Compatibility check
Can Angelfish and Bronze cory live together?
Angelfish and Bronze cory are not recommended together based on the current rule check.
not recommended
Quick answer
This pairing is not recommended by the current rules. The highest-risk factors are marked as fail below; fixable water-parameter overlap alone does not cancel out predation, aggression, fin-nipping, or explicit avoid-tag conflicts.
Factor breakdown
| Factor | Result | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
| Water type | OK | Angelfish is freshwater; Bronze cory is freshwater. Compatibility pages are generated only for matching water types. |
| Temperature | OK | Temperature overlaps at 24-27 C. Angelfish is listed at 24-29 C; Bronze cory is listed at 22-27 C. |
| pH | OK | pH overlaps at 6-7.5. Angelfish is listed at 6-7.5; Bronze cory is listed at 6-7.8. |
| Hardness | OK | Hardness overlaps at 2-12 dGH. Angelfish is listed at 1-12 dGH; Bronze cory is listed at 2-15 dGH. |
| Adult size and predation | OK | Adult sizes are not an obvious predator-prey mismatch (Angelfish: 15 cm; Bronze cory: 7 cm). |
| Temperament and aggression | OK | Angelfish (semi-aggressive cichlid) and Bronze cory (peaceful bottom-dweller) do not have an obvious aggression clash in the dataset. |
| Fin nipping risk | OK | The dataset does not flag this pair as a fin-nipper plus long-finned combination. |
| Schooling and group needs | OK | Plan around full groups, not single display fish. Minimum group sizes: Bronze cory: 6+. |
| Explicit avoid tags | Conflict | Avoid-tag conflict found. Angelfish avoid tags matching Bronze cory: none. Bronze cory avoid tags matching Angelfish: large-predator. |
| Minimum combined tank size | OK | Use at least 40 US gallons (151 L) for the pair, based on the larger minimum tank plus bioload and activity adjustments where relevant. |
Species profiles
- Angelfish - Pterophyllum scalare
- Bronze cory - Corydoras aeneus
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Sources and attribution
Source links are verification references for taxonomy and identifiers. Care values are AI-generated from common hobby consensus and need expert review.
- Angelfish
- Wikidata search - Taxonomy/identifier verification lead only.
- GBIF species search - Taxonomy verification lead only.
- Bronze cory
- Wikidata search - Taxonomy/identifier verification lead only.
- GBIF species search - Taxonomy verification lead only.