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I would say you are a "saint" as there is more luck with you tajking it home than a 1 in a million chance a customer already with the same corys coming in

Books, I wouldn't say you are a saint but you definately have a good heart, and mind I'm glad you brought the "little" lady home, and am glad that she has so many new friends...I'm sure she is happier with you, than who knows who heidi

ok I admit you are a saint for doing this

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well i don't buy lone corys..but thats because I won't find any corys under $15..oh and i also like the delphax's long noses

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Umm, Vict? I've got a bunch of other cories in my tank already. They aren't the same species, but they will have to do. They are hitting it off so far, the C. septentrionalis and the new fish like to hang out together. I'm guessing that the smaller longnosed cories feel safe, being with such a big girl. The new cory is most probably a female.

Oh- The fish has been identified as Corydoras delphax. This one must be several years old to be that big.

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atleast now we know the fish is in safe hands with someone who knows how to care for it

Last edited by Fish_Can_Fly at 04-Apr-2005 09:43

I have a cory that looks like that.

Also, i dont think you should of brought it home.

You shloud of put it in with a tank full of other corys, since corys will sometimes schoal with other corys (I know the ones in my 55g tank do, and there is like 3 different species in there)

All right, thanks folks. My conscience is clear. I guess if the fish are going to a better home, it is fine to rescue them.

Here it is:

The streak on the left is most of a habrosus cory, so you can see a little size comparision.[/font]

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And when he gets to Heaven, to Saint Peter he will tell: "One more Marine reporting, Sir! I've served my time in Hell."

A lone cory is better than a mistreated cory with an inexperienced owner right? Therefore, Books is a saint !

This is one of the reasons why I wouldn't be able to work in a fish store; I'd probably have to set up a tank for rescues

I have a pretty angel that someone apparently decided was ok to keep in one of those less-than-a-gallon betta bowls. No filtration, no heat...'it was pretty and not bigger than those betta fish' ]:| He/she is stunted and after a year with me is no bigger than a quarter, but is active, eats well, and seems happy in one of my community tanks.

I'm friends with an employee at a lcs. He often saves 'mystery fry' that arrive in shipments to see if I want to adopt.

If you have the space and are willing there's absolutely nothing evil with what you're doing

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Well done Books. I would have done the same thing that you did.


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All right, I took pity on yet another poor fish last night. A customer brought in a huge, two and three quarter inch cory (tentatively and probably incorrectly identified as C. brevirostris), and it was placed in a tank with no cory companions. Seeing as we had no similar cories in the entire store, I rationalized and figured that the fish would be happier with me than at work or with some clueless customer. I do twice weekly water changes and take good care of my fish, so that's a pretty valid assumption, right? At any rate, I brought the fish home (and at $2.99, who can blame me?) and started giving it some TLC. It is settling in quite nicely, and seems to be getting used to me already.

So, what do you folks think? Is it all right to rescue single specimens of fish that need to be in groups, because you feel that they will never get a good home otherwise? Or, is it best to wait and hope that some customer who already has some of the fish will get it? Am I doing a good thing, or harming the fish?
Am I evil???

I feel so conflicted.

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And when he gets to Heaven, to Saint Peter he will tell: "One more Marine reporting, Sir! I've served my time in Hell."

I, for one, am perfectly fine with it. How do you think I ended up with a spotted medusa, a one eyed K. minor, K. macrocephalus, an angel without an anal fin (birth defect, apparently), and more?

Of course, I have to break the poll and call you evil.

Saint Books, you did the right thing. At least he is with other cories. A customer may have purchased it and kept it as a lone cory in a community tank.

Well done again SB

I rescued my large Red Tail Shark from a LFS he was place into an empty (aquscaped) tank with a large Cichlid to carm him down as it was supposed to be chasing other fish in his previous small tank. When I got him he was grey, torn fins and a real sorry sight. Today he is a lot bigger and beautiful strong colours red & black. Best thing for him and me.

Keith

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Rescuing single specimens from certain death is fine. I do it all the time.

In fact, out of the twentysomething species I have kept, most of them have been single specimens or pairs. I notice no difference in behavior between them and the species that have larger numbers.

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Nice job SirBooks. Many times I've been in a lfs and seen the lone speciman of a fish left in a tank with no probability of ever being purchased or purchased on a whim by someone who really doesn't know or doesn't care about it's requiremnts. So, good for you

Jim

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Commendable action for putting an otherwise neglected fish in a nice home, even if it needs other pals sometime. Better a lonely but well cared for fish than a lonely and neglected one ... your new chat room nickname is hereby Florence Nightingale


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I have a lone agassizii that I rescued... he was alone in a tank of tiger barbs at the LFS for at least a month before I caved in. He schools with my trilines and seems happy enough... at least, he's one of the more outgoing cories I have.

I've had the urge to rescue other lonely cories in the past, and probably will in the future... we'll see how that goes.

Congrats on your new monster cory.

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I am guilty of this.
I have done this several times, particularly with lone cories I still have a single sterbai that I haven't been able to get any mates for as yet but I figure he's still going to be happier (which he seems to be) hanging with all my other cories than most likely going to another home with no cory companions.
Why do people buy say 5 cories, or any other schooling fish, out of a tank leaving one behind? I do that with Danios too but only becuase I have 34 and can still add more

If you're able to do it then more power to you

Saint,

Id do the same thing dude, I have a couple single fish as well from saving them.
Out here most of the time the single fish get shoved in random tanks,which in turn isn't good for the fish to begin with.

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