Cute Cory(doras)

[nicholasliao]

Twigs. Roots. Dead leaves. Easy to replicate but water quality very hard to do it.

I'm in a dilemma. How to aqua scape a Cory tank with shrimps. any ideas?

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[Sax]

Twigs. Roots. Dead leaves. Easy to replicate but water quality very hard to do it.

I'm in a dilemma. How to aqua scape a Cory tank with shrimps. any ideas?

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Hi Nicholas,

Dun mean to hijack bro Barmby's thread. Just my humble low tech tank to share.... mixing with another 28 fishes.
Total 10 corydoras.

Done this manner so that will have low maintenance issue, as their poo is bigger than other fishes, and my tank have high bio-load.

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[nicholasliao]

Thanks sax. Tank looking good. I hope I can show case a Cory tank soon.

Would love to get the dwarf hasbrosus. Any recommendations on a single species to keep or should I just keep a huge variety of them?

Would love to see some breeding activities though

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[barmby]

Don't worry about it Sax

[nicholasliao]

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.



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:

Thanks Paul! Easy to replicate the look but quality of water not easy.

Might have to use 3 filters to ensure water quality. Haha

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[Sax]

Thanks sax. Tank looking good. I hope I can show case a Cory tank soon.

Would love to get the dwarf hasbrosus. Any recommendations on a single species to keep or should I just keep a huge variety of them?

Would love to see some breeding activities though

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Don't worry about it Sax

Hi nicholas

I think mine wun breed. Cos tank too busy with activities. Hahahahha i got 9 stebai and one which i forgot the name.. I am waiting to load some green lasers if i can find them.nanother canister is already on standby. Heehee




barmby, thank you.

[felix_fx2]

Hi nicholas

I think mine wun breed. Cos tank too busy with activities. Hahahahha i got 9 stebai and one which i forgot the name.. I am waiting to load some green lasers if i can find them.nanother canister is already on standby. Heehee




barmby, thank you.

Appreciate if you not use the sms lingo? It's against Aq rules.

Thanks


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[s9534891b]

Hi, does anybody here knows how to breed corys?please give me some advice thanks.

[Sax]

Sorry. I forgot. Apologise...

[apek19]

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Sharing how awesome these little fellas are

[RonWill]

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

Colin, you're too kind but yep, corys are adorable, aren't they? As for substrate... hmm... I still prefer Sudo sand, ANS Bright Sand and one particularly fine sand from Interpet, I think.

Twigs. Roots. Dead leaves. Easy to replicate but water quality very hard to do it. I'm in a dilemma. How to aqua scape a Cory tank with shrimps. any ideas?

Water quality is easier to maintain with natural elements like wood & leaves, rather than rely on additives. Take care of what your corys need and the shrimps will adapt to it.

[soltari007]

The master has spoken

Nice setups!

[stormhawk]

To ensure your Corydoras are getting proper nutrition in a community setup, drop some food when the lights are out. This will ensure that the Corydoras will at least get enough food since they are active throughout the night hours.

[nicholasliao]

I'm not sure if this has been asked again and again. I've been reading up on dwarf cory's and been wanting to know which dwarf species tend to shoal more?

I've read that pgymy's tend to shoal more naturally in groups of 10 or more but the hasbrosus doesn't. I tend to prefer the look of the hasbrosus (salt and pepper cat) because of their look but I would also like to have a group that shoals more naturally.

Does any of the cory keepers here have first hand experience in regards to keeping pgymy's and habrosus? I love the shoaling effect that pgymy's give but i love the look on the hasbrosus cat. Anyone can tell me otherwise?

[seudzar]

The best shoaling dwarf cory is corydoras hastatus! Hahaha

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[RonWill]

Yep. My vote on C. hastatus as well and second to none!!

[tetrakid]

To ensure your Corydoras are getting proper nutrition in a community setup, drop some food when the lights are out. This will ensure that the Corydoras will at least get enough food since they are active throughout the night hours.

When the lights are out, the cats will play. Corys and other catfish are nocturnal creatures. They are blind during the day, when they feel and grope blindly around with their barbels for the food rather than look for it with their eyes.

[nicholasliao]

Aren't C. Hastatus expensive to keep? I don't really fancy their look as compared to hasbrosus.

Come on guys! Its either pgymys or hasbrosus!

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[seudzar]

If you want shoaling, it's pygmy only. Hasborsus do not shoal. Also I found that hasborsus are more sensitive than Pygmy. Also Pygmy only shoal when they are in a big group example like more than 10.

Seriously, hastatus is more interesting. Given the choice, I rather save up for hastatus. Hahaha

[nicholasliao]

Serious? But hastatus doesn't really have much markings on them. Okay. I will go and research more about the hastatus.

I'm not sure about its price and I heard they are very pricey which is why I'm so afraid of getting it.

I'm on the verge of setting up my 3ft moss tank soon and im quite excited with the species of corys that im going to keep.

For the hastatus, do they require a chiller?

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