Corydoras Aeneus in unheated tank

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Corycory
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Corydoras Aeneus in unheated tank

Post by Corycory »

Hey guys,

I was wondering how would corydoras aeneus do in an unheated tank? Temperature of the water doesn't drop below 20C all year, it's way higher in the summer. I have another unheated tank. The other occupants are shrimp that do well in low temps and platies that as far as I know do well too.
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Re: Corydoras Aeneus in unheated tank

Post by MChambers »

I think they'd be fine. Most of my corydoras are in tanks in my basement and I don't turn the heaters on until January or February, when the temperatures drop below 20C or so.
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Re: Corydoras Aeneus in unheated tank

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Some corys don't do well in cooler temps, but I've always found aeneus to be rather tolerant of low temps (and not as tolerant at higher temps). I do prefer to keep them around 23-25 - below 23, I'd slow down on the feeding for sure. One man's opinion.
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Re: Corydoras Aeneus in unheated tank

Post by CoryfanAad »

All my Aeneus are in unheated tanks.
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Re: Corydoras Aeneus in unheated tank

Post by Corycory »

Thanks guys. I changed plans so for now the majority will still be in a heated tank.
But I have a group of 6 in a small 15G tank and I'll try it unheated. I can always switch the heater back on but between lights, filters and room temperature, the tank temperature doesn't really drop. So we'll see how they get on. I think they should be fine. Right now it's still very warm so its early to tell.
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