Yes, it was hard enough to get them out of a quarentine tank-it will be a long time before I'm up to trying in a planted tank. I've got too many chores that need to be done-rather than playing with the fish.

Debbie in MD

Thanks for all the replies. I went to planted tanks because I had such an algae problem when I didn't have a tank full of fast-growing plants. The front plants are growing in and I've got some floating-but not so much as to shade the others. I think Vlacek may be right and they are just more timid-I ...

Well, now there are 11 pygmies (one died in quarentine)-and for the most part it still looks like an empty tank-at least the plants are pretty. The pygmies do come around the front on occasion in groups of 3-7. I've even had what looked like spawning behavior where they were out all morning. I have ...

I just put 6 more pygmy cories in quarentine-hopefully they'll bring the others out when I add them in a few weeks. I have seen mine make occasional forrays around the tank-but usually I can't even see them (I guess they are little and disappear into plants or under the filter). I'll post an update ...

I'm from Maryland, USA-in a little town south of Annapolis on the West River. I started fishkeeping for my son just over 2 years ago, and completely 'got hooked' myself! My favorite fish are cories, large and now pygmy.

Debbie in MD

Thanks Mats and Mark- Yes, I would prefer not to set up another tank-and the 10 looks empty (the green neons hardly take up any room-though they do flit about the tank regularly). I've been making sure food falls to the back to make sure the pygmies eat-I'll move it more in my view. I think I will ...

To clarify my question: Would I see more of my cories if I move them to a 5 gal. and increase their school-or leave them in the 10 and possibly increase their school? Or will they continue to play behind the filter and plants in either tank and only make occasional forays to the front? Happy New ...

I set up a 10 gal tank 11/17/10 for 6 pygmy cories (Corydoras pygmaeus) and 8 green neons (Paracheirodon simulans-they only get to 22mm.). It has a soil base, topped with Peace River fine gravel, and the tank is heavily planted. There is also a large piece of wood with java moss. I have a Tetra ...

Thanks again for the input. How do you store rainwater to use for the fish? I have access to rainwater stored in a 55 gal plastic barrel, but worried about using it because it has been sitting and cycled for a couple of years now for gardening. Would that water be safe for fish? Or should it be ...

Hi- To clarify-ammonia and nitrite are 0 and nitrate is 10 just before a water change-I'll do an extra this week to see if that helps. Only one cory seems affected by whatever is going on (other than the one I lost last month). The other fish are much more active. The other trilineatus spends more ...

I have a concern about one of my trilineatus cories, that started after another died in March. The one that died, Pepper, I had had since October (and unfortunately suffered from my ignorance through cycling a 10 gallon). In January, I started a 20 gallon Long and moved the cories and neons I had in ...

Hi, I am frequently getting 'Internal server error' pages when I switch pages. This started 12/29/08 at about 6:20am after following a link to Aquarium Guys (I think that was the link). This is still happening but not as often. What needs to be done to correct my connection? Thank you for your time ...

Happy Holidays to all, Thank you for all the wonderful information I've gleaned from your site. I have a slightly odd history with too many newbie mistakes (first tank started 10/10/08), but at this time I have a 10 gallon (20"l x10"w x12"h) and a 5.5 galllon (16"l x 8"w x10"h). Water parameters in ...