Getting Fed Up With My Gold/green Stripe Corys

[mattlee]

Thought I'd reply with my experience. I've got 4 gold stripes and 2 venezuala black's (think thats what they're called) and the gold's aren't shy at all, I can see 3 of them now all right at the front of my tank digging around and landing on my plants leaves. They do quite like to hide under my bogwood too sometimes but whenever I check on them I can see a few and they don't seem to swim into hiding when I go closer or open the lid.

The black ones seem far more easily frightened but I haven't had them as long and are getting better, they seem to like to hang out with the gold's too. All of mine are tank bred, I wonder if this makes a difference? I'd heard of someone with some green stripes wild caught that were very shy.

I've still had no luck getting hold of some green stripes I found them but it would have been £80 for 4, seems a tad pricey and wild caught so I'm wary about their shyness too.

4 of mine are from lfs so i assume they are wild caught corys, the other 4 including the greens are tank bred i think but these still seem to hide whenever someone goes near the tank.....
i have decided to set up a tank for the corys and am hopefully getting some more next week, im not going to have as many hiding places so i hopefully will see them more! mine were always out and werent shy when i first got them, i have got 3 polkadot loaches in the same tank at the minute that are very very active and do seem to get first dibs on any food that makes it to the bottom, maybe this is why mine have gone shy?

 

[stephentw]

My other fish eat the floating food then hunt down the sinking food I put in for the cory's and try to eat that too but it doesn't seem to scare them off. Think they still get plenty of the stuff thats sunk other than the proper sinking food though. Don't suppose you're getting any more green stripes are you?

 

[mattlee]

My other fish eat the floating food then hunt down the sinking food I put in for the cory's and try to eat that too but it doesn't seem to scare them off. Think they still get plenty of the stuff thats sunk other than the proper sinking food though. Don't suppose you're getting any more green stripes are you?

yes getting a few this week hopefully

 

[stephentw]

My other fish eat the floating food then hunt down the sinking food I put in for the cory's and try to eat that too but it doesn't seem to scare them off. Think they still get plenty of the stuff thats sunk other than the proper sinking food though. Don't suppose you're getting any more green stripes are you?

yes getting a few this week hopefully

Might I ask where from?

 

[mattlee]

My other fish eat the floating food then hunt down the sinking food I put in for the cory's and try to eat that too but it doesn't seem to scare them off. Think they still get plenty of the stuff thats sunk other than the proper sinking food though. Don't suppose you're getting any more green stripes are you?

yes getting a few this week hopefully

Might I ask where from?

i am getting them from a shop in stratford upon avon, dont know how many they have left but im going on thursday to get some £16.95 each tho........

 

[stephentw]

My other fish eat the floating food then hunt down the sinking food I put in for the cory's and try to eat that too but it doesn't seem to scare them off. Think they still get plenty of the stuff thats sunk other than the proper sinking food though. Don't suppose you're getting any more green stripes are you?

yes getting a few this week hopefully

Might I ask where from?

i am getting them from a shop in stratford upon avon, dont know how many they have left but im going on thursday to get some £16.95 each tho........

Oh thats probably Sweet Knowle then I guess? I found them to be the only place that has them too. Bit pricey I want 4, worked out at about £80 or more. Nightmare. Maidenhead Aquatics somewhere have them according to Tropical Fish Finder but nowhere near me. 1 place said they could get them in but again very pricey and if he got them in I'd have to buy them, couldn't have a look first.

 

[Inchworm]

The green ones are alway expensive but they are one of those fish that you are lucky to find at all. I have a several good lfs near me and yet have never seen them in a shop.

 

[mattlee]

I went and got 3 more green stripes yesterday after setting up my new cory tank. i put all my corys in, 11 in total (6 orange and 5 greenstripes) and they are completely different fish.........! all shoaling about together
i think in my main tank they were chased off their food by the polkadot loaches as they are very greedy and very very active, maybe this is why they became shy?
i hope this tank brings the best out of my corys as i dont know what else to do!!! it has sand bottom, a piece of mopani wood, a coconut cave and a piece of bogwood. i didnt boil the wood as they sank immediatly and now the water is nicely stained and looking great
i intend to add about 12 black neons to complete the stocking and with a dim light should look pretty good, kind of like a neon fest!
fingers crossed they are happier in this tank and i can get to see them at what they do best....

 

[Harlequins]

Sounding good Matt

We want Pic of tank and cories when they're settled

 

[mattlee]

sure no probs mate, ill get on it asap. ill give it a few days to let them settle then post a new topic for it