Help Is She Sick!

[mattlee]

4 Guppies, 2 corys.
They get fed twice a day. The guppies get guppy gran or small flakes and the corys get half an algae wafer. The guppies get 2 flakes crushed between them or 8 granuels (2 each). Is this to much? The corys
get half a wafer between to days because they don't finish it all in 1 night.

Xxx~misscosmo~xxX

i would reduce feeding to once a day this will be more than ok. for 6 fish to produce so much waste in 24 hrs seems a bit odd... if this is all your feeding then your defo not overfeeding but it does seem very strange for 4 small guppies and 2 corys which between them should hardly give off much waste at all!
i have a cory tank containing 10 corys and hardly ever see any poop at all, i do a 30% water change weekly and vac the sand, there are also mts and a few shrimps in the tank too.
do you have really light gravel?

 

[Paradise3]

I have sand but i make sure i get all the dirt by taking everything out of the tank and sand vacuming.

Xxx~misscosmo~xxX

 

[mattlee]

I have sand but i make sure i get all the dirt by taking everything out of the tank and sand vacuming.

Xxx~misscosmo~xxX

i personally thik that your doing to much to the tank especially if your removing all the ornaments as well as 50% daily water changes, im suprised the fish spawned at all to be honest....
oh well they did and thats that, they must be very laid back corys..... at least they will/should get use to you being around with all that interaction!

 

[Harlequins]

you shouldn't need to vac every day... disturbing the tank by removing everything will stress the corys out anyway.

 

[Paradise3]

I don't do 50% everyday i got it wrong i do 20%-25% everyday and thats only because i have to vac. I have to remove the ornaments to get all the dirt because it get underneather them somehow, then it just rots away and that changes things alot. It's since my guppy dropped her fry that my corys stopped spawning. Like i said my fish poop alot and it becomes really noticable in a couple of hours.

Xxx~misscosmo~xxX

 

[LilyRose Tank]

you need to stop the cleaning so much, there really is no need if your tank is fully cycled, it certainly isn't going to hurt them if you cut down, they will be more settled, Having poop in the tank for a while is something that seems to be bothering you rather than bothering the fish. Also how on earth are you managing to vac the sand......I tried and nearly lost the sand into the bucket i was collecting the waste water in.

 

[Harlequins]

If they're pooing that much i would reduce their food a little,or try a fasting day to see if it makes a difference...

If your stats are good then adding a few more cories would liven up the pair you have making them more active,my cories are very lively most of the time,stirring and digging away at the sand,and along with the 2 externals keep the sand pretty clean,and i just remove any debris hidden under the decor when i do a weekly w/c.

you need to stop the cleaning so much, there really is no need if your tank is fully cycled, it certainly isn't going to hurt them if you cut down, they will be more settled, Having poop in the tank for a while is something that seems to be bothering you rather than bothering the fish. Also how on earth are you managing to vac the sand......I tried and nearly lost the sand into the bucket i was collecting the waste water in.

I'm forever sucking up sand on w/c & cleaning,now the sand i accidently collect in the buckets now gets poured back through a plastic sieve over a plastic jug to collect the large bits of poo etc in the sieve,the sand falls through into the jug and gets put back in the tank again

 

[Inchworm]

Hi misscosmo

Your corys must think they are in the middle of the rainy season which is when they spawn in their natural habitat. To keep them in good health, ease up on the water changes and feed them some live blackworms or frozen bloodworms to get them back into condition before they spawn again.

 

[Paradise3]

okie dokie i won't vac today even though the bottom is covered in poop already. They seem to be very lively now though they have, once again, been showing spawning signs. Can someone send me some live blackworms please? I can't find them anywhere around here. I will pay for postage if needs be.

Xxx~misscosmo~xxX

 

[Paradise3]

My corys keep showing signs of spawning including the T position but there is never any eggs and my other fish don't eat them.
Have my male or female somehow become infertile? They haven't spawned since my guppy dropped her fry could this have affected them?

Xxx~misscosmo~xxX

 

[Paradise3]

Can't get pics but heres a little info for comparison.

Females stomach from top view.
(____)

Males stomach from top view.
|___|

This is the size comparison even though both corys are the same size. The females stomach actually sticks out like that.

Xxx~misscosmo~xxX

 

[mattlee]

Can't get pics but heres a little info for comparison.

Females stomach from top view.
(____)

Males stomach from top view.
|___|

This is the size comparison even though both corys are the same size. The females stomach actually sticks out like that.

Xxx~misscosmo~xxX

this is one of the only ways of sexing corys and indeed the female will be wider and deeper than the male. if they have spawned once for you then im sure they will again, just have patience they will do it in their own time

 

[Paradise3]

It's been three weeks since they last spawned but i think i know what stopped them. They were spawning on my plastic breeding trap but i had to remove it. I did put it back in for about 3 days but they never spawned on it.

Xxx~misscosmo~xxX

 

[Harlequins]

They will spawn in there own time they done a fair bit when you first got them,so probably having a rest

Hows the fry doing? how many have you got at the moment?

 

[Paradise3]

I have about 7 survivers and 4 already have a home so i am really hoping they will spawn soon because at least 1 of the remaining fry are going in with the parents when it's big enough, it's the biggest i have being around about 1/2 1" atm but i tryed putting it in with the parents and had to take it out straight away because as soon as my guppies noticed it they started wanting a bite of it Only about 2 of these remaining fry are from the last batch that actually hatched the rest are from the first batch.

Xxx~misscosmo~xxX