Passing peppered

davenia7 · Post by **davenia7** » 25 Apr 2007, 20:22

My 2 yo(well, that's how long I've had him, was full-grown when I got him) peppered died yesterday. I hadn't seen him out as much this week.

Tank: 29 gal.
Stocking List:
2 adult angelfish
1 tiger barb (honorary cory)
2 ottos
3 peppered cories (now 2)
3 panda cories
3 metae cories
3 albino cories
A handful of Malaysian Trumpet Snails

Parameters:
Amm = 0
trites = 0
trates = <20ppm - anything over and emergency WC is done.
temp= 80 - a little high for cories, but the peppered have been in it for 2 years.

This tank is planted with rocks and other hiding places.

Only thing new is the ottos... they were QT'd for 2 weeks before added last week.

Do you think it was old age...or is something nefarious afoot?

Freshman · Post by **Freshman** » 26 Apr 2007, 05:59

Hi,

how big was the dead peppered cory?

Any signs of illness before it dies?

Could the 2 adult angelfish have attacked it?

May it RIP

davenia7 · Post by **davenia7** » 26 Apr 2007, 15:57

He was 2.5-3 inches for the last 2 years...
My angels don't even acknowledge the cories...
Only sign he had is that he went into "his" cave for the preceding 2 days and wouldn't come out.
I've seen bettas go from old age and they do that too.
That's why that's what I'm thinking.

No one else is showing any problems...
so just old?
How old do cories generally live?

davenia7 · Post by **davenia7** » 01 May 2007, 19:27

Anybody??
How old do they live??
I'm figuring 2.5-3 inches is BIG!!
Everyone else seems fine as of today.

Bas Pels · Post by **Bas Pels** » 01 May 2007, 20:06

Corydoras can life for an amazing long life - over a decade.

BUT high temperatures do speed up their aging process, resulting in a lot shortr life. I collecter Corydoras in uruguay January 2006, and last winter i geve them an Uruguaian winter'(that is, I tried) wuith water temperatures ranging (at 1":30 in the morning) between 10 and 14 degrees - Celcius, sometimes 15 C. that is, around 50 - 60 degrees F

Such a cold winter funtiones to recalibrate all processes inside, enabling the fishes to withstand nother hot summer. In summer they endured 37 degrees C (= 100 F) for shurt periods

You keep them at 80 F, I'm afraid all year round. Most likely my corys are cold water adapted, and I'm not unwilling to believe yours are warm water adapted, but I once read 3 degrees C more (=5.5 F) results in half the lifespan.

So the hot water might be the reason for its short life

davenia7 · Post by **davenia7** » 02 May 2007, 15:53

I will agree that the warm water shortens their lifespan. I just want to make sure that there's no diseases or anything that I need to worry about bc they are with angelfish who are notoriously weak when it comes to diseases.
Also, I don't want to lose anymore cories.