Compatibility brief
Can Sterba's Corydoras live with White Cloud Mountain Minnow?
Risky. This mix is commonly discouraged for typical setups.
Sterba's Corydoras + White Cloud Mountain Minnow: Incompatible temperature requirements. Sterba's Corydoras needs 24–30°C and White Cloud Mountain Minnow needs 14–22°C. Their ranges do not overlap. Real tanks add variables Fishori cannot model; treat this as a high-risk read, not certainty.
Compatibility score
Profile confidence: medium
Order of checkstank volume vs adults → predation mouth gap → temperament / fin nipping → shared water windows.
100L
Combined minimum footprint reference for these two species: about 100L (larger active fish often want more length).
Assessment details
Compatible temperaments
Both Sterba's Corydoras and White Cloud Mountain Minnow share a peaceful temperament.
Incompatible temperature requirements
Top issueSterba's Corydoras needs 24–30°C and White Cloud Mountain Minnow needs 14–22°C. Their ranges do not overlap.
“Sterba's Corydoras needs 24–30°C and White Cloud Mountain…”
Incompatible temperature requirements
Next steps
Concrete changes, not "research more" filler.
- •Sterba's Corydoras should be kept in a group of at least 6 for best health and behaviour.
- •White Cloud Mountain Minnow should be kept in a group of at least 6 for best health and behaviour.
- •These fish cannot be comfortably housed together. Their temperature needs are incompatible.
Try instead
- →Sterba's Corydoras should be kept in a group of at least 6 for best health and behaviour.
- →White Cloud Mountain Minnow should be kept in a group of at least 6 for best health and behaviour.
- →These fish cannot be comfortably housed together. Their temperature needs are incompatible.
- Seriously Fish. Corydoras sterbai
Primary: aquarium size, water chemistry, behaviour, and compatibility (URL verified in upgrade script; recheck if site content changes).
- FishBase. Corydoras sterbai
Secondary: taxonomy, distribution, and maximum length in nature; cross-check with aquarium import lines and measured tank parameters.
- Wikipedia. Corydoras sterbai
Secondary: general species context; verify all husbandry numbers against a dedicated aquarium care sheet and your test kit, not a single table row.
- Seriously Fish. Tanichthys albonubes
Primary: aquarium size, water chemistry, behaviour, and compatibility (URL verified in upgrade script; recheck if site content changes).
- FishBase. Tanichthys albonubes
Secondary: taxonomy, distribution, and maximum length in nature; cross-check with aquarium import lines and measured tank parameters.
- Wikipedia. Tanichthys albonubes
Secondary: general species context; verify all husbandry numbers against a dedicated aquarium care sheet and your test kit, not a single table row.
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Build the full stocking list with Sterba's Corydoras + White Cloud Mountain Minnow
Plan further
Try both species in the full-stock tank check, or open either fish profile for mates lists. Methodology explains how verdicts are produced.
Individual fish vary in personality. Fishori uses conservative hobby rules. Observe any new introduction closely, feed thoughtfully, and keep a quarantine or backup plan. This is not veterinary advice.
Profile data confidence: high. Based on multiple reputable aquarium care sources with strong agreement.