Cories

[afc_steve]

Hi all , is there a certain knack to keeping these types of fish ? I love the albino ones , but they dont seem to live too long after ive bought them. I always buy two or three together as advised but they probably last a couple of weeks at the most.

 

[Twinklecaz]

Hi

Cories like to be in groups of at least 6 but they should still live longer than that. What are your water stats? Is your tank cycled? A lot of Corys can be quite sensitive.

If all's good with your water then could it be the shop you're buying them from?

 

[nigsy]

Agree with the above - Corries like to be in a reasonable sized group 6+.

I find the albino ones to be the most hardy and my oldest are 2 years now.
Never had much success with pandas though.

Check and post your water stats.

Maybe buy the fish from a different LFS.

 

[afc_steve]

I had my water tested a few weeks back , all seemed ok. Ive got clown loaches which are happy and healthy and a near two year old Angel all in the same tank. Maybe i'll try a different shop and see what happens , thanks.

 

[Twinklecaz]

Yeah good idea

 

[elisew]

I had my water tested a few weeks back , all seemed ok. Ive got clown loaches which are happy and healthy and a near two year old Angel all in the same tank. Maybe i'll try a different shop and see what happens , thanks.

Are you relying on your lfs to test your water? I`d suggest you try and get the API master test kit so that you can check the water quality yourself regularly. Between a day or 2 of having your water tested, how do you know that you`re not having an ammonia spike or similar? It`s always better for you to be able to check it yourself

I used to have problems keeping Corys, turns out I had non-aquatic plants in my tank which meant the water quality was terrible, needless to say that was a huge reason why my Cories never lasted very long. I`ve always had more trouble with keeping pandas, quite a few people have told me they`re quite sensitive but now my Albino`s are healthy and continuously whizzing around the tank.

 

[afc_steve]

I had my water tested a few weeks back , all seemed ok. Ive got clown loaches which are happy and healthy and a near two year old Angel all in the same tank. Maybe i'll try a different shop and see what happens , thanks.

Are you relying on your lfs to test your water? I`d suggest you try and get the API master test kit so that you can check the water quality yourself regularly. Between a day or 2 of having your water tested, how do you know that you`re not having an ammonia spike or similar? It`s always better for you to be able to check it yourself

I used to have problems keeping Corys, turns out I had non-aquatic plants in my tank which meant the water quality was terrible, needless to say that was a huge reason why my Cories never lasted very long. I`ve always had more trouble with keeping pandas, quite a few people have told me they`re quite sensitive but now my Albino`s are healthy and continuously whizzing around the tank.

Thankyou. Yes i'll have to invest in one of those testing kits.

 

[Harlequins]

How big is your tank? - has your have clown loaches,do you have a large tank?
How often do you perform w/c and substrate cleaning?
I agree with getting a testing kit to check your stats,how long did you acclimatise the cories for? cories should last longer than a few weeks...

 

[Too Fast]

What substrate do you have?

I don't know too much about them however I believe they prefer sand.

 

[Zhent]

Is there something specific that cories need aside from just good water quality? I was hoping to stock 6 panda cories next weekend into my 29Gal, it's been cycled and currently has 6 neon gold barbs in it.

Do the cories require some empty space on the bottom of the tank to sniff around? My tank has some plants and softer rocks covering most of the substrate, but there is still some space they can reach to the substrate. I use Eco-Complete.

I keep the tank at about 78* F, is that warm enough for the cories? I'm trying to find a balance between the barbs, which like something closer to 75 / 77, and the Angelfish I hope to stock later, which prefers 78 - 82