i have 7 pygmies and i love them, but my tank has a lot of plants and they do seem to hide a lot more than i would like. mine are more mid-to-bottom level, and they do swim around at feeding time, but most of the time are resting in the plants.

in the last photo you posted, i can see a laser line. if that is one of the babies then you do have the hybrids.

progressing nicely.

Wow 2 weeks! i am glad you were able to save some of your fish.

i recently ordered 2 battery powered air filters and air stones. They take 2 D batteries, and i can stock up on those before any storm. I can heat water with our propane camp stove, so i think this combo would work great to keep them going.

Nice! I think baby cories are so cute..

i love Gobies. So interesting.

Congrats and good luck. they are very nice looking!

you'd think they would grow faster in a bigger space.

Glad you have your power back. sorry about your fish.

really cute. hard to tell their colors yet

OH that is horrible. i feel so bad for those who lost so much.

wow, i am so sorry. This Storm was horrible.

i am so sorry. You really got hit hard. I just ordered 2 battery powered air filters for the next time we have an outage. I can keep plenty of batteries on hand. I hope your other fish pull thru this. Glad you did not have a tree fall on your house or anything that tragic. i know how much it stinks ...

in my area, Hurricanes are very rare, and outages are possible, but not typical. usually if we do have one, it only lasts a little while. This was an unusual storm, but it really made us think about getting a generator.

Sounds like a great setup for baby fish. I think you'll be able to tell. i am guessing they will look just a little different.

Good Luck. It did not bother mine, what i did was use a cup and gently submerge the cup into the tank. i did that over and over. by the end, the fish were more alert. since it took a while, i don't think it shocked them. So sorry you are still without power. I hope you are all ok.

I lost power for 45 hours. My biggest worries were the fish. i took the filter media out of the filter and floated it in the tank, i covered the tank with towels to hold in some heat. i had a propane camp stove so heated water and did a little water change, adding the warm water. I lost one neon ...

Awesome! i can't wait to see what they look like as they grow. I like your floating breeder tank. Where did you get it?

thanks. i was thinking they looked male to me, too. They are still young-ish, so time will tell.

They are all enjoying the sand.

Congrats and good luck. I don't know if pygmies will eat them. my own pygmies are quite small so i would guess not, but if you have another tank, maybe it's safer to move them.

i have a python-type water changer, so it's not too bad doing water changes. i guess i will see how it goes. they don't look too crowded, for now. thanks everyone. i appreciate the help.

Beautiful!!

thank you. i have a handfull of neons, glowlights and 3 guppies. i think for now maybe i'll stick to 8 cories.

well probably paleatus, panda, or Schwartzi.

thank you!

i tried doing a search but was confused by so many differing opinions. is there a mathematical way to determine how many corys can live happily in a tank that is 30x12x12? i do have other fish at other levels. Am curious what is safe to do. Thanks. Colleen

thanks i am very happy so far.

new sand. i think they like it!

thanks everyone. i hope the tank clears soon. it's sort of getting there..i can tell it feels great to work with and sinks immediately without clouding. I am so glad i did not go woth Play sand. i have read it's so messy, and i did not want to deal with that. i still have about half a bag of sand ...