Tiny Cories

[soltari007]

Very nice setup, this batch is very stable.. Hope they do well for you!

[RonWill]

Hey Sam, glad to hear that! My little lots are very active and almost all of them have gusto appetites!!

[RonWill]

Just a heads up to those old and new C. hastatus owners who've gotten their stock from GC, to keep a watchful eye for little round opaque thingies on the tank's panels and beneath the leaves of plants... I SEE EGGS in my 2 breeding tanks!!! Yeeehawww!!! Given the size, I believe it's the group's first spawn and while I'm not expecting high fertility rate or some prolific number of eggs, the occurrence is very hopeful.

Also, I've spotted eggs in one of GC's tanks, probably more (hint: look for a heater... don't ask... it's another one of the uncle's experiments ) but as it is, I'm pretty darn dumbfounded why nobody wiped out the hastatus retail tanks yet!! It ain't gonna get any better than this, soooo... whatcha waitin' for???

[vannel]

Wow..! Congrats on the eggs.

[stormhawk]

Looks like it's time to raid GC.

[Shi Xuan]

Jianyang, I'd done that. Saw a huge school of C.hastatus when I was there yesterday afternoon. I was at GC a couple weeks ago when I'm suppose to buy some C.hastatus for my friend but ended getting all for myself instead.

I think it's worthwhile to make a trip every now & then when time allows.

[vannel]

Pictures pictures! We need pictures..!

[RonWill]

Who need pictures of crappy dirty looking tanks??!!

[vannel]

Aww. I would love to see pictures of any tank that works! Or at least know the ideal params.

[stormhawk]

Took home a bunch earlier and they are in excellent shape. Already settled in and feeding on Hikari Carnivore pellets along with grindalworms. Lively little critters, well worth the money I paid. No FTS since they're still a little shy and the 1ft tank is basically bare-bottom with some Java Ferns on driftwood as "decor". Eden 501 as filtration, which is probably overkill but they love the current from the rainbar.

Simple rule of thumb with hastatus, keep it cool. Since these come from the Rio Paraguay, they are accustomed to cool tanks. C. hastatus doesn't seem to thrive if the temperatures go above 30 deg C.

[vannel]

My C. Hastatus are growing well in my 50x29x29 tank with a group of C. Melini. Cannot afford to have a chiller in my bedroom due to humidity and space, but, they seem to be doing okay at 28-29deg temperature so far. Still trying to pump them up with tubifex everytime I buy a 50c pack on Sundays.

[RonWill]

JianYang, your setup is definitely AOK.

I have experimented with various methods and 'styles' but most importantly, *is* healthy and robust livestock to begin with. However, I think GC's uncle has flipped and went over the deep edge. He has a small group, with a heater at 31°C and coarse substrate that goes up to between 7.5-7.8 and lest anyone suspects that these hastatus are sick, think again... they are breeding!!!

He ain't saying much but I (and those who've seen those eggs going from milky to brownish = fertile) am waiting patiently for results. Don't bother asking... his standard response to me, "you see yourself lor... you think can bo??"

Dennis, if you're game to provide the best for these fellas and able to sacrifice a little aesthetics, go for a Henri DeBryun filter (modification from a OHF). Trust me... your other Corydoras will benefit from it and there's more than meets the eye with this humble, understated filtration system.

[Doraemon82]

Wah really want to try out to breed this cuties ..

[RonWill]

Doraemon82, if you've bred other species of Corydoras, then the C. hastatus isn't anymore difficult. Now that these are available after a 6~7 year lapse, you might as well give it a go.

[vannel]

Ahh! Hey, Ronnie. Sent you a PM with regards to your above suggestion on the filter setup. How's the eggs so far?

[stormhawk]

Them wee lil' buggers won't touch the grindalworms if I'm near the tank. Once I move away, they gobble everything up like silly.

[Wackytpt]

Any Grindalworm culture for me?

Hehe

[vannel]

I should probably keep a culture of those grindal worms myself..! Count me in..!

[RonWill]

IMHO, every fish-keeper should have at least one type of live-food culture. That, in and of itself, is almost as important as good husbandry.

[vannel]

Just side-tracking a little, but, has anyone explored the possibility of using a rainbar above the water-line to simulate rain? I just bought myself a Gex e-Roka internal filter which comes with an adjustable flowrate rainbar and am using it now in a small 1ft tank. Would that be as good as the Henri Debryun filter that was mentioned in the earlier posts in terms of rain simulation for cories?