jollysue
Fish Connoisseur
BTW Cucumbers are not highly helpful to Corys. They have to be pretty hungry. But then they will starve anyway. Corys are insectavores. Get the temp down. Swim bladder is not my first choice of trouble for a Cory--but not impossible I suppose. If he is hanging at the surface, he is likely oxygen starved. A few Corys will do well at 70 degrees and very few at 80, but nearly all will be ok at mid 70's. They are a river fish and need aerated water. They usually love air stones. Contrary to myth, they can tolerate some salt for awhile. I'll leave it to germ now.
Also I have run into several cases of Corys failing to thrive because the owner lived in a warm climate w/o cooling, and the tanks stayed in the high 70's and 80's. Bad, Bad, Bad lps!
Also I have run into several cases of Corys failing to thrive because the owner lived in a warm climate w/o cooling, and the tanks stayed in the high 70's and 80's. Bad, Bad, Bad lps!
The whole lot of new Corys have a virulent columnaris. I have turned the tank down and it is back to 73-75 degrees. I have treated for columnaris, but given the state of some of the juvies I do not have high hopes of saving all. I just hope not to kill off the whole tank of expensive and wild caught fish. About a $1000 of fish of 5 species.
