Mid-water cories

[HayWire]

Anyone have some names on some mid-water swimming cories? I have heard C. elegans have been known to go mid-water, but is this there normal habit? do they do this in open water or thru plantings? I have 20 C. pygmaeus comeing to me shortly and I have seen them all over the tank in some nice plantings, but would like to find a group of around 6 mid-waters.

Thanks,
Travis

[Silurus]

Here's one.

[HayWire]

I was just reading that post.....lol however I have never seen those in my LFS. and for me I have 2 in town and a total of 6 that I drive a good 2 hours some times to "visit."

[kateswan]

I can relate to the slim resources for LFS in my own area!

I ordered my guapores from an on-line source.
My experience with 'fish by mail' has been outstanding,
by far the majority of them live and thrive . . . as
opposed to an unfortunate 80 percent from local
sources!

The guapores continue to be a delight!

Kathy S

[Jools]

My C. elegans certainly do this. I have about 20 of them. I find the key to this is a lot of plant foliage right up through the water column and plenty of dither fish (tetras). The tank is 18" with about 2.5" of gravel, the corys like to be around 6" off the gravel but only close to the plants (java fern). The other cories in the tank do not join them.

Jools

[madattiver]

my c. hastatus are an excellent mid water cory.. they are also a very nice schooling fish as they all hover there in mywater like little humming birds of the water. very cool to watch.

[Coryman]

C. hastatus are definatly the ultimate mid water Cory, they will shoal up with any small tetra, only returning to the substrate when feeding or roosting. INO they are best kept in groups of at least 12.

There are many species that will and do venture into the mid and upper water levels, but usually when there are plenty of plants for them to graze in, without plant cover most will stay firmly rooted to the substrate.

Ian