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    Re: The Hastatus Century Club

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    They disappeared from SG for quite a few years before making a comeback a few months ago. Pricing is something I cant comment on, but safe to say, these cories are well worth the money. Midwater cories are not very common at all..! Even the other common dwarf species are mainly bottom dwelling. You would do well keeping these in a group of 6 or more in a Hastatus specific tank if you are hoping for them to breed at all. Oh, to my knowledge, and because of their relatively new existance in SG, the Hastatus stock should all be WC and that attributes to a slightly higher cost as well.

    I'm probably the last person here to have success with breeding these cories (just managed to harvest quite a few eggs these few days) and am a newbie as well. I'm sure the other bros here will be able to feed you with more advise on tank setup and cory husbandry.
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    Re: The Hastatus Century Club

    They are captive bred in small numbers, in another country, perhaps Taiwan. This species is uncommonly found in LFSes in other countries, where there are breeders who raise them for sale. Locally, they are not cheap because you have to import them, and price-wise, is similar to other species like C. schwartzi etc, which commonly get sold for around $5 or more each. People find hastatus expensive simply because they are small and the cost of C. pygmaeus and C. habrosus (both of which are locally bred in a farm) is much lower in comparison.

    A few years ago, there was a local breeder other than Ronnie, who bred hundreds of these little guys, and he sold them at 50 cents a piece. How I wish he still had these and sold them at that price. At that time, the cost for a hastatus at an LFS was not more than $2.50, so I guess inflation is hitting hard.

    @Doraemon82,

    They are rare locally only because their importation is few and far in between. If you intend to keep these, a small species group for breeding purposes would be good in a 1ft tank, if you're on a budget. They are just as easy as C. pygmaeus or habrosus. Try not to mix these with other dwarves if you intend to spawn them.
    Last edited by stormhawk; 27th Jan 2012 at 05:52.
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    Re: The Hastatus Century Club

    Quote Originally Posted by stormhawk View Post
    They are captive bred in small numbers, in another country, perhaps Taiwan. This species is uncommonly found in LFSes in other countries, where there are breeders who raise them for sale.
    Oops! My bad on the errorneous information. I apologise.

    I have previously engaged an SG importer to help me bring in some C. Hastatus. They agreed to help me, but the price was a red note + a green note each. At that point, no other LFS had brought them in yet and I always attributed that to be the cause of an inflated price for the cories. Plus, I also checked with the importer on the origins of the aforementioned cories and was told they were WC. Anyway, long story short, I eventually heard from the importer that 90% of the cories did not make it past quarantine. C. Hastatus, as many would tell you, are notoriously bad travelers and DOA is quite high. I'm guessing that is more so for WC stocks.

    That's why I assumed the cories were WC. After such a long hiatus of the species from SG waters, I was not expecting to suddenly see the import of C. Hastatus from a different source.
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    Re: The Hastatus Century Club

    Where wild caught corys are concerned, we don't normally get the best stocks to begin with. Almost all of the best quality fish are sent directly to Japan, or Europe and to the US, where hobbyists will pay top dollar for such fish.

    The importer quoted you that price because these little guys are from the Rio Paraguay, which doesn't seem to be fished much, especially since Paraguay and Bolivia are not known to be centers of the fish trade. If these were wild caught, the price would be much higher.

    C. hastatus is a bad traveler because they are sensitive to high ammonia levels. When packed in the hundreds per bag without some form of ammonia absorber like zeolite or activated carbon, they almost always arrive with ammonia burns.
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    Re: The Hastatus Century Club

    Thank you bros for all the info ... Guess I will read on them more then will get a group of them .. Will update u guys ... Thanks and happy new year

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    Re: The Hastatus Century Club

    Happy New Year to you too. Don't take too long to decide on whether to purchase them, or you may never see them again.
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    Haha yeah lor bro ... I know but u know lah got to get wife permission first as I already have a tank Liao ... Haha ..

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    Hehehe, very easy to fix. Show your wife how cute they are. Ladies always love the cute stuff... especially when the pets have babies.
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    Already bring her to see and even told her is rare in Singapore... Hehe , still waiting for answer ...

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    Yep! I don't think that C. Hastatus will become a mainstay species in SG for long if history is anything to go by. It's definitely a worthwhile investment. Good luck with your wife..! A small shoal would look splendid in your room..!
    Setup: ADA Cube Garden 45-P, Starlitz Clear 45, Eheim Aquacompact 40
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    Hey bros,

    Just wondering.. Has anyone read posts written by apistomaster on PlanetCatfish or other forums/blogs on his colony style C. Hastatus setup? I know I have probably asked this question alot, but, I am still wondering about the optimal setup for the cory. In this case, apistomaster seems to have a wealth of experience in the aforementioned corydoras species and I would have to presume he's doing something right.

