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    Re: Corydoras Keepers

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    Quote Originally Posted by barmby View Post
    I am sure I have seen it. I think GreenChapter.
    C.hastatus?Are they currently for sale now?I'd love to get a group of about 20 to start.
    When was the last time you saw them at GreenChapter?


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    Re: Corydoras Keepers

    I am not sure. maybe you call them

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    Re: Corydoras Keepers

    Looks like Corydoras pygmaeus at Green Chapter. If it was Corydoras hastatus, I'm sure there will be a stampede for them.

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    I have dwarf cichlids in my tanks! Do you?

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    Re: Corydoras Keepers

    So I was wrong

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    Re: Corydoras Keepers

    I keep a small gang of 4 panda's. I keep them are in a low 3ft tank and with the lapis sand bottom, they seemed to really enjoy life in there. Sadly they are currently undergoing some kind of aggression phase. I won't steal this thread topic but I've posted my problem in the beginners forum. Would appreciate anyone with Panda cory experience to help answer my questions there. Thanks!

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    There's a hastatus breeder in this forum right? just wait for him to post again in this thread la
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    Let's hope that particular breeder releases some for sale soon?
    In any case,I've already got a spare tank set up to house them fishes...if all else fails,i'll probably try smuggling some back from my Taiwan next month!
    Kordon bags anyone?


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    Get me some too!

    On another note, I have one particular Cory that seems to be wasting away no matter how much he eats... Spine starting to look bent. Any remedy to recommend?
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    Bent spine?That's pretty bad!Was he already like that upon purchase or is it something that developed over time?What species is it?
    Guess it can't be as bad as my particular Hasbrosus!This piece has been like this for MONTHS and still alive and kicking literally!To understand what I'm talking about,do refer to my embedded video to view.Has anyone had their corydoras act up like mine?



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    Re: Corydoras Keepers

    C. hastatus is a rarity now, locally at least. It seems they are too expensive to bring in, yet oddly the local fish farm that breeds Corydoras en masse does not seem to be breeding them commercially for local hobbyists.

    If it was truly C. hastatus at Green Chapter, I would have rushed down myself. I still remember the good old days, when Benny, me and many others were insane about Corydoras. As with all things, the buzz on Corydoras died down after awhile. Keeping too many Corydoras in a tank isn't a good idea either. Still, aside from C. hastatus, the one other species I miss is C. oiapoquensis.

    @aquanatix:

    Your C. habrosus is suffering from a swim bladder issue. It will not upright itself no matter what you do. Still, if it is alive and kicking, I would not do anything to it as long as it lives.

    @soltari007:

    Once a fish begins to waste away, there is little you can do aside from euthanising it, or letting it die a slow and agonising death. This is usually a problem with their gut, or an infestation with Camallanus worms. To be sure, you have to look closely at it to see if there any worms protruding from the anus, in the case of Camallanus, and treatment requires an anti-helminthic drug like fenbendazole. Internal bacterial infections are harder to rectify.
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    @aquanatix: It's a weitzmani, I think I will use that Furan3 med on him and x my fingers..

    @stormhawk: It's just like stock markets, interest in certain species will rise and drop. But a fish like corydoras will always have a place in aquaria, they're so enchanting In fact, I more or less converted from pleco to corydoras, currently attempting to breed some of them and need tips!
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    All you need is good clean cool water, high quality food, and luck. RonWill bred the oiapoquensis with very little interference on his part, and they spawned like clockwork. The Corydoras seem to prefer to spawn when it is raining outdoors. I had the same thing with my pygmaeus in the past. Fed them on tubifex worms, live daphnia, bbs, sinking flake, and they bred nearly every other day whenever the females are egg-laden.
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    Thanks again for the information stormhawk.It is currently still eating when it manages to upright itself!
    In any case,I'll just see how it goes and leave it up to fate!
    Anyway,i got my 1st pygmaeus spawn sometime during this period 3 years ago and as stormhawk mentioned,they will spawn like clockwork!
    I usually pop by C328 to get tubifex or alternate with daphnia and FBW and usually I'll get eggs all over the tank by the weekend.
    The frequent water changes and the fact that my tanks are in an air conditioned environment helps as well.


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    Interesting! I'm gonna try getting my guys started this few days, it's been raining very frequently

    Have a few viable species colonies now, just a matter of which species should I try out first.
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    Try with the dwarf species and more commonly seen species, before you go on to the harder ones. Most of the time it is just luck. Because if they are not in the mood, they won't spawn no matter how you try.
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    Thanks for the tip! Think I'll scrap the plan for now, decided to just chuck them all into a big tank and condition them first, while I think about how to go about my next setup
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    That worked for me. All of them in a big tank with nothing but a thin layer of fine sand and some driftwood and ketapang leaves. They love it. Really no need to plant anything except maybe Java Ferns and Anubias on driftwood.
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    Does the tank you described look something like this?

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    Nice setup!
    How big is this tank,5,6FT?


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    Re: Corydoras Keepers

    Have 6 sterbai and 2 adolfol in my community tank.
    My favorite is Adolfol. Regret never buy more.
    Will get somemore if I see them again.
    The rest like gold line or green line too x for me to get, > 1 red note.

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