Corydoras Keepers

[cephelix]

Wondering if anyone has encountered this while transporting their corys? I personally have not but found the read quite interesting.

http://www.ianfuller.com/articles/au...c/authors.html

[tetrakid]

After reading the article, I can now vaguely recall an occasion when I saw one of my stressed Cory Sterbais turn over as if like dying,
but after only a short while it recovered and behaved normally. I had forgotten about the incident until now.

It's good to have such knowledge as presented in the article. Thanks for the sharing.

[RonWill]

This is a known problem that seasoned cory keepers are already aware of and a seasoned packer will, more often than not, do a re-pack if the package is due on a long-haul trip.

Prior to 9/11, I've sent Corydoras pygmaeus and C. habrosus to the USA and UK, in breather bags, with zero casualty. A teaspoon of activated carbon pellets will minimize self-poisoning as well. In addition to Ian's list of susceptible species, the pygmies should not be overlooked, more so for C. hastatus.

[KittyCat]

Wondering if anyone has encountered this while transporting their corys? I personally have not but found the read quite interesting.

http://www.ianfuller.com/articles/au...c/authors.html

Yes this is a known fact throughout the corydora keepers. Quite sad. Last time I got pricked once and kena itchy itchy. I didn't know that had venom when I first came into contact with them a few years ago. I normally prefer to use clean hands instead of nets because nets sometimes a bit rough, but once bitten twice shy.

This is a known problem that seasoned cory keepers are already aware of and a seasoned packer will, more often than not, do a re-pack if the package is due on a long-haul trip.

Prior to 9/11, I've sent Corydoras pygmaeus and C. habrosus to the USA and UK, in breather bags, with zero casualty. A teaspoon of activated carbon pellets will minimize self-poisoning as well. In addition to Ian's list of susceptible species, the pygmies should not be overlooked, more so for C. hastatus.

This is the pro.

[Shi Xuan]

This is a known problem that seasoned cory keepers are already aware of and a seasoned packer will, more often than not, do a re-pack if the package is due on a long-haul trip.

Prior to 9/11, I've sent Corydoras pygmaeus and C. habrosus to the USA and UK, in breather bags, with zero casualty. A teaspoon of activated carbon pellets will minimize self-poisoning as well. In addition to Ian's list of susceptible species, the pygmies should not be overlooked, more so for C. hastatus.

This is the pro.

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[apek19]

Wondering if anyone has encountered this while transporting their corys? I personally have not but found the read quite interesting.

http://www.ianfuller.com/articles/au...c/authors.html

Interesting article. Thanks for the info!

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[cephelix]

whoa.....quite a few people have experienced it eh? I'm still a total newbie at keeping corys. Still trying to find smooth black gravel for them. Anyone knows where to find?

[tetrakid]

This is why coming to Aquatic Quotient Forum really pays off. Lol.

whoa.....quite a few people have experienced it eh? I'm still a total newbie at keeping corys. Still trying to find smooth black gravel for them. Anyone knows where to find?

[cephelix]

tetrakid: true...so true..currently have cory sand in my tank and can't seem to grow rooted plants.was wondering if it was because of the cory sand and if adding substrates would alleviate the matter

[Cashflo]

Hi, would like to ask all cory connoisseurs here if anyone knows why my corys (some gold stripe Peru and black Venezuelan) are so shy they hide all the time behind plants and branches and scatter when I approach my 2' tank. I have chiller running at 26 degrees. they swim around in the bare tank at the LFS so I am truly baffled.

[Cashflo]

whoa.....quite a few people have experienced it eh? I'm still a total newbie at keeping corys. Still trying to find smooth black gravel for them. Anyone knows where to find?

Bro you can try the neutral ph black gravel for shrimps by dennerle.

[tanguanh]

I just saw a pack of 5kg black gravel with no sharp edges from what I see in C328. It has a discus picture in front. you may want to go down to check it out. I also saw a few super jumbo sized Brochis Multiradiatus I think in C328...they are really big.

whoa.....quite a few people have experienced it eh? I'm still a total newbie at keeping corys. Still trying to find smooth black gravel for them. Anyone knows where to find?

[vannel]

There isn't really a smooth black colored sand for cories available here in Singapore that I've seen. Most of the black ones are either shrimp soil, quartz, or rough black sand. If you have no intention of using sand as a substrate or is willing to forgo the benefits of sand, then I would suggest going to JZX and buying the small pebbles that the LFS uses in some of their tanks. Those are smooth, generally dark gray and looks very nice to me.

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[tetrakid]

I shouldn't think that the substrate or no substrate is the cause of your plants not growing well. As far as I know, aqua plants don't rely on the roots for nutriment. The roots main function are to anchor the plant. Nutriment intake is via all over the plant's body. But that's only a sfar as I know.

tetrakid: true...so true..currently have cory sand in my tank and can't seem to grow rooted plants.was wondering if it was because of the cory sand and if adding substrates would alleviate the matter

[tetrakid]

Perhaps they are not accustomed to movement or sounds around. It is different in your home than in the lfs. At the shop, they have no place to hide, and furthermore, there's a lot of movement around ie other fish tanks, people, bubbling airtubes, etc. Try not to knock the tank or the tank supporting stand. They will panic on the slightest knock. In this regard, be gentle always when putting things down. They are more sensitive to this than other fish because they normally park at the bottom and so can 'feel the ground vibrations' more sensitively than other fish. I suppose they are not too bothered about moving images, since they don't seem to use their eyes for seeing at all.

Hi, would like to ask all cory connoisseurs here if anyone knows why my corys (some gold stripe Peru and black Venezuelan) are so shy they hide all the time behind plants and branches and scatter when I approach my 2' tank. I have chiller running at 26 degrees. they swim around in the bare tank at the LFS so I am truly baffled.

[cephelix]

thanx for the input guys...just wanted to find out if the substrate was the cause.if not then i wouldn't change the substrate

[KittyCat]

Video!



Look at 00:51, one of my cory on the right (swims out at 00:53) has a barbel that grew another barbel.. Like in an inverted Y shape, weird but cute!

[vannel]

Interesting song choice. Haha.. Lightens the mood a lot. I have a Vene Black that has the inverted Y barbels as well. Probably due to barbel erosion during the flight to SG or when it was in the LFS. I noticed when it heals back, it never looks the same as before.

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[KittyCat]

Interesting song choice. Haha.. Lightens the mood a lot. I have a Vene Black that has the inverted Y barbels as well. Probably due to barbel erosion during the flight to SG or when it was in the LFS. I noticed when it heals back, it never looks the same as before.

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Yeah this one one of the Sterbais I adopted. The other one has barbels only on one side. Hoping it'll grow back soon.

[vannel]

It looks like you'll be needing a bigger tank very soon..