Cories

Dakota Ice · Apr 15, 2006

My cories are swimming up and down my tank wall over and over again, sometimes rather fast. Why? Is this stress related?

They are very healthy, all barbels intact, no spots on the skin, no tail/fin damage, no flicking on objects. I've even got the water at a cool 70 for them. They're Panda Cories if anyone needs to know.

Should I be worried?

Snick · Apr 15, 2006

I have 2 cories, and they do that sometimes, so I think that this is normal... I have seen them do it countless times, I think they liketo chase their reflections or eat the moss or fungi or whatever you call it off the glass.

silver tipped · Apr 16, 2006

Hi,

My platys do exactly the same thing. Up and down like yo yo's. At first I thought they had gone nuts but now I think its their reflections that they chase and maybe the males think that they are looking at more potential mates!!!!

AlexAndCarmen · Apr 16, 2006

It's perfectly normal cory behaviour. We have 5 pandas, 2 sterbai and 5 bronze cory's in our tank, they all do it. The younger one's normally do it more than the older cory's.

I think they do it to get our attention, they are very loveable fish

This could also be a sign that they are about to breed. My female bronze does this frantically for about 2 days before she spawns.

Dakota Ice · Apr 16, 2006

Sorry for posting this in the wrong section!!

Here is a pic of them and their tank with their night lights on:

They're obviously babies, but one/two is about an inch long(probably a little over). What age do cories spawn at and how old do you guys think mine are?

Also, are there any websites on spawning cories or do ya'll know anything about it?

I've thought about breeding them but wasn't sure how easy it was.