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ok so yesterday i stoped by the LFS. they had corries again aand this time i wasn't going to miss out!

i purchased three albino corries and three (what were labeled as) spotted corries. they are juvies and are doing ok in the tank. they wer acclimated for an hour, with the first thirty minutes floating then added a bit of tank water, then another 15 then tank water, then another 15 and release. they were very active when first place, but they seem not very active ATM.

they are in a tank that is approximatley 8g of water. and are housed with 5 zebra danios, 4 platies, 3 guppies and one gambusia. i know it s a bit over stocked, but the platies are only in there for a short pweriod of time to be away from the possibilty of ich from the mollies.

there is some lucky bamboo, hornwort, a stuggling melon sword, and some pothos.

there is a whisper 10i and a powerhead in there to keep current up for the danios. and the platies love to ride in it as well.

the substrate is fine with a few sharper peices, but so is life.

anything i should be aware of for the corries of be careful with... etc...

THANKS!!!

-brandon

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i remembered an old thread that said something about lucky bamboo being thre cause of disease when the leaves are in the water. so i took the bamboo out and put it in another tank where the leaves can be out of the water. i also cleaned out a dark purple colored jar and a clear square jar and they are caves in the tank. the hornwort is a little better anchored at the bottom and the power head is turned up. i wanted to make sure that there was enought current to draw the water all arround to the filter as the filter doesnt do much as far as that. it appears that one of the species in the tank is nipping and nearly removing all the fins of the zebra danios (long fin). do any of you know which it might be so i could remove it and put it in another tank?

thanks!

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I'm pretty sure lucky bamboo is not an aquatic plant and will eventually rot.

"Spotted Cory" seems to me to be an extremely vague common name. Lots of Corys are spotted, and some species can be extremely difficult to differentiate.

With Corys you should pay attention to detritus and water quality. A mess in the tank or high nitrates can cause the barbels of these fish to suffer as well, not just sharp substrate.

No idea what would be going after the danios... Best thing to do would be just to try to observe your fish yourself to try to spot the culprit.

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Lucky Bamboo is certainly not a plant to have in an Aquarium it will grow for a while BUT it likes its growth out of water. If it starts to break down beware it can and will cause water problems and then fish problems.

If you like it so much buy several plants of it and have it around you tank

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as far as i have seen it does fine in the water and is roting all over the place along the stalk. but i will still be skeptical.

i think the nipping is from the platies. as there are twp females and two males. and a female juvie. the ratios are unbalanced, so it is causing some problems i the smaller tank.

i just added some crypts lutea to the tank. like 10 plants total. with each containing 4+leaves. the tank is looking more "full" and i cant wait for the plants to grow in. also a marimo ball was added and it appears to be doing fine.

question one- would a CAE or SAE eat the marimo ball?
question two- will corries suffer due to the high current in the tank?
question three- how long will it take for the crypts to fill in the scape?
question four- should i try to correct these imbalaces in ratio, or leave it as is until they move back into their home tan?
question five- do the corries need dark caves because the glass caves that i have dont support much darkness.
question six- would a small peice of DW and anubias be over filling for this tank?

THANKS
-brandon

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I'll do my best...

1. Good question. I have no idea...

2. Corys will not generally suffer from high current. If you had high enough current to distress Corys it would probably be a problem for your other fish too.

3. Crypts are slow-growing, but they're not the slowest ever. It will however depend on lighting and nutrients. My wendtii have been in my tank for almost a month and they're growing quite well now. I'd give it a couple weeks at least.

4. I'd let them get out of this tank first unless the females are getting major damage.

5. Corys do not need caves, they are fine hiding under... Nothing. My Corys spend very little time hiding. If they do need to hide they will be fine hiding under plants.

6. Depends on what else is in there. I'd say no, but keep in mind decor cuts into swimming space for some of those fish, though it increases foraging space for Corys.

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thanks shini.

i thik the DW will have to go into another tank as it is just too full for much else in the ~8g.

i think i might move some of the crypts into my high light tank to get them to grow a little fster and trans plant them arround.
i also look forward to selling them to the LFS soon!!!

i hink i will hold off until an algae eater is completely necessary before i get one, as i really wan t my marimo ball to survive!

i have another one on order as well.

i do have yet another question:
is it normal for corries to lounge arroung in the hornwort? because i always see the albinos just laying in the stuff anchored to the bottom. like it is a nice little bed or something.

anyways thanks and goodnight!
-brandon

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As far as I'm concerned Corys can do whatever the heck they want. I got Panda Corys and they hung out on the bottom like you think a normal bottom feeder would, but then I got Sterbai Corys and they just swim at all levels of the tank. They look healthy so I'm not complaining.

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I'd bet it's Corydoras julli, or something similar.
That gets sold over here as the spotted cory.

cool!

i am lving the new corries, but it seems they might be getting stuck in the hornwort... could it bee too dense?

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