Random Cory Questions

[Hehoo]

So, I have mainly albinos, and one black one, one panda. Are my panda and black corys lonely being the only of their kind, or is it ok since they have other corys? What about since my black cory and two of my albinos are blind? The two albinos had both their eyes eaten out in another tank so I took them to my peaceful tank, there's also another albino who I managed to get after he'd lost only one eye. So with seven corys, they are even divided between sighted and blind. Odd huh? The blind albinos are See & Saw, the one eyed is Crater. I think the big sighted albino, Casper, leads them around the tank, the smaller one, Flour, is beginning to as well. Some people tell me I'm mean for keeping them, that they're miserable if they can't see, stuff like that. Does blindness diminish quality of life? They all eat fine ... They do what I call 'the happy dance' swimming in figure eights across the bubbles from the bubble stone ... The blind ones bumping into the others ... I dunno .... Just making sure they're all ok I guess ...

 

[jollysue]

Hehoo, your Corys are fine. They will be fine without sight. They find food with their barbells and by vacuming. As long as they are not in pain or being harrassed by some other aggressive fish they will do well.

I myself have a few deformy fish. Some people consider them culls that should be "put out of their misery." But I have a Betta boy that is the healthiest Betta I have ever had, and he has a crooked spine. He is a delightful creature. I also have a Cory that is missing one pectoral fin. She does ok and eats and gets around with a bit more effort than her mates.

Your black and panda would enjoy buddies of the same species, but they will do ok.

Thank you, Hehoo, for taking the Corys and caring for them.

Why do you think the Black is blind? Oops! Never mind, I see in the other thread. He doesn't run from the net. Mine do not seem to be blind. i have not heard from anyone that they are normally blind. Maybe that is why he was left behind when his mates were sold.

Albinos are said to be sensitive to light, so give them shelter where they can get shade.