Corys dying

[leafs]

I've had a problem keeping Corys. I had treated my tank for ick a few months ago with salt, when I didn't have any corys. By doing water changes over a period of a month or so, I assumed that the salt would be gone and it would safe for corys. I've bought 4 Pandas and they all died. All my other fish are doing good. Anyone have any ideas as to what could be wrong? Are corys hard to keep?

Thanks

 

[keane]

Sorry to her about your fish .

Panda Corys are probably the most difficult species of Cory to rear no matter what your water conditions. They are extremely delicate and require perfect water conditions.

Why not go for a hardier specimen? Perhaps a school of Julii, or Trillinaetus (sp?), or Albino, or any others really.

I am sure Inchworm will be along shortly to give you a much better variety of possible candidates .

steve

 

[leafs]

Thanks for the sympathy. My lfs doesn't carry the types that you recommend. They do have Albinos, but I'm not too crazy about them. I'll have to keep an eye out for the ones you mentioned. Thanks

 

[Tokis-Phoenix]

What are your water stats(ammonia, nitrate, nitrite)? if there is somthing amiss in your water this is what probably killed your corys- if you realy want panda corys this will have to be sorted out if there is somthing amiss. Did the pandas show any strange symtoms or odd behavior before they died?

 

[leafs]

My ammonia and nitrite are 0 and my nitrate is usually around 10 ppm. When I put them in my tank they just sat there doing nothing. They weren't looking for food. Could there still be some salt in my tank after a few months? That's the only thing I can think of right now.

 

[TwoTankAmin]

The water changes, assuming done weekly should have removed most of the salt over a couple months for sure. It is possible you bought unhealthy fish. Also many stores heavily medicate as a precaution. If the fish came there sick and were only there briefly before you got them, then the meds would have not had a chance to bcure the fish.

Also did you acclimate them properly? Is your temp and pH right for them?

 

[leafs]

As for the store medicating, I'm not sure but I did acclimitize them. My ph is around 7.5 and the temp is 78f. Are they ph sensitive?

 

[Tokis-Phoenix]

Yes they can be, i would find out what ph the store you bought your fish from has. When you acclimatize them, i would leave them in the bag for about 30/40mins, opening it after 10/15mins letting small amounts of the tank water they are going in into the bag before finally releasing them into the main tank after 30 mins of this process.
When you bought the pandas how many did you get?

 

[leafs]

My lfs has a ph of 7.5 to 8 for most of their tanks, so it's not much different than mine. I bought 3 Pandas.

 

[WILDER]

Been told on here that corys are very sensitive to water conditions, they could of been sick when you bought them with a bacteria infection.

 

[leafs]

I guess they could of been sick. They looked healthy when I got them. I've heard that their sensitive to water conditions, but my water is fine. I won't be buying anymore until I can figure it out.

 

[Inchworm]

Hi leafs

I'm sorry about your loss, but you can rest assured that you didn't cause the death of your fish because there was a bit of salt in the water.

While salt is harmful to corys and other catfish over an extended period of time, it can even be used as medicine to cure some resistant bacterial problems. It would not harm them so quickly.

Pandas are extremely difficult fish to keep, and especially to acclimate to your tank, and I am saying that from my own experience as well as that of the other members who have shared their problems with us. They can be fine at night and dead in the morning without a mark on them.

If you can get just about any other kind of cory at your lfs, they are bound to do better for you. Bronze and albino C. aeneus and peppered corys, C. paleatus, are perhaps the strongest of all and can even live in tanks where the water is cool. C. sterbai is beautiful, but needs warmer water than most of the others.

Any other cory your lfs might stock will almost certainly do better for you than the pandas. If your lfs doesn't have any other kinds, why not ask if they can get them for you? It's a sure thing that his distributor stocks a better variety.

 

[leafs]

Hi leafs

I'm sorry about your loss, but you can rest assured that you didn't cause the death of your fish because there was a bit of salt in the water.

While salt is harmful to corys and other catfish over an extended period of time, it can even be used as medicine to cure some resistant bacterial problems. It would not harm them so quickly.

Pandas are extremely difficult fish to keep, and especially to acclimate to your tank, and I am saying that from my own experience as well as that of the other members who have shared their problems with us. They can be fine at night and dead in the morning without a mark on them.

If you can get just about any other kind of cory at your lfs, they are bound to do better for you. Bronze and albino C. aeneus and peppered corys, C. paleatus, are perhaps the strongest of all and can even live in tanks where the water is cool. C. sterbai is beautiful, but needs warmer water than most of the others.

Any other cory your lfs might stock will almost certainly do better for you than the pandas. If your lfs doesn't have any other kinds, why not ask if they can get them for you? It's a sure thing that his distributor stocks a better variety.

Thanks Inchworm I should of done some research before buying the Pandas. I thought they were a common type of catfish, thus easy to keep. My lfs has a lot of them. If I do get some more I'll get some Peppered Corys. Thanks again.