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LEE_WILMOT_706 Enthusiast Posts: 243 Kudos: 201 Votes: 3 Registered: 27-Jun-2004	Well at the mo I have 2 pandas, who stay in the same place all day. I have put a new lamp in, and was wondering maybe its 2 bright for them.( wot could I do about this ?) They don't really move at all, all day, jus stay in the same area. I will gt more pandas, but is there anything else I could do, to make thm more active. Any help welcome !!
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:06
Hooktor Fish Addict Posts: 646 Kudos: 651 Votes: 67 Registered: 22-Mar-2004	What other fish are in the tank? They might be afraid of another fish as cories usually do not feel very safe unless they are in a school. It would be the best if you could go out and buy more pandas right now.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:06
LEE_WILMOT_706 Enthusiast Posts: 243 Kudos: 201 Votes: 3 Registered: 27-Jun-2004	A Gourami, he doesnt really bother, thm though. Mayb the light is 2 bright 4 thm. ?? Although, he can b moody. But most 95% of the time hes ok. Last edited by LEE_WILMOT_706 at 15-May-2005 12:55
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:06
Hooktor Fish Addict Posts: 646 Kudos: 651 Votes: 67 Registered: 22-Mar-2004	Sorry for all the questions, but what size tank is this? I do not think the gourami would really bother them, and i do not think you have to worry about too much light. I have a lot of light on my tank and my cories do not mind at all. Do you have any driftwood or live plants?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:06
jasonpisani Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 5553 Kudos: 7215 Votes: 1024 Registered: 24-Feb-2003	Get a couple of more Panda's & you'll see a great difference. They'll be more active & don't keep the light very bright, especially if they don't have shelter or floating plants. http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/s8xi5heh/my_photos http://www.geocities.com/s8xi5heh/classic_blue.html http://www.flickr.com/photos/corydoras/ Member of the Malta Aquarist Society - 1970. http://www.maltaaquarist.com
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:06
houston Fish Guru You want what when? Posts: 2623 Kudos: 2462 Votes: 337 Registered: 29-Mar-2003	Like has been said, you need more pandas They should be kept in groups of 6-10 minimum...the more you have the more active they are going to be...You also need to be sure that they have a place go when they are tired of the light...That would be my best advice is to add more Pandas, and if you can't find more pandas, try some metae, or other similar corries, as they are schooling fish and need to be in groups...Also be sure you have a decent size tank to keep them in...heidi ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Children of a future age Reading this indignant page Know that in a former time Love, sweet love, was thought a crime. William Blake ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "I've got a great ambition to die of exhaustion rather than boredom." Thomas Carlyle
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:06
Calilasseia Ultimate Fish Guru Panda Funster Posts: 5496 Kudos: 2828 Votes: 731 Registered: 10-Feb-2003	Obligatory article link ... Pandas are more avowedly social than many larger Corys. 2 will feel very dejected. 4 is a minimum if you want to see some life. Get 8 and wow, watch the fireworks. I have 8 in the Panda Fun Palace™ and their reputation is now infamous among the FPilians Panda Catfish fan and keeper/breeder since Christmas 2002
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:06
Theresa_M Moderator Queen of Zoom Posts: 3649 Kudos: 4280 Votes: 790 Registered: 04-Jan-2004	I have to agree with more cories Well over a year ago I bought six and they were such a fun, active group. Unfortunately the tank had some major problems and I lost four The remaining two (M/F) were mellow for a while then became more active again. Then not too long ago the female died, the poor male just seemed lost and wouldn't do much of anything. I finally moved him to another tank where I have 5 trilineatus, 2 bilineatus, and 2 mystery cories. Even though they're not pandas he seems to be happy with other cories and is active, curious, and playful again Theresa_M attached this image: ~~~~~~~~~~~~ There is water at the bottom of the ocean
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:06
Alex Fish Addict 510 Posts: 721 Registered: 03-Oct-2004	id just get more once you have 6-238 the fun will never end ''All the clown fish and yellow tangs in the world cant save you now!''
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:06
kitten Fish Guru Meow? Posts: 2266 Kudos: 2194 Votes: 19 Registered: 18-Nov-2003	I can vouch for the dramatic increase in livelyness when you move from even three to four pandas. I had three and they were sort of "eh" ... when I got four, they were zooming all over the tank. It also helps that they're now in with my motley cory group... four trilines, one agassazii, one san juan (?), one ambiacus (?) and now four pandas. I'm official lonely cory rescuer. ~Meow. Thus spoke the cat.~
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:06
Calilasseia Ultimate Fish Guru Panda Funster Posts: 5496 Kudos: 2828 Votes: 731 Registered: 10-Feb-2003	Kitten, if money was no object, I'd probably be a lonely Cory rescuer too ... only I'd put them all in a 6ft tank where they'd have space for more inmates. And in the process I'd probably end up with a Cory madhouse full of 60-plus Corys all performing their assorted stand up comedy acts non stop ... ann then I'd spend hours filming them so that the rest of the FPilians would burst seams laughing at their antics There's just something about Corys, they're the Care Bears of the fish world in my view, insufferably cute, but a lot more animated than any stuffed toy could ever hope to be, and that's another part of their charm Panda Catfish fan and keeper/breeder since Christmas 2002
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