Cute Cory(doras)

**barmby** · 6th Feb 2014, 12:44

Picture taken from AquaLife February 2014

Please share yours

**barmby** · 6th Feb 2014, 12:47

It doesn't take an Amano to create this. Everyone can do it : )

**nicholasliao** · 6th Feb 2014, 19:20

Woah Barmby. Awesome stuff. What kind of substrate brings the best out of corys? White sand or river colours

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**barmby** · 11th Feb 2014, 10:35

Ronwill will be a better person to recommend on kinds of substrate that bring out the best of these cute corydoras

**stormhawk** · 12th Feb 2014, 19:11

To me, fine sand like Sudo etc will be fine to bring out the colors but if you use a darker substrate however, the colors will become darker, so choose wisely. At one point I was using a type of sand from GEX I think, which RonWill used as well. Mutsu sand or something, and it was great for Corydoras.

barmby, that image from Aqualife is poison indeed. I feel like buying more Corydoras!

**Shi Xuan** · 15th Feb 2014, 20:15

Originally Posted by stormhawk

To me, fine sand like Sudo etc will be fine to bring out the colors but if you use a darker substrate however, the colors will become darker, so choose wisely. At one point I was using a type of sand from GEX I think, which RonWill used as well. Mutsu sand or something, and it was great for Corydoras.

barmby, that image from Aqualife is poison indeed. I feel like buying more Corydoras!

I agree with Stormhawk. Aqualife pictures are alluring. I have only one Cory in mind and that is duplicareus. Haven't seen them for a while. I'll need to find a few more to keep my lone duplicareus company.

As for substrate, I would go for a dark one, either Gex or ADA. As Stormhawk mentioned, the colours of the fish will become darker and I think it makes the fish look more beautiful.

**Sax** · 15th Feb 2014, 21:47

Very nice... do your corys uproot the plants?

**Shi Xuan** · 16th Feb 2014, 12:32

Originally Posted by Sax

Very nice... do your corys uproot the plants?

Nope, as I've observe. I don't think they are able to go that deep into the substrate to dig the plants up.

**Sax** · 16th Feb 2014, 16:33

Ok. Nice cute fellows anyway.

**barmby** · 17th Feb 2014, 10:19

ThaNK you.. Trying my best to attract people to keep fish

**Sax** · 22nd Feb 2014, 19:24

2 ADA 2 footer (960x720).jpgHi barmby,

Do you feed bloodworms to your corydoras. I am having headache with the current low tech
setup feeding that cause the worms get stuck in the rocks and moss.

**nicholasliao** · 22nd Feb 2014, 19:30

Guys. If I choose soil substrate over sand. What will it do to corys? Will it affect their barbels more than sand?

Powder or non-powder form better?

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**Sax** · 22nd Feb 2014, 23:03

Found this thread ...

http://www.aquaticquotient.com/forum...using-ADA-soil

**barmby** · 23rd Feb 2014, 12:53

Hi Sax, Use a glass tray for placing blood worms to prevent messing up the gravel. It can be used to contain pellet shrimp food or even tubifex worms for smaller fishes

**nicholasliao** · 23rd Feb 2014, 12:56

Yeah. That's the thing Barmby. If you want to keep Cory's with soil substrate, it would be required to have this feeding dishes.

I would prefer to go sand though but I don't think it's viable for an aqua scape. I'm still looking out for ideas to scape a sand bottom Cory tank with driftwood and mosses. Would it be even feasible to introduce co2 into the system?

I also wonder what kind of mosses and plants are in their natural habitat.

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**barmby** · 23rd Feb 2014, 15:45

I will recommend lapis sand. On the contrary, I don't think soil substrate is viable for aquascaping in the long run. Soil substrate turn into mud over time. It's messy

**Urban Aquaria** · 23rd Feb 2014, 21:15

Originally Posted by nicholasliao

I would prefer to go sand though but I don't think it's viable for an aqua scape. I'm still looking out for ideas to scape a sand bottom Cory tank with driftwood and mosses. Would it be even feasible to introduce co2 into the system?

Although most cory tanks tend to be lower light systems with slower growing plants tied to driftwood, i guess Co2 injection will still help to improve plant growth, the lower pH from Co2 injection would also be okay for corydoras too, since they usually hail from acidic soft water conditions anyways.

Originally Posted by nicholasliao

I also wonder what kind of mosses and plants are in their natural habitat.

Seems their natural habitat in the amazon is mainly just sandy or muddy bottoms with lots of leaf litter, and almost devoid of plants (except a few tough plants and algae)... here are some videos of corydoras in the amazon: