I am not a huge fan of Barbs. They are a nice looking fish but in my experience can be a bit aggressive. I like the idea of a Panaque Maccus. Are they ok with Corys? my tank is quite busy at the lower levels would like be ok for a Panaque Maccus?

I was just concerned that it could have a detrimental effect on the fish. I have read that Cory’s are predisposed to Bacterial problems. But if the general consensus is its ok I shall leave it and see what happens. The fish are my first priority personal aesthetics are not important to me. I would l ...

I am looking for some advice regarding bog wood. I have a tank which is about a year and a half old. It mainly houses Corydoras but I also have some Ember Tetras in there as well. The tank has a gravel bottom and is furnished with Mopani wood, Java fern and also Anubias. I decided to remove the ...

I do like the look of the Fluvale Edge it dose look very modern but it looks a nightmare to maintain. I think there is very restricted access I am guessing you can only gain access thought the combined filter and light at the top. I not a big fan of tanks witch come with filters and bits included. I ...

Thanks Coo-ee I have purchased some on your advice. So far so good the seam to be getting on fine and particularly like spending time with my Agassizii and Leucomelas Cory’s obviously because of the similar markings.

Nano tanks are gaining a lot of popularity in recent years and most articles suggest that pygmy Corydoras are suitable. I know that smaller volumes of water are harder to maintain but that aside I am interested to know is realistically if one was to have 3-6 pygmy Corys but no other fish what would ...

I have read that long nosed / saddle nose Corydoras are aggressive I am just wondering if any one has any experience of this? Are they aggressive towards other normal nosed Cory’s or are they just aggressive towards other long nosed Cory’s . The reason I ask is I am thinking of getting some Sep ...

Great looking tank looks very realistic. Looks like you have some happy healthy fish. One of them looks like a nicely rounded female.

I have yet to come across any in a shop, but if I did I would have to buy some! It may be a Corydoras Venezuela which at the moment it is deemed to be a variation of Aeneus (but this is up for debate it has been speculated that it could be a different species). That aside it should like similar ...

I am just wonder I have a tank which I am just setting up which I plan on housing only Albino Aeneus Corys in. I have read that they have poor eye site and that they do not like bright light. I am intending on putting artificial plants in so that I do not have to worry about plant lighting ...

Apistomaster I just wanted to say that I am not saying you are wrong, as I said I have no experience of Flukes and I appreciate your input.

I don’t think it is Gill Flukes but I have no experience of this problem. From what I have read if a fish has Gill Flukes the fishes gills would be red possibly some mucus discharge and the fish would be scratching and rubbing against things. My fish is not showing any of these symptoms apart from g ...

The tank is keep at about 21.5C.

Change in Panda behaviour. I have five panda Corydoras in my main tank I have had them for about a year and have never had any health problems with them. They have a good body shape and eat well and are generally happy fish. But I am bit concerned about one of them as with in the last couple of ...

I have tried to take some photos but the quality is very poor and you cant make anything out. I will try again but it is difficult to take a photo when they are on the bottom of the tank.

I have got some Similis Corys in a large mixed Cory tank. I saw them at a fish shop and had to have some. They seam to be quite rare I have not seen any for sale in my area for some time. I think that they are one of the prettiest Corys around I really like there markings. Yes they are a little shy ...

I have just purchased a pair of corydoras wotroi yesterday from my local fish shop. They are quite large there body is about 1.5 inches long not including the tail fin. When I was feeding the fish last night I was sitting on the floor looking up at them and I noticed that they have a smallish ...

Hi I am new to this forum, just wanted to say thank you for people taking the time to write responses. Some one else has also has just mentioned to me also that my tap water my be high in nitrates when it comes out of the tap. I have currently used up all my Tetra test strips and shall have to ...

I have 5 small Panda Cory’s about 15 mm long and at least 2 appear to have a small curve in there spine and I am wondering if this is normal in juvenile fish. I did not notice this when I purchased the fish as they where very small. I have noticed with my other Cory’s that some times they curve the ...

I use a gravel vac which I push it down to the bottom of the tank wait for the debris to clear then move on to the next spot. I vac all the open areas of the tank once a week with the water change. Then once a month I lift up all the pices of bog wood and clean under them all. My plants are attached ...

Sorry forgot to include water details. They are as follows: Tested using Tetra Test Strips
Temp 22c cl2=0, ph=8, kh=6, gh=16, no2=0, n03=25. Gavel base in tank.

I am very distressed. My Cory keep dieing and I don’t know what to do. Please can you help. I would like to think I am a reasonably competent fish keeper. I have kept fish off and on most of my life. Gold fish when I was very young. Then when I was in my teens I had cold water and also tropical fish ...