11 August 2008: Spotted at C328

[CK Yeo]

Off topic: I thought it is the yellow fin cories that are toxin factories? i.e. Gossei, sterbai, suessi. Personally experienced with gossei, effect is quite fast and it affects other cories too.

I understand the the batch of black cory is rather small and these are the remaining of the whole batch which DOA at the importer's place. Small cory not stable. Good luck with them.

ck

[Samuel2618]

leave the last 3 for me!!!!

So Clinton.. Have you Sapu the 3 remaining ones le? If not.. I might clear house..

[Zenislev]

Saw the black dudes at C328, very interesting cories...

[Panut]

they grow up to 3inch

[Quixotic]

Off topic: I thought it is the yellow fin cories that are toxin factories? i.e. Gossei, sterbai, suessi. Personally experienced with gossei, effect is quite fast and it affects other cories too.

I understand the the batch of black cory is rather small and these are the remaining of the whole batch which DOA at the importer's place. Small cory not stable. Good luck with them.

ck

Oh yes, the yellow fin cories, C. gossei, C. sterbai are prone to expel the toxins readily. Almost forgot about this post I wrote earlier, http://www.aquaticquotient.com/forum...2&postcount=38

About the black cory, those that do survive may actually be tough cookies, hehe... survival of the fittest...

[illumnae]

wonder if c328 or wu hu would provide some activated carbon to be put into the bags... thinking of going down to buy some cories this week but am unsure whether it's safe, especially since i'll be bringing them along to my 4ft tank when i move

[Quixotic]

It should not be a problem as long as you don't pour the water in the bag into your tank. Also before bagging them, this is what is recommended by Ian Fuller.

Excerpts from http://www.planetcatfish.com/forum/v...ic.php?t=15972

The remedy is quite simple, first take water from the tank which the fish will be transported in, then either disturb the fish, basically frighten them a little to put then under stress. This will cause them to release the toxic fluid (this may actually be a natural defensive mechanism against predation), then after a few minutes the fish can be caught and put into the transporting bag/s. The other way would be to again collect the good water for transporting and then put some tank water into a small container catch and put the fish in there for a few minutes to give them time to react to being caught, then re-catch the fish and put them into the bag.

[CK Yeo]

Actually, in my experience they don't always spew toxins into the water when disturbed. I think they only do it when badly panicked, disturbed or very stressed. If not, mine will be dead long time ago since I tend to move them around tanks. And the delivery man will be sending bags of dead gossei and sterbai to the LFS all the time.

ck

[illumnae]

cool, thanks for your advice quixotic and ck i'll go get some from c328 later this week...saw some cories earlier this evening that auntie called "white leopard cory" that attracted me...since I can't find the "golden head cory" locally i'l get those instead once i find out what species they are!

[CK Yeo]

Didn't see properly. Probably C. kanei.

ck

[Samuel2618]

Think you might be referring to Corydoras Atropersonatus.. The one with a white body with black spots which came in this afternoon one right?

[illumnae]

not sure when it came in

thanks for the possible IDs ck and samuel, i'll check out planetcatfish

edit: i think there's both of them in the tank! i saw some with less spots like C. altropersonatus and some with more like C. kanei... I like them both

[Savant]

I am sure this is old news but the long awaited L134s are in at last!!!

[illumnae]

very attractive price and even more attractive specimens!

I also saw L173s and L270s (they were labelled as such)

[Savant]

Haha I forgot to add that I scooped up a substantial no. of L134s and I saw another bro take one home yesterday... left about 3 or so pieces...

No worries, auntie says she can order more....