none whatsoever
go and test your water, i suspect you have high nitrates or high COD
either way, do water changes, add some salt (predissolved, and add slowly)
the fungus is a sign that the fish are suffering due to poor water conditions
none whatsoever
go and test your water, i suspect you have high nitrates or high COD
either way, do water changes, add some salt (predissolved, and add slowly)
the fungus is a sign that the fish are suffering due to poor water conditions
i dont have such problems with my pandas too. but corydoras can breathe surface air using their guts.
To each her own fish !
petfrd
DEA, sorry but whats COD? I heard that cories are very sensitive to salt and medications, is that true?
BTW do you guys feed ur cories with LIVE tubifex? I kind of think they are high risk food. But they bring about tremendous growth. I was in a LFS and they have this whole batch of baby pandas eating tubifex worms.
rain, do ur cories do that very often even when the water is well aerated? Do they do that for fun or are they like bettas?
COD = chemical oxygen demand, a measure of how 'polluted' your tank is with organic substances
cories in general aren't sensitive to salt, but in particular pandas have been known to die on contact with salt streams
thus, mix any salt carefully with the tank water
cories gulp air only when the water is low on oxygen
mine just sit on the bottom looking like statues
no my pandas do not gulp air from surface often. its more like when they swim and suddenly bump into another cory, they shot right up to the surface. perhaps they can a gulp of air along the way too.
im not sure if pandas r so weak, but if so could be due to in breeding i guess.
hope ur corydoras will be fine soon
ps: i never feed tubi cos they r very dirty. mine eat blood worms and at times they dont mind pellets too.
To each her own fish !
petfrd
Another qns. Do cories barbels grow back after that had been damaged? I noticed lots of cories in LFS have damaged barbels.
What is the scientific name of the common spotted cory in LFS? I noticed there are quite a number of cories that looks like the spotted cory. Thanks
yes, evidently they do grow back, given good conditions
spotted? you mean the marble or the leopard?
leopard = trilineatus, marble = paleatus
Thanks. trilineatus is the one I asking about----------------
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yes, evidently they do grow back, given good conditions
spotted? you mean the marble or the leopard?
leopard = trilineatus, marble = paleatus
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I've Albino, Panda, Bandits and Trilineatus in my 2ft tank.
When food is given, the Albinos will start eating and eating and eating till they're satisfied.
The Pandas will come along and try to push the Albinos aside, while getting at the food (Novotab, mainly).
Then come the Trilineatus.
Then, when the humans are miles away, come the Bandits.
But the minute the Bandits sense a human's presence, they'll swim back to their hiding place (back of the tank, blocked by a big Java Fern on wood). Most of the time, the Trilineatus will follow them...
You can guess which ones are nice and slim, while which are fat![]
As to the frequency of going to the water surface for air, all except the Bandits do that once in awhile. I don't think it's the water condition in this case, though. I think they do that just for fun, sometimes...
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For me its the sterbais that are most active Others become stationary when the human is around.
for me, every single one moves ard... always have probs taking pics of them.. they jus dun stay still
Are cories nocturnal fish?
simon, ever thought of teaching them to "freeze!"? lol! i tried taking pictures of my bettas before - gave up!
foxemty, i don't think cories are nocturnal fish. they can be fed when the lights are on, but i think a few shy ones may only come out when the lights are off.
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FLORENCE, capital of the region of Tuscany, has a population of around half a million inhabitants, spreads on the banks of the Arno, between the Adriatic and the Tyrrhenian seas, almost in the middle of the Italian peninsula. It is a city which bustles with industry and craft, commerce and culture, art and science.
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