Why do Sterbai Corydora's cost so much?

[clutterydrawer]

Hiya

A possibility would be one of the pygmy cories, either corydoras hastatus, corydoras pygmaeus or corydoras habrosus.

These cories are much smaller than normal cories at only 1" each, and even better, they spend a lot of time midwater as well as on the substrate.

I would avoid pandas as I have found them to be totally hypersensitive - Ive lost six in the last few months for now apparent reason, and I've heard of the same thign happening to other people. Im not sure how delicate the pygmy cories are because I havent kept them myself but they might be worth a try.

People will flip out at me for saying this but if you try them and they seem to do well I think you could fit 6 in there. Theyd need a shaol of at least six to feel secure but they are tiny fish and low waste producers so as long as your tank is long and low rather than tall and narrow I think they would be ok.

 

[ral]

I have nice 2mm like sac like objects stuck to the glass of a 5 gallon tank with 5 Cory's. What do I do?

 

[dothedew]

Do cories show courting behavior before the female fills up with eggs? Two of my cories have been rolling around together and getting on top of one another for a while, now one looks like it's going to burst!

The eggs fertilized or not will just end up severum food, but oh well.

 

[ral]

I get the impression that the Sterbai command a much higher price here in my country relative to other Cory's than they do in the US and Europe.

 

[dothedew]

I got 3 F0 Habrosus for $2 a piece.

 

[Inchworm]

Hi Fishy411

I think you will find that what your corys are doing is normal schooling behavior, not mating behavior. By now, they are probably all playing together, at least part of the time.

Are your green corys actually bronze C. aeneus? Or are they emerald green brochis? If they are brochis, they are a different species from the albinos and will not mate with them? Here's a link with pictures of the different C. aeneus colors so you can be sure:

http/www.planetcatfish.com/cotm/2001_12.php

First, you will have to tell if you have both males and females. If you do, once they are mature, they will most likely spawn spontaneously, often after a good water change. Once you see their first eggs, you can set them up in a breeding tank so that the next time they can all be saved and the fry will have a safe place to be raised. Or, you could try moving the eggs.

If your corys are still young, be sure to feed them well and keep their tank clean, so that they grow up strong and healthy. When the time is right, they will not disappoint you.

 

[Inchworm]

Hi dothedew

Female corys are frequently larger and chunkier than males, whether they are egg laden or not. At this point they are just playing.

If she is ready to spawn, the males will follow her and swim in front of her. When she is ready, she will push one over and they will take the T position. This looks like she is nibbling his tummy. When she is finished with him, she will be holding several eggs between her ventral fins and she will place them on the glass or on a plant. She will repeat this until she is finished, often choosing a different male each time.

Since they are schooling fish, they do not pair up, and no particular mating behavior is displayed until she is ready to spawn. If you see them at it, there will be no mistaking what is happening.

 

[TwoTankAmin]

The key to breeding corys is conditioning. Feed them all the live worms they can eat for a week (feed throughout the day so there is always live food available). Do not do water changes during the conditioning period. Try to time it so that you do a large water change just prior to a storm (the barometric pressure change that accompanies a good rain et. is the trigger).

Also, please do not mix different corys when spawning them. Keep only one kind in your spawning tank.

 

[Fishy411]

the pygmy i have now is very active. Its funny because she schools with the albinos and one of the greens is trying to breed with her.

 

[ral]

The eggs are darker colored today. Is that a good sign or a bad one?

 

[Stacey269]

So they lay fertilized eggs? or does the male have to fertilize them after she lays them. I might have some too. I noticed some bubbles stuck to the leaves of some of the plants. I'm not sure though if they are cory eggs or otto eggs.

 

[Carolinesugar]

Hi all, well ive been thinkin about it for along time now, and have finally managed to get around to changing over to sand, from gravel.

although i wanted to change all the way to sand, i needed gravel for my plants, so ive got abit of a fancy thing going on now! lol

ive also added bog wood into the tank for my corys, and hopefully they are enjoying that!

ive got the back of the tank (behind some bogwood) with gravel, and plants in mini flower pots, then i have an airline with lots of lil holes in it, just infront of the bogwood, where the sand starts, and then more mini flower pots in the sand, as hidie holes for my female bettas, and the corys. and then ive used some natural fern thats been died blue in the sand to make more hidie holes!

i will upload pix asap, but im sooo happy ive done it, but i just have to let the corys adjust, as theyve neva had sand, but im hoping wen they know wot it is and what they can do with it, they will digg in it like alot of ppls do.

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The pix are all loaded up under pictures, here is the link,

!The Pix

 

[cometcattle]

Congrats!

I just switched my 29g yesterday. It certainly is a project.

What size tank did you do?

 

[clutterydrawer]

aw well done! I did mine a while back, it took aaaages. im sure your cories will love it. what kind of plants do you have though? most will do fine in sand...

 

[Carolinesugar]

Congrats!

I just switched my 29g yesterday. It certainly is a project.

What size tank did you do?

I changed my 24" all girl betta community tank.

it was a big job, but i had a helper who knew exactly how to make it work better!

ive used gravel at the back, bog wood to act as a barrier between the gravel and the sand, and then ive used a loverly pink rock 1 end of the bogwood, and a mini flower pot the other to make sure the gravel doesnt mix with the sand. and then in the gaps, ive used glass pebbles, cus they are easier to get out due to their size.