Maximus not eating?

[FishFinatic77]

Only 5 gallon so I am not sure if I got enough space

5 gallons is definitely not enough space for the cories. I would upgrade to a 20 gallon long if possible.

 

[AdoraBelle Dearheart]

I got 5 albinos, one died in shipping. He hasn't nipped at them that I can see (no damage to the fish like missing eyes or nipped fins). He stays in his area and they stay in theirs, if he drifts their way they head the other direction but no darting which I think means they don't feel threatened, just normal territory stuff... Thank you for the tip!

You cannot keep a school of corydoras in a five gallon... why on earth did you get cories? Sorry, but did you look them up before getting them? Or were you given bad advice?

Albino corys are usually corydoras aeneus - the albino version of a bronze cory. Aeneus grow relatively large for a cory, unless their growth is stunted by being kept in a tiny tank. When fish get stunted, their body stops growing, but their internal organs continue to grow... and get squashed, eventually killing them much more quickly than their normal lifespan. Keeping them in a five gallon is very quickly going to stunt their growth, if poor water quality doesn't get them first.

Please research the care requirements of fish before you buy them, and do some research on the care needs - including tank size requirements - for bronze cories/corydoras aeneus. You need to make a decision about what to do with these soon, they grow faster than you realise. You either need to upgrade the tank to at least a 20 gallon long, or return or rehome the cories. Keeping them in a five gallon really isn't an option without inflicting suffering on them.

 

[heatherpooreks]

I was told they only get an inch long. I must admit I didn't research enough. Thank you

 

[itiwhetu]

You cannot keep a school of corydoras in a five gallon... why on earth did you get cories? Sorry, but did you look them up before getting them? Or were you given bad advice?

Albino corys are usually corydoras aeneus - the albino version of a bronze cory. Aeneus grow relatively large for a cory, unless their growth is stunted by being kept in a tiny tank. When fish get stunted, their body stops growing, but their internal organs continue to grow... and get squashed, eventually killing them much more quickly than their normal lifespan. Keeping them in a five gallon is very quickly going to stunt their growth, if poor water quality doesn't get them first.

Please research the care requirements of fish before you buy them, and do some research on the care needs - including tank size requirements - for bronze cories/corydoras aeneus. You need to make a decision about what to do with these soon, they grow faster than you realise. You either need to upgrade the tank to at least a 20 gallon long, or return or rehome the cories. Keeping them in a five gallon really isn't an option without inflicting suffering on them.

You can be a little kinder than that!!!

 

[AdoraBelle Dearheart]

You can be a little kinder than that!!!

Or you can make your own comments rather than policing mine.