    Anyone has any comments on his style of breeding C. Hastatus in a colony? How about his employment of a 160gph (600l/h) powerhead attached to a sponge?
    Setup: ADA Cube Garden 45-P, Starlitz Clear 45, Eheim Aquacompact 40
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    Re: The Hastatus Century Club

    Quote Originally Posted by vannel View Post
    Has anyone read posts written by apistomaster on PlanetCatfish or other forums/blogs on his colony style C. Hastatus setup?
    Dennis,
    Larry's ("Apistomaster") approach to colony breeding is very do-able and by now, most folks will probably realize that there's no 'ideal' or 'optimal' setup/parameter for prolific breeding. What most breeder-wannabes neglect is proper conditioning of the adult stock. Raising the tiny fry is a separate issue altogether but not impossible.

    Raising 1000's of C. hastatus or any of the pygmy species (except C. gracilis, cochui & xinguensis which I have zero experience), is not an exaggeration. In just over 3 months, I'm now growing-out about 250 hastatus fry/juvenile, ranging between 3mm to 12mm. The larger juveniles proudly show off the peduncle adult markings and will shortly join one of my 3 breeding colonies.

    The employ of powered sponge filtration, plus other options, are more of individual's preferences and proportionate to bio-handling in said tanks. One can never go wrong with over-filtration but personally, I'd prefer a little less turbulence in the tanks ensuring foraging being less strenuous for the little ones. Combined and multiple filtration isn't anything new though our requirement and mileage may vary.
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    Yea. Indeed Ronnie.. I always over-think when it comes to my tank setup. In any case, I seem to have found a way that works for me and probably shouldn't change anything drastic. Perhaps I should install a lily pipe outlet for reduce the current abit though..
    Setup: ADA Cube Garden 45-P, Starlitz Clear 45, Eheim Aquacompact 40
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    C. hastatus seems to like some current though. Perhaps they are more of semi-fast flowing stream fish, rather than placid stream fish. I find mine in the middle water column swimming against the flow of the rainbar that I placed midway from the bottom to the top of the tank.
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    Re: The Hastatus Century Club

    That has been my observation too, stormhawk. My C. Hastatus always love a swim in the fast flowing currents. As mentioned, I don't employ a rainbar at my outlet, hence, my current is quite strong along at least 2 sides of the tank. However, these are the areas where the cories love swimming in and in fact, these are the areas where the eggs are usually situated as well..! I just wanted to tone it down a notch for the newborn fry.
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    Re: The Hastatus Century Club

    Adults love casinos. Kids love playgrounds. Get my drift??
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    Re: The Hastatus Century Club

    Already have quite a number of fries in my tank now.. But, its still pure joy to come home to this..

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    Taken on my crappy Blackberry phone camera. Pardon the quality.
    Setup: ADA Cube Garden 45-P, Starlitz Clear 45, Eheim Aquacompact 40
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    Re: The Hastatus Century Club

    Quote Originally Posted by vannel View Post
    Already have quite a number of fries in my tank now..
    The plural for fry is still fry. Fries, you order at McDonald's

    Dennis, maybe now you'd understand why breeding fishes can be so intriguing. Congrats!! May this be a bountiful year with more hastatus cuties to come.
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    Ack..! Ronnie is out to make me look bad.. Haha. Pardon my English! See, now you have killed my mood.

    Yay. This is indeed a bountiful year. I'm pretty sure I have more than tripled my original breeding group of 7 adults. Even if one of the adults did eventually pass on. Not even sure why (No torn fins, red splotches, white spots, etc). Has anyone's C. Hastatus from the original GC batch started to die of old age? I truly don't mean to curse or anything.. Just wanting to know what happened to the adult.
    Setup: ADA Cube Garden 45-P, Starlitz Clear 45, Eheim Aquacompact 40
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    Re: The Hastatus Century Club

    No lah... I'm not cut out to be a teacher but the mis-use of "fries" has been corrected often enough

    Dennis, I've not heard of anybody's adult hastatus dying of old age... not yet, anyway. Documented maximum size for these buggers is a little over 3cm and I have some (from GC's first import) that just past 2cm. For any healthy hastatus to die young, it's either from disease, malnutrition or poor husbandry.
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