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I have 4 albino cories, and 7 adult emerald cories. and about 17 babies that i just released into the tank. And the cories breed about everyweek. i am not going to save any more eggs anytime soon, but when they grow up i will have to many cories. my "LFS" won't buy them from me and they won't trade them for store credit, what should i do?

The only idea I can think of is to get a fish that will eat the eggs/fry. Gouramis, loaches, and dwarf cichlids could probably get this job done with ease.

Here's a thought for you.

Is there a hospital or a care centre for the elderly near you with an aquarium in need of some attention?

Donate some of your spare fishes. While you're at it, pop in and give the aquarium some attention once a week.

this is a good way of [1] dealing with your Cory surplus, and [2] getting some experience with some other fish species that you can't house yourself at home. Because, you can offer to do a spot of maintenance on that public space aquarium, and in the process, persuade them to have some nice fishes in there that are different from the ones you have at home. So if you have, for example, a collection of Tetras at home, go for Rasboras and small Barbs in the public space aquarium. In the process, you'll not only solve your own problem, but you'll be doing something good for the local community, helping people with long term care needs have a somewhat better quality of life. I'm sure that any half decent public facility of this kind would welcome some volunteer assistance, however small. Plus, if you're still young enough to be in full time education, the brownie points you'll accumulate mentioning that you did something like this pro bono on your resume will stand you in good stead when job hunting time comes along - it'll be a selling point that could mean the difference between you losing out on a job, or securing a nice well paid position that allows you to keep a lot more fishes.


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good idea, thanks!

Also, look for local aquarium clubs/societies
in your area. Many people are willing to buy/sell/trade.
If not, if you have like a buy sell and trade type
paper in your area, post an add.
Thats how I sold most of my fish.

And, if your LFS wont buy your fish, check other
LFS. Call all the ones in your area.
Some wont, some will.


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Also check around at your local schools. I know on my campus there are more fish tanks than I care to count, and I am the only one with corries, though everyone comes and drools, and laughs at their antics. I know if someone called up to the school and mentioned donating some fish to any of the teachers, someone here would take them...and if they didn't I WOULD! like I need anymore corries

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