corry to the LFS, im sure they would be more than happy to give him a good home.
 
Wait, why can't you put him with the betta?
 
The Cichlids will attack the cories...i know from experience...dont do it
 
I agree. Don't do it. Water parameters for both types of fishes are quite different...soft/acidic versus hard/alkaline, not to mention the aggressive tendencies of the Africans will be detrimental to the corydoras.

Out of curiosity, why do you hate your 10g?
 
Well for one thing, my tap water has a PH of 8.5.

So both the 10 and 29 gallon tanks have the same PH(I do not alter my water).

Second, the cory and the betta are both in the 10 gallon. It started off with 3 corys and the betta, but one died rather quickly, and the other just recently perished. Not sure why, the surviving one is very healthy and showing no bad signs at all. But the Betta torments them constantly.

I hate this tank because it is a constant war against brown algae. I have to break it down every week, scrub down all the decorations, scrub algae off every, single leaf of the fake plants, etc. It is a major pain. I would much rather set up a heavily planted shrimp tank.

But I have these two fish that I need to figure out what to do with.
 
give them back to your LFS for credit if possible
 
the cichlids will eat the cory cat then they will die from the corys barbs
 
Well I could give the cory back to the LFS...but the Betta?

I mean come on. I rescued him from a little cup. For the past 8 months he's been cock of the roost in a luxurious 10 gallon tank. I don't think I could send him back to a cup.
 
Since it sounds like you like the tank, maybe instead of giving away the fish, you could attack the problem at its source. Is the tank cycled. If you tear it down every week it may not be. Is the tank in sunlight, that could me a major source of algee. What is your water change schedule. Also, go to the fish store and have them measure your ammonia, Nitrite, and Nitrate if you dont have any test kits. If the tank is less than 6 months old, they often have new tank syndrome, and can get algee, but it goes away, even though it sounds like you have more algee than just that. Even a shrimp tank will have algee problems if you dont attack the source.
 
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