Thanks for your replies!

Funny - i had a tiny sense that maybe it could have come with the blood worms which would have been the only "new" thing that I added to the tank recently.

Appreciate the replies!

Kat

I saw some of them, but they didn't look like mine... that said, i don't have a microscope, so I'll take your word for it! Thanks!

Hello, I was cleaning my freshwater tank today and noticed this little dude swimming around, pretty sure it was in the filter media. I looked at http://www.planetinverts.com/what_is_that_bug_in_my_aquarium.html and it doesn't look like any of those. It is small (2mm or 2.5 mm) appears to have a ...

Thanks again, everyone, for your help, suggestions and support... and for being patient and not tearin' me a new one! I've got the slag out of my tank (though keep finding a bit here and there x() - did it in 3 stages over the week. i can already see evidence that the barbels on my little guys are ...

what do you mean by filtered tap water? why was simple tap water not good enough? (from what you are saying the tap water is like RO water but with extra fluoride?) I am using filtered tap water (along with "Prime" water conditioner) because I got paranoid that there was a problem with my fish was ...

And you didn't speak about your water changing regimen or what you do when you clean your filters? There is such a thing as 'cleaning too much', but food on the bottom for more than 15mins is generally not good. And I would put the 'clad' ball back, plants are natural filters. please tell us about ...

substrate might not be ideal. is the black slag a type of blasting sand? .... Thanks, .Plecomania. Yes, the black slag = blasting sand. They use it in their tanks at the store. I brought up those same concerns about it leaching and they assured me it was safe. There is SO much info (and lots ...

Hello, I don't know what's happened. My tank was doing really well. I hope someone might be able to give me a clue on 1. What’s happened and 2. More importantly, what I might be able to do about it. Started with a Hoplo and a Green Corey I rescued from extremely bad conditions. After making numerous ...

2013, 07, 27 - Hoplo Cat (4).JPG Hello, Just got two of these little Hoplo cats. Thinking they're either Megalechis thoracata (Black Marble Hoplo)or perhaps Hoplosternum littorale (Brown Hoplo)? Or perhaps you fine folk have another idea? One's a little lighter and spottier than the other and both ...

Thanks! The Moss is already quarantined until it gets healthy. Don't need the unhealthy bits falling off and fouling my water! In the sunlight today I see more critters in the jar with the moss. Quite the little ecosystem in there! Should I be keeping the jar with the moss farther away from the tank ...

Hello, I bought some Asian Water Moss (Salvinia cucuilata) for cheap (it was in bad shape) at my local aquarium store. I put it in the tank and it continued not to do very well, so I've put it in its own jar, with tank water (as I've heard they get nutrients from the water), to let it toughen up a ...

If you are buying more plants soon, have a look at the “Anubias barteri” Pretty sure that's the name of my first (and only planted) real plant. It's some kinda Anubias, anyway. Am hoping to build towards a completely planted tank, but starting slow. Because my tank was a 'rescue' tank, i'm mostly pl ...

Giving "Hikari Sinking Wafers (3 or 4) daily" seems to be a lot for only 4 corys to me... ...well good thing I got three more today then! (1 more panda and 2 swartzi's) #:-S :d I'm turning into a crazy Cat(fish) Lady! Also got some Frog Bit and a Moss Ball (affectionately called "Tribble"). Need ...

Hi All, This question seems too stupid to post this in the Cory's et al forum. It seems like I should save bandwidth there for 'real' questions! I feel like it should be really simple/ basic but I can't figure out the answer. :ymblushing: I have one each of: Corydoras aeneus Hoplosternum littorale ...

Dumb @$$ed New aquarist here. Acquired the Hoplo and Bronze Cory as 'rescues' and have been playing catch up for the last few months to try to figure out how to properly maintain their habitat. Have been relying on the advice of the fish store people, then playing catch up online when I'm looking ...

As for the bronze rubbing himself all over the hoplo, I would suggest that you get a few more bronzes for him. I have heard that all cories, especially bronzes, will try to breed with any other cory if they are are not kept with their own species, but have never heard of them trying to breed with a ...

I have also seen some Corys at my LFS that I would also like to keep, but do not know the name of them and neither did the expert at the store ! Er, "expert"? I'm sure you already considered this, but just in case... I'd be wary of any fish store that doesn't know their stock, or what random fish ...

...And the last two

Corydoras panda 1: Male?
Corydoras panda 2: Female?

Thanks for patience!

Kat

Ok. Here's my next attempt. Sad news, however - It looks like my fish's aspirations of super model-dom will never be realized, due to NEVER STAYING STILL!! ...and likewise, dashed are my dreams of being a fish photographer! I'm hoping your experts will still have enough info from the pics to give me ...

Lol, was afraid someone was going to say that.

...ok off to take another zillion pictures to see if i can get some clear ones!

thanks

Here are the others....

Hello Experts (or at least people who know more than me!), First of all, I did read the Coryman's post "Sexing Corydoras". The challenge I have is that almost all of mine are different species and different ages/ sizes, so I'm having trouble with the whole comparison thing. I've been staring at them ...

I have a female Hoplo with a tank of 5 Corys and 6 Barbs. The Barbs are the pain-voracious-eaters for me. The Hoplo's a bit of a bulldozer but peaceful. She goes to the surface to eat first so I put a bunch at the top to keep her busy then some in the stream of the filter to push the food right down ...

Yes, i do. She seems to have gone back to her happy swimmy self again though. Perhaps she was just a little under the weather or something. Weird. Thanks for replying, though!

Hi there, I have a Hoplo cat (along with a Bronze Cory) who was rescued from a school and certain untimely demise. Kids were constantly banging on the glass and the water was in awful shape. The two were a little shy at first, but both of them have been flourishing. The Hoplo will even come up and ...

Hi There, This little guy was a rescue along with a Hoplosternum littorale (thanks CrayonALX with your post "Rescued a Catfish..." and responders!). As you can tell by the subject line, it's about 4 cm (1.5 in), it's got an orangy back, a black stripe along its side, and white under belly. Not sure ...

Hello, I'm from Toronto, Canada. Just became a surrogate mom to two fish, which i was told were plecos. Apparently they're not. Have never had any fish before, so i'm very new to this. The fish were depressed/ dying (i'm not sure about others' opinions on this site in terms of fish emotions, but i ...