peru green laser corys

[seffieuk]

oh yes, after an offer from Paul and one from Wolf to get me some green lasers (unfortunatly they r both a bit too far for me to travel, at the moment) which i could'nt go ahead with, i have found some on Tri Mar (they will post) 3 for £12 (postage £10). Do u think they will be ok posted, i know how fickle cory cats can be? Please say you think it will be ok............think i will burst into tears if u all say NO

 

[OohFeeshy]

They should be OK, Trimar should package them well and hopefully they won't be in transit too long.

 

[Inchworm]

Hi seffieuk

Tri Mar has a good reputation, I believe, so I say, "Go for it!."

Green Lasers are beautiful and you will certainly enjoy them.

 

[seffieuk]

oh thank you both so much, i can now look forward to them arriving rather than worrying the whole time. have bought bettas by post often (from bettaman), they always arrive in good condition but was just a little worried about the little cats. they r just so gorgeous, i have wanted them for ages........think it was your photo, Inchworm, when you got some (memory could be wrong, getting old lol). i have some orange lasers and am hoping that they will school with the green lasers, do u think they will? my reticulatus are a bit snobby, they won't school with anyone else and my albinos, well they will school with anyone even my two yoyo loaches

 

[Inchworm]

Hi seffieuk

I'm sorry that my response was so brief, but I was watching some auctions I wanted and was afraid to spend too much time away from them. Lucky me, I won all three that I wanted.

I've had quite a few shipments of corys through the mail and IMHO, it should be safe to do. It was just this once that I had problems, and even so, except for one fish that arrived almost dead (and got a refund for) the others are coming around. I will suggest that you pay the difference and have them shipped by whatever carrier can get them to you the fastest. If your weather is particularly hot or cold right now, it can make a difference.

Once they arrive they will probably be timid and stressed. It's a good idea to quarantine them for a week or so until they have adjusted to the water and you are sure they are healthy. Then, once you do get them into your tank, I'm pretty sure that they will school with your orange lasers. They are the same species, just different colors. Just don't have them breed them together.

I'll post a picture of mine so that anyone who is reading this thread and doesn't know what they look like, can see them:

 

[seffieuk]

your fish r just gorgeous, can't wait to get mine..........and nope, will certainly not be entering the breeding scene. can't imagine what an earth green and orange lazers look like what did u buy on the auction?

 

[Inchworm]

Hi seffieuk

Thanks for asking about the auctions. Here they are:

http/www.aquabid.com/cgi-bin/auction/clo...tfish1127650715

http/www.aquabid.com/cgi-bin/auction/clo...tfish1127650895

http/www.aquabid.com/cgi-bin/auction/clo...tfish1127653172

What do you think of them?

 

[Bloo]

Hi Seffie

Trimar is good and I've had some lovely fish from them. Though I've noticed a number of people who've mentioned a couple of fatalities over the past few months. I myself lost one cat DOA and a few shortly after they arrived. I think it depends a great deal on their size and if they've been wild caught or tank bred. And I remember someone lost a whole batch of cories shortly after they arrived.

So just take extreme care when acclimatising them and use the drip method and don't have any tank lights on during that period.

Good luck !

 

[The-Wolf]

I'm glad that you managed to get some.
you won't regret it

pics ASAP

 

[jollysue]

Oh! Wow!! I love those green lasers. Good pics, Inchworm, Thanks for the trouble to post pics and links.

I understand that some of the cories that are wild caught are caught during this season. Something about river floods, etc. So during the catching season there are more cats being shipped around, consequently there will be more fatalities.

A whole shipment lost? Someone did something terribly wrong.

I lost a whole shipment of hatchetts this summer. I have to take the blame.

This should be a good time to be shipping. Is your weather good?

 

[trace1]

hiya inchworm
those corys you got a lovely. we don't seem to have many here either that or i miss them. only ever seen julii panda bronze or albino corys from shops i go to. i would love some of those laser green 1's they are stunning. oh well my search begins

trace

 

[Inchworm]

I understand that some of the cories that are wild caught are caught during this season. Something about river floods, etc. So during the catching season there are more cats being shipped around, consequently there will be more fatalities

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Hi jollysue,

The rainy/dry seasons are very important to cory collectors and breeders. Corys are native to South America where, because they are in the southern hemisphere, their seasons are reversed from ours. While we just started our fall, they are just beginning their spring.

In the spring, the rainy season melts the snows that fell in the high mountains and the streams fill with clean water and carry this into the rivers. This fresh water cools the rivers and dilutes the chemicals and minerals that have naturally built up in them during the past dry season.

These changes in the environment are what triggers the corys to spawn and what we try to imitate when we do water changes with cool water in our tanks. After the corys spawn in nature, a new batch will be growing up in the rivers and some of the adults can be harvested to ship to collectors and hobbyists without damaging the ecosystem.

 

[Inchworm]

those corys you got a lovely. we don't seem to have many here either that or i miss them. only ever seen julii panda bronze or albino corys from shops i go to. i would love some of those laser green 1's they are stunning. oh well my search begins

Hi trace1

I think the internet has done a lot to benefit and enlarge fishkeeping as a hobby. Take corys as an example. The popular peppered cory (C. paleateus) was discovered by Charles Darwin in the 1830s and the bronze (C.aeneus) was also discovered early. Since they could live in the cooler temperature that unheated goldfish could be kept in they became popular as tank cleaners and have been a mainstay among fishkeepers.

Since they breed readily most of the ones on the market today are bred by hobbyist and commercial breeders and few are actually wild caught. This is why they are so commonly found at the lfs. Actual wild caught specimens are rare and it's as unusual to find them in the stores as it is to find most of the other species of cory.

I was lucky enough to get some wild caught bronze and am raising a tankful of F1s. I'm very pleased and proud of them too.

Anyway, the point I wanted to make is that forums such as this have made more fishkeepers aware of the many different and beautiful species of corys that exist in nature and this has created a demand for them. By comparing notes, hobbyists are learning how to encourage these more unusual species to spawn in their tanks and they are entering the market on AquaBid, through trading among members of local aquarium societies and some will be sold to the independent lfs.

With almost 300 identified species of corys, I doubt that they will ever all become available locally, but some of them will, at least from time to time. At present I suggest you look for them through online auctions and fish sellers. The laser corys are popular and in high demand and I think they will soon become more popular and available.