Corydoras Keepers

[darter]

Im sorry but i misunderstood ur words!

Jus planning a small corner with a few java fern on wood thus need to find out wat subtrate to use. Being a small 2ft tank,planning the layout is important.

[juilian75]

anyone seen the C.aeneus green lazer lately?

[hardric]

anyone seen the C.aeneus green lazer lately?

Check out the Jin Zhong Xiu Trading (Pets Boutique) thread in the merchant ads.

[darter]

Gonna have a small one feet tank for a trios of arcuatus cory. Sudo fine sand for the bottom and a bunch of java fern at the corner. Due to limited footprint for the fishes, dun think i can add a piece of driftwood for their shelter?

[Wackytpt]

i think the driftwood is fine.

[stormhawk]

You can opt to use a piece of branchy driftwood with the branches pointing downward, so you can tie Java Ferns etc to the upper section. That way the arcuatus can root around at the bottom and the branches will not get in the way. Where they usually come from in the wild, it's mostly driftwood with dead leaves on a sandy bottom with some rocks here and there.

[vannel]

Hmm. Just refreshing the thread once again with a pic..

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maybe one more of my cleaning crew. they deserve some showtime too..

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I'm still fooling around with my camera, so.. The focus keeps going off the subject, probably due to the contrasting colour of the Nana plant in the background and the constant jittery movements of the subjects themselves (plus I am a total newbie with photography).

[tyrant]

The C. Haststus are so nice!
one of my favourite cory but too bad i do not have a tank suitable for them now.

[vannel]

Couldn't resist the temptation when i went down to Y618 to get some tubifex.. Hence,

1. Off-focus shot. Sorry. Haha.. Someone identify it for me. I'm thinking C. Caudimaculatus (it was sold as "Blue Dot Cory").
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2. Top view
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3. Frontal view
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4. Another side view. This one is better focused.
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[vannel]

Here's another set of pictures..

1. Not your usual leopard cory..
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2. Another side view
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3. Top view
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Anyone notice that it has a short body..? Super cute specimen that I saw sitting right in the middle of its shoal.

[soltari007]

yeah i saw something v similar in other LFS, i'll also put my vote in c. caudimaculatus

[stormhawk]

That is a C. caudimaculatus with washed out colours. Probably just stressed for now but it will settle in soon.

The leopard is a stunted juvenile. The shot from the top shows signs of a kinked body, so it's probably a slightly deformed specimen. It's cute though, but I prefer normal C. trilineatus.

Locally, I believe the "C. trilineatus" aka Leopard Cory that we normally see, may be a hybrid form given there's several similar looking "leopard" species or the broodstock are experiencing a genetic bottleneck, thus producing such specimens. It's a pity because these days it seems to be hard to find good looking trilineatus.

[vannel]

I would consider all short-bodied/balloon fishes to be deformed since they were probably never meant to be of that "look", and I won't rule out the possibility of health hazards due to their abnormality. However, they can possibly still lead a full lifespan. That said, it is cute, isn't it..? I just happened upon it whilst "scanning" through some of the cory tanks and it was sitting pretty in the middle of its shoal. Totally caught my attention with its slightly short-bodied look.

The top view shot has a slight kink purely due to its posture when I was taking the picture. Looks okay to me in my tank now. Its only slightly shorter than its normal sized counterparts, so, I would expect no spinal issues with this particular specimen. I've seen some which are really short and deformed (totally not cute).

[stormhawk]

If you noticed with the C. sterbai we find locally, some are short-bodied too.

I remember buying my first C. sterbai from a Taiwanese stall during a previous Aquarama some years ago and that specimen was amazing when compared with those commonly sold here.

[kim m]

Hi all Coryfans...I'm new here but have been into Corys and relatives for a long time.

Currently keeping:

Aspidoras:

A. cf. rochai
A. taurus
A. CW52

Corydoras:

C. albolineatus
C. araguaiensis
C. atropersonatus, Rio Nanay, Peru 2005
C. aurofrenatus "Bolivia"
C. baderi
C. carlae
C. cruziensis
C. diphyes
C. erhardti
C. geryi
C. gracilis
C. loretoensis
C. marmoratus
C. melanotaenia
C. metae
C. multimaculatus
C. nattereri
C. orcesi
C. oiapoquensis
C. osteocarus
C. ortegai
C. pantanalsensis
C. serratus
C. similis
C. sodalis
C. trilineatus
C. tukano
C. weitzmani
C. zygatus, Rio Itaya, Peru 2008
C. sp. (called C82 in Denmark but they are probably not. Seems close to C. loxozonus)
C007
C065
C089
C090
C091
C097
C111
C115/116
C120
C121
C123
C133
C134
C139
C140

CW08
CW10
CW18, Yarina cocha, Pacaya Samiria, Peru 2008
CW22
CW23
CW32
CW37
CW41
CW43

Scleromystax:

S. lacerdai
S. kronei
S. prionotos
S. C113
S. CW38
S. CW67

Currently breeding:

S. prionotos
S. kronei
S. CW67
C. carlae
C. CW32
C. albolineatus
CW08
C. trilineatus
C115/116
C. gracilis
C120
C. tukano
C7

[RonWill]

Hi Kim,
Welcome to AQ and Merry Christmas!!!

