It's refreshing to see people my age interested in the same kind of fish I am (I'm 21). I came here because none of my friends have any idea what to say when I get really excited about that new cory shipment at the fish shop. Nice to know I'm not the only who went crazy at an early age.

I must ask stupid questions because this is the third post where I've had either zero responses or a "this is off topic, but I don't know why everyone has that problem because I don't" response. In any case, I ended up getting 5 leucomelas and one unexpected napoensis (I think...still comparing ...

One of my bronze cories got a piece of gravel stuck in his gills once. I was really worried since he couldn't move his operculum because of it. I panicked there for a little while, but it eventually worked its way out. Don't know how, but the next day it was gone. I'm guessing if fish can get rid of ...

I wanted to get some of your opinions on whether or not to buy some C. leucomelas I saw at one of my LFS. I have one leucomelas that was bought partly out of pity since he was by himself, and would like to get him some buddies. In my area, cory species besides the bronze and peppered are very hard ...

I have lost 4 (soon to be 5) out of 8 pandas I got about a month ago. They all have died with the same symptoms: They stop being active and stop eating, progressively get paler, and when they do attempt to move they whirl around in circles and can't keep themselves right side up. Yesterday I finally ...

It is not just you. Almost every cory I've had that died spent their last days doing exactly as you described. I just did a post actually about 3 of my fish who have had these symptoms (2 died, 1 is about to I think). They are possibly "normal" symptoms from not being able to get enough oxygen. What ...

I think I have a bronze cory with a bacterial infection, but I'm not completely sure. 1. Water parameters a) Temerature range: 72-74 degrees F b) pH=7.0 c) GH: soft d) KH : low e)Ammonia, Nitrate, Nitrite, are all zero f) Water change frequency - 25% once a week 2. Tank set up a) Size: 30 gallon b ...

The peppered cory died tonight. The albino, however, has settled in quite nicely with the bronze corys. I'm worried the same will happen to the pandas, although they are pretty much in the same situation as the bronze corys (being moved from quarantine to the 30 gallon instead of from somewhere ...

Thanks for the advice guys. I kept the lights off for 2 days in which the albino became a lot more active, but the peppered is just about at his end I think. When I did the first post, I thought he would be the one to make it, but now he won't eat and is presently lying on his side :( . He also ...

Hi again deb, Hi, FishFin23. That's not the name your mother gave you, is it? I like it. No, unfortunately my mom went with "Jessica" (what was she thinking?? :lol: ) How are your pandas doing? I have had no luck with them. I tried them 3 times. The pandas are doing awesome. Thought I was going to ...

Three days ago, I moved 2 corys to a new 30 gallon. One is a peppered cory and one is albino that I think is also peppered (his dorsal fin is not as rounded as the bronzes :?: ) but I can't be sure. Before moving them, they stayed in a 20 gallon with various other fish where they were the only corys ...

Hi! Welcome to the forum. I'm also from east coast USA, and know what you mean about the species selection of corydoras. The only ones I can find regularly here are the most common bronze and peppered - sometimes trilineatus, but they are rarely healthy looking. Although a couple of weeks ago I did ...

When I kept corys with swordtails and mollies and with salt they did "ok", but many of them died very early (within 3 or 4 months of getting them). They looked like they just gave out - stopped swimming and eating. The few that survived I started keeping in strictly freshwater (no added salt anyways ...

Thanks for the suggestions! I shall get six of them. I think I'm really going to enjoy these fish. Can't wait to get started on their tank!

Hi! I'm kinda new here too, but I can tell you it's a great site. What kind of fish do you have in all your tanks?

I will soon have an empty 20 gallon high tank available (24" long, 12" wide - slightly shorter than most 20 gallons). I know that the "high" versions of tanks aren't as ideal for catfish as the long, but it's all I have room for right now. I would like to set up a species tank and was wondering if a ...

You may have read my post in tank talk that was about my algae problem. It was suggested that I get a bristlenose for my 30 gallon cory tank to take care of the algae. Unfortunately, I don't think I will have the room in that tank, but when I move all my corys to the 30 gallon I will have an empty ...

Thanks so much for the info MatsP! I think a lot of the algae may be due to how long I keep the lights on. A lot of times I'm not home to turn the lights off until late at night. I bought an inexpensive timer to keep the lights on for only 9 hours instead of the more than 12 the tank usually gets ...

I used to keep corys with swordtails and mollies, and the corys always seemed to get bullied and pushed around by them at feeding time. Although the corys eventually got enough food (they were so diligent about eating the leftovers), it was a LOT less hassle when I moved them to a separate tank ...

I have problems with brown and green algae in my 30 gallon cory tank. About 2 weeks ago, I took everything out except the gravel and soaked it in hot water and scrubbed brown and green algae off all the decorations. I replaced everything (including most of the water since there were no fish at the ...

I have had one of those Whisper heaters from Walmart for about a year, and it's the only heater I haven't had to replace. I had a similar "cooking" experience with a Rena excel heater where it wouldn't shut off. I got a new one just to see if it was a fluke, and so far, it's keeping the temperature ...

I have 5 pandas that I bought a week ago in a 10 gallon quarantine tank. The black markings on one of them are very faint (sorry no pictures). At first I thought he was stressed and frightened with new surroundings (the girl who caught them at the petstore didn't help either - actually dropped one ...

From what I can find, fish do not undergo REM sleep, only behavioral rest/sleep. The best explanation I could find in journal articles on my university's library website was that ectotherms (fish, reptiles, amphibians, etc.) have different nerve structures in their brains and do not show evidence of ...

I recently started having problems with a 150 watt Rena Cal excel heater in a 30 gallon aquarium. It doesn't shut off when it reaches the set temperature and overheats, even when I turn it all the way down to the lowest temperature on its thermostat. I can unplug it during the day, but I'm afraid it ...

Thanks for the reply! My tank has stayed around 76-78 degrees, so I'll try to turn it down a little before I put everybody in there (is that mainly because of the pandas?). I might add another C. aeneus and C. paleatus so those guys can have more buddies. And besides the Corys, there will be no ...

I am in the process of setting up a 30 gallon (36"X12"X15") tank just for corydoras species. Currently, I have 3 C. aeneus, 5 C. panda, and 3 C. paleatus. All are in separate tanks right now, but I would like to move them all to the new 30 gallon. Are 11 cories of these species too many for a ...