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I'm thinking about getting some live plants.  (Dwarf Amazon Sword, Corkscrew Vals, and Java Fern.)  I have lots of frisky green/bronze corys.  Would they rip up my plants?  Would I want to let the plants root first before adding the corys? 

Pygmy corys, a honey gourami or two, shrimp, guppies, mollies, or zebra danios would work.  Black mollies would fit your black theme.  There are also black guppies, but they are harder to find.  Good luck!   

Thanks. :) I'll buy some there if I decode to get some live plants. :)   Now where can I have easy directions of how to use it? Oh, and i have green cories.  Should I worry about them uprooting any plants I get?  Should I let the plants root (if I get them) before moving in the cories?  

She looks like she could pop andy time now. Keep an eye on her. :)

She looks like she'll have babies any time now!  Just wait a few more days and be patient.  Try raising the temp 2-3 degrees.  

That makes it simple. :)  So you just follow the dosing and put the stuff in the water?  I had looked up E.I. starter kits and saw this same site! :)  Is it okay that I'm from the US?  

Ok.     So basically I should get an E.I. starter kit and then some ferts?  

I'm still unsure about live plants, but I might give it one more try.  I'm thinking of getting some vals, java fern, and amazon sword for my 2 10 gallons.  I have sand in my tanks and LED lights in one and a bulb in the other.  What ferts, nutrients, co2, etc.. do I need?  And what brands work...

Are there any other fish that I could fit in a 10 gallon and sell for a good price? I looked into GBRs but they seem tricky. What do you think I should invest in? (Or should I keep my cories?)

Nice dog. :) Is he a purebred or mutt? 

She's a cutie! :) I love cats, but sadly none of mine like water. :P

Maybe you're right. :) I'll have to think about all the options. :) How hard is shipping fish and selling them online?

Selling online sounds confusing... Do you think I should just drop trying to breed cories?  Even if I don't breed my fish they are going to keep eating my money.  What should I do?  

Yeah, i was just playing around. :P 

I like breeding Bronze corys and there are 2 LFS nearby that will buy my fish for $.75-$1.  I only have 2 10 gallons though... I was thinking maybe I could buy a big 20 gallon tub and add a heater and sponge filter.  I already have sand.  So I was think I could use the 1 10 gallon for 4 adults...

Especially if one's a piranha. Sorry, I couldn't help myself.   So yeah, basically just see if they are bigger than the mouths of their tank mates.  :)

My bronze females always had larger heads/snouts.  

Nice fish!  That big guys a bit scary though! lol :P

Cuties! :D

Welcome! :) Feel free to explore this website!  It's great and I've learned a lot.  :)

I was just wondering... do corys have different personalities?  They never show aggression and they like to swim in a group.  I have had some adults (bronze/green) a few times but for the last few months I've just been raising some fry.  I have so many it's hard to know who's who and keep tabs...

JJ, Peeka, Flipper, Dodger, Yoyo, Fantasy, Lava, Hokey-Pokey, Skittle, Domino, Jedi. I know these are a bit weird... :) 

My guppies eat out of my hand.  I've also seen some very tame gold fish.  

That's really cool!   i wish I could draw that good.   It's so fluffy I'm gonna die!!! lol :D

I heard that females can get pregnant by a different male than the previous one during the 24 hour period after she has fry.  :/ I'm not sure if this is true, I just read about it on a few different websites.  

I see.  And if you feel bad about your cories and other fish eating the eggs just scrape the eggs off the glass and pitch them.  I don't like my cories getting used to eating their eggs either.  

You don't have to keep the eggs if you don't want any more cories. :)

Nice fish!  I haven't seen that type before either.  How big do they get?

As soon as the males' anal fin starts to change shape (when you can tell they aren't females) you will want to separate them. This can be around 3 months, but the age varies. Believe me, they don't have to be very big to get a female pregnant. :P

I agree. People should know about fish if they're taking care of them. :) It's not like you don't need training to keep fish because they're "just fish".  

Nice fish!  :) lol I go to the store for fish food and come home with fish all the time! :) 

I'm not sure.  I'm assuming they probably would but I never tried it.  I was so young I just gave my gourami fry crushed flakes! :o And they lived for over a month-I'm not sure how-and then they started dying.  Probably because they had a horrible tank set up! :P     Any way, you could also try...

Wow!  Your camera is really nice. I'm jealous.  :) Your little guys are so cute!  Wait till they lose their eggs yolk/sacks and start looking more like fish. :D

Yeah, i know. :P The 7 fry were just swimming around as happy as can be in the tank.  i only have a females and them 3 young corys in there.  So I don't think she ate any.  Plus she hardly even looked pregnant before she had them. :)  Other wise i'd have moved her or kept better tabs on her if...

They're so cute!! They look like the pearl gourami eggs I had years ago. :) Keep us updated!

Sweet!  Are you going to try and raise some fry?  

Nice picture! Your fish look very healthy. :) I'm not a gourami expert, but I did take away the eggs be because my male pearl gourami stopped making buibles and the eggs were floating all over! I used a spoon and took the eggs-and bubbles and moved them to another tank. Good luck with your eggs!

Here's a vid of the little ones.  The one has a half black head. http://s1283.photobucket.com/user/Passamaquatty/media/IMG_1921_zps1f24c704.mp4.html?sort=3&o=0

Nice fish!  Your cory looks like a youngster. :) He's so cute.. I love corys. 

I found 7 fry in the tank about 3 hours after I posted this.  :/ None of the females are acting weird or looking visibly different.  So I'm guessing Dulce-the one with the smallest stomach-was the momma.     Do you think i couldn't see any signs because this was her first batch?  Because 7 fry...