It's always our pleasure to have the company of another cory-keeper, let alone one that from way across the big pond! In a way, I'm counting my blessings since Denmark ought be ice-capped in most places (and don't think I relish having my butt frozen!! )

That a danged impressive collection you're maintaining now and I see more than a few of my early favorites, plus those that I've had the pleasure of breeding, especially the pygmy species.

For now, I'm raising a few tubs of C. hastatus and always a joy to see them start schooling once the fry take on that unmistakable adult markings. There's another bunch of 50+ fry in my grow-out tubs, either C. robinea or Orange Laser (not sure which, since both were being conditioned in the same tank).

Not forgetting a lone Scleromystax kronei (or barbatus) fry hoarding a whole tub to itself since a majority of eggs went south (still working on it to achieve better egg survival/hatch-rate).

Off the top of my head, between jugs of merry making, it would be great to have the C. cochui, gracilis and xinguensis hit our warm shores so I can get the chance to breed them (did pretty well with C. pygmaeus, habrosus and hastatus). I see you're now breeding the gracillis, so please do elaborate. My ears are yours!

Think I hear my brew calling!! My pleasure having you onboard and again, a Blessed and warm Christmas to you and your loved ones.

[kim m]

Thanks Ronnie

Actually it's not too cold over here...+7 celcius and this winter we have only been down to -3 celcius. Last year we had a couple of weeks down to -15 but that was extreme.

I have a weakness for Corys I haven't kept or bred so I usually have quite heavy loaded stock tanks, especially when I've been visiting friends in Norway, Germany or the UK. I kept a group of C. hastatus last year with no luck but definetaly a species I'll try again. I like the smaller ones too. I have friend who breeds C144 but they are very difficult and I think I'm way down the waiting list.

Without knowing it 100% I'd put the odds on your fry to be orange lasers...they are commonly bred over here anyway and robineae are very rarely bred. They are supposed to be very fast at consuming their eggs once they have spawned, which should occur in the dark so most people never knew they spawned. I don't have personal experience with them though.

Gracilis are not too tricky. 100% rainwater, 20-22 degrees celcius and a handfull of beech or oak leaves. Weekly cool waterchanges and they scatter eggs all over the place like other species from the "elegansgroup" does. I leave eggs and fry with the adults as it gives med the best results for this species. They are very sensitive to changes in pH and harness but not so much in temperature. I killed 50+ fry once because I accidentally did a waterchange with tapwater instead of rainwater. I was gutted...

Merry christmas to you too

[Excelsior]

hope i will get some info here...

I've had 5 pandas with me for 1 month +.

Out of the 5, only one panda exhibits very strong black colouration 24/7, while the rest look very pale, with a few showing faint black colouration time to time.

The one which has very strong black colouration 24/7 is very active and always found swimming around, while the rest a much more lacklustre...

How am i able to get a deeper black colouration for all of them?

[vannel]

Some of my cories always end up being a little dull. I reckon it has to do with their lineage. However, other reasons for the differing colouration might be..

1) You possibly have a mix of WC and CB Pandas..
2) The pale looking Pandas might have some form of infection (be it internal or external)
3) They are not comfortable in the tank (lack of hiding space / lights too bright / unnatural water conditions)

I'm sure many other cory experts can assist you (Sam, Ron, et al.). I'm just throwing ideas out there so you can exclude them from your list of stuff to check for when dealing with these problems.

[Excelsior]

Some of my cories always end up being a little dull. I reckon it has to do with their lineage. However, other reasons for the differing colouration might be..

1) You possibly have a mix of WC and CB Pandas..
2) The pale looking Pandas might have some form of infection (be it internal or external)
3) They are not comfortable in the tank (lack of hiding space / lights too bright / unnatural water conditions)

I'm sure many other cory experts can assist you (Sam, Ron, et al.). I'm just throwing ideas out there so you can exclude them from your list of stuff to check for when dealing with these problems.

Thx for the info, i will continue to monitor them.