Why do Sterbai Corydora's cost so much?

[Storm]

I've also read that water quality plays as much of (if not more of) a part in barbel erosion. Just something to consider.

 

[Fishy411]

well my panda cories died of barbel erosion and it wsnt because of water levels but thanks for the heads up. This new gravel is much smoother. i dont think ive ever had a water quality problem. Except i may have on right now. Both of my platies just died. The female is MIA and the male was disfigured and is now dead.

 

[WILDER]

I think you can add melafix to the tank to keep the eyes nice and healthy free from desease.

 

[Inchworm]

ok. I just decked out my tank with black gravel. It is fairly smooth. I want to get about 6 cories tomorrow. Will they be ok with gravel?

Hi Fishy411

It depends on what you are calling gravel; the term means different things to different people. Sizes range from very fine to small chunks of rock.

For corys, gravel needs to be small enough for them to move pieces of it when they search for food. If it is larger, it will wear away their delicate barbels.

Also, if your last corys died from eroded barbels, and you have had other fish losses, wait until you are sure that your tank is safe before adding any more. Barbel erosion is often due to bacterial infections and if the causes are not changed, you will only have more fish die.

Bacterial infections take hold, from bacteria that are always present in a tank, when stress happens that weaken the fish. This can be due to overfeeding, high nitrite levels, overcrowding, sudden changes in water temperature, low oxygen content, or infrequent and/or inadequate water changes.

I would strongly suggest that you determine what is wrong with your platties and fix the underlying problem before adding corys or any other fish. What do you suspect is wrong with the platties?

 

[FishGyrlFriend]

my fish are all healthy, they are not sick.

 

[Fishy411]

well they are very small chunks of rock. Also this is a new tank from the ones the old cories died in. I did have on other fish loss but that was when a fish got stuck under a bubbling treasure chest. I have neon tetras and such in that tank now so i figure if there is a water quality issue they would of been dead too. both the platies died within 3-7 days of each other. I am not sure because i wewnt on vacation and came back to find only one platy. I have checked all around the tank so i am assuming my raphael did a good job of getting rid of the evidence. The other one i think wasnt getting ehough food as he had a thin stomach and a very disfigured back. I checked for ammonia and nitrite but i havent bought a nitrate tester yet. I will when i go to get my cories tomorrow. Dont worry though. The cories will be going in a different tank than the one the platies were in.

 

[clutterydrawer]

I used to catch them in the net, holding them still in the water then sorta slide them into a plastic box without ever taking them out of the water

it worked well cos they'd jsut swim around in the net then swim around in the box, they never left the water and had potential to get tangled.

 

[ral]

Thank clutterydrawer. Sounds like a good way to move any fish.

 

[pnyklr3]

I was told to add methelene blue (might not be exactly the right name, but it's the best I could remember) into the tank. It's an anti-fungal and helps keep the eggs from....growing fungus! Helps keep them alive. I'm not sure if you can have the "blue" in with the fish or not, because I was told to use it when I was putting the eggs in a seperate tank.

 

[FishGyrlFriend]

thanks!!

 

[LoachLover]

ok. I just decked out my tank with black gravel. It is fairly smooth. I want to get about 6 cories tomorrow. Will they be ok with gravel?

The only point you would really worry about gravel with cories is when it's sharp. So if it's smooth you should be in the clear.

 

[PaintballFan07]

This might be a stupid question but is $1.99 really cheap for a albino cory?

 

[SPLiSH]

This might be a stupid question but is $1.99 really cheap for a albino cory?

Yep!

 

[Inchworm]

Hi SPLiSH

Around here, (Long Island, NY) that is about the average price for bronze and albino corys. Lately, I've seen a store selling them for $3 each, but that is pretty high for them.

 

[Inchworm]

Hi Fishy411

Did you get your new corys? If so, how are they doing?