I m wondering if it would be ok to keep corys in a tank with a glosso carpet and very little substrate showing.
Carpet plants corydoras.
100gal tank 20 cardinals 9 neons 10 head tail lights 14 black phantoms 12 lemon tetras 4 angels 8 corys robinea and 2 bushy noses.
Picking out the right carpet plant for your aquarium is certainly tough especially when trying to select the right plants for beginners.
Imo carpet plants and corys do not mix.
Unless you carpet first about a year then add corys.
Can they feed off the glosso or do they need sand gravel.
Carpet plants also offer an alternative to floating or vertically growing plants in their aquarium.
I finally reveal the finished hardscape of my new 60x50x40 scape and i get to plant it.
And carpeting plants are ideal and the corydoras will enjoy rummaging amongst the base to find scraps of trapped food.
Albino corydoras catfish are such a happy great fish to kee duration.
Corydoras are diggers but your post reads like your carpet plants stay pretty well anchored in the substrate.
Open areas are also used for scavenging activities and the most important thing here is the substrate which should.
3 aquarium carpet plant tips.
The substrate is eco complete and there are a few patches of it showing underneath the driftwood and in between some crypt parva but apart from that it s plants all the way.
Vegetation is important and the best types are bushy plants with lots of stems at the base.
How to grow carpeting plants better duration.
Additionally your aquarium lighting will affect every plant differently with some plants thriving in low light situations better than others.