Reply With Quotegot my pygmaeus too ler! woohoo~
puffer bro, whr u got ur C. pygmaeus? =)Originally Posted by Puffer
““When I was 5 years old, my mother always told me that happiness was the key to life. When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down ‘happy’. They told me I didn’t understand the assignment, and I told them they didn’t understand life.””
got my pygmaeus too ler! woohoo~
““When I was 5 years old, my mother always told me that happiness was the key to life. When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down ‘happy’. They told me I didn’t understand the assignment, and I told them they didn’t understand life.””
I've gotten my Corydoras pygmaeus too... about 30 of them from GC. Kinda glad they are sub-adults (still a little young to differentiate sexes) but that will give me enough time to condition them well on live foods and then I'll be ready to kick start a huge breeding group. Was told from a trusted source, that these pygmaeus are wild-caughts and imported from Peru. I've not had pygmy cories for a long while and ya, they're still so d@mn cute!!!
If anyone here is keen to spawn the habrosus, they have some larger and conditioned specimens and these are going FAST!!! No prizes for guessing whether I've gotten mine!!!
I'm back & keeping 'em fingers wet,
Ronnie Lee
nice! anyway, what did you feed your pgymaeus?
Last edited by johannes; 1st Jul 2011 at 13:17. Reason: remove immediate quote
““When I was 5 years old, my mother always told me that happiness was the key to life. When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down ‘happy’. They told me I didn’t understand the assignment, and I told them they didn’t understand life.””
I recently got 6 x pgymaeus in a community tank with another 4 x panda and 3 x endlers. Feeding them with what alot of other bros here use.. Hikari Carnivore Pellets and regular Hikari Sinking Pellets. 1 pellet a day and i just alternate between the 2 different packets. Was contemplating using powdered food since the pgymaeus are so small. Any thoughts?
The pygmaeus will do just fine with what you're feeding. The pellets will soften and the little buggers will nibble off it. Try to provide finer substrate around the feeding area since broken tablet/pellet bits will quickly sieve through coarse soil or gravel.
Of course nothing beats live foods if you're conditioning them for breeding. Have fun with the pygmaeus... they're cute and I love 'em.
I'm back & keeping 'em fingers wet,
Ronnie Lee
Anyone seen any Hastatus in the market?
If C. hastatus sighted, I clear tank liao loh... fast hand, fast leg, no need to wait and reconsider!!
I'm back & keeping 'em fingers wet,
Ronnie Lee
Indeed the pygmaeus are a wonderful little corydoras species. So terribly small, but so terribly cute. Makes my juve pandas look like they are giants. Haha. c328 should still have quite a few of them. Wonder if the habrosus and hastatus are just as cute.. Haven't really seen those being sold.
Vannel, I bought my school of breeding-size habrosus from GC. They're active and plumb, tank-mates to a nice group of Clown Killies and from what I hear, these won't be there very long.
I'm back & keeping 'em fingers wet,
Ronnie Lee
Been a long time since anyone posted up pictures of their dwarf cories.. Anyway, I recently found some Habrosus (finally!). There was a tank of them at GC but the whole tank was reserved or something. Anyway, here's a few pics of them in a holding tank at home before I transfer them into their actual setup. No one has any updates on their dwarf cories?
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Well yeah... it was too easy to call up the shop-master and say 'clear tank'. So I bought up the remaining 20 odd pieces since they were already so juicy. GC replenished the tank with a fresh healthy lot and these were selling fast.
My current count of pygmaeus and habrosus should be approx 70 and 80 respectively, not including other cory species. No urgency to breed them yet but already spotted a few baby pygmys scooting around. Have extra tanks up and running, just waiting for the day I see hastatus. Then I'll hoard a 100 of these little buggers!!
I'm back & keeping 'em fingers wet,
Ronnie Lee
I do wonder if C. Hastatus are readily available in Hong Kong. Will probably be making a trip there in the year end and would most likely visit the famed Aquarium Street there. Anyone been there and have seen Hastatus on sale? Or maybe even the other super rare dwarf cories?
Does anyone have a better way of sexing the C. Hasbrosus? I was staring into the Cory tank at the LFS and trying to identify the sex of the cories but that fact that they are in an LFS means they have not been fed very well. Hence, it was impossible for me to sex them by their body shape. Having to ID them via their fins was a nightmare as well (females are supposed to have a more rounded fin shape) and got me nowhere. In the end, it boiled down to selecting them by colour, although Habrosus are not part of the Elegans subspecies which are known for their colour dimorphism.
Hi bro, mind telling me what type of live feed you fed ur pygmaeus? And 70! Wow, I got 20 but lost 4 which I don't even see their bodies. Anyone got sighting of any more pygmaeus around?Well yeah... it was too easy to call up the shop-master and say 'clear tank'. So I bought up the remaining 20 odd pieces since they were already so juicy. GC replenished the tank with a fresh healthy lot and these were selling fast.
My current count of pygmaeus and habrosus should be approx 70 and 80 respectively, not including other cory species. No urgency to breed them yet but already spotted a few baby pygmys scooting around. Have extra tanks up and running, just waiting for the day I see hastatus. Then I'll hoard a 100 of these little buggers!!
Wayne.
Keeping : 2 tier 2ft tanks
Livestocks : Apistogramma Bitaeniata Mamuri, Apistogramma Mendezi, Apistogramma Baenschi Inka 50, Apistogramma Elizabethae, Apistogramma Diplotaenia
The C. Pygmaeus has been quite commonplace of late. Y618 has a tank of them. Possibly 20 of them left now. C328 usually ships in quite a few of them. They are currently comm'ed in one of the low grade CRS tanks. Also, JZX has just released his stock list for September and I think I recall seeing C. Pygmaeus sp "Peru" on his list as well. Do check out the above LFS'es. They usually have a healthy population of different cories for sale.
Mind if I ask which LFS was that? It's much easier to sex most fishes as they draw nearer to maturity. Females are almost always very plumb (if well conditioned) and males have more intense colors during courting. Alternatively, watch their behavior.
Wayne, I believe in feeding live food although some will squirm at the thought of tubifex and daphnia harboring nasty pathogens, parasites and diseases. Boils down to how well one cleans their tubifex.
If you're looking for C. pygmaeus or C. habrosus, give GC a call. Understand there's new stock coming mid-week. Pre-order or check for availability. Their pygmy cories don't stay in their tanks very long.
I'm back & keeping 'em fingers wet,
Ronnie Lee
Thank! Shall buy some tubifex after my ICT this week. Shall give GC a visit soon
Wayne.
Keeping : 2 tier 2ft tanks
Livestocks : Apistogramma Bitaeniata Mamuri, Apistogramma Mendezi, Apistogramma Baenschi Inka 50, Apistogramma Elizabethae, Apistogramma Diplotaenia
My C. Habrosus were bought from Y618. They have 2 tanks of them as of yesterday. About 30-50 of them left I would say. Not sure if they are wild caught or not (in fact they were labelled wrongly, or the auntie just didnt swap the sticker), but they are relatively healthy and have been fed with Tubifex worms. Quite affordable as well. Not sure how much GC sells them for, but mine were less than a purple note each.
Has anyone ever tried buying cories from overseas websites? I have been wondering about aquabid and other U.S. based merchant sites but am unsure if I am allowed to ship fishes into SG. Also, has anyone ever tried buying C. Hastatus from overseas? I've always wondered why none of the LFSes are bringing in this particular subspecies anymore. I don't think they are that rare in other countries like Hong Kong, Taiwan or the U.S. Is it just a matter of shipping costs?
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