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hembo666 Big Fish Posts: 350 Kudos: 288 Votes: 3 Registered: 01-Apr-2005	what is the highest temperature corys are happy in, i have a community tank with corys and discus and would like ro raise the temperature a few degrees. i have metae, panda and peppered corys. current temerature is 27c, i would like to go to 29-30c if the corys would take it but ive heard they dont like it too warm.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:05
Cup_of_Lifenoodles Fish Guru Posts: 2755 Kudos: 1957 Votes: 30 Registered: 09-Sep-2004	It varies with the species. Those you are currently keeping are not fit for living in temperatures preferred by discus. Last edited by Cup_of_Lifenoodles at 19-Oct-2005 17:40
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:05
sirbooks Moderator Sociopath Posts: 3875 Kudos: 5164 Votes: 932 Registered: 26-Jul-2004	Agreed. The tank's current temperature is at the maximum tolerance level for your three Corydoras species. Panda cories in particular prefer lower temps; twenty-four degrees C is about right for them. And when he gets to Heaven, to Saint Peter he will tell: "One more Marine reporting, Sir! I've served my time in Hell."
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:05
bcwcat22 Big Fish Posts: 395 Kudos: 314 Votes: 34 Registered: 16-Jul-2005	I agree sirbooks that temp is what I keep my panda's at though I have kept them up to 80F or 27C but I lowered it as they became less active. Just be careful if you change the temp as panda's are very sensitive to temp differences of even 1 or 2F. "A noble spirit embiggens the smallest man" Simpsons
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:05
hembo666 Big Fish Posts: 350 Kudos: 288 Votes: 3 Registered: 01-Apr-2005	thanks guys, that confirms exactly what i thought. especially the pandas, i maybe pushing it a bit even at 27c but they seem happy and the discus seem ok at that so i will leave well alone. should i get problems i will have to look into rehouseing the discus. thanks
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:05
_wendy_ Enthusiast Posts: 174 Kudos: 164 Votes: 64 Registered: 18-Mar-2005	the corys are all very happy - especially the pandas, they are all over the place. in the plants, on the rocks, piling on top of each other etc. think they are ok cos that is the temp they have always been in, so are acclimatised to it
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:05
jasonpisani Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 5553 Kudos: 7215 Votes: 1024 Registered: 24-Feb-2003	Corydoras like lower temperatures (about 24), but at 27 celcius they'll be fine. I think that they will be affected, when the temperatures is more than 30 celcius. I had some deaths in the summer months when the temperature is 32/34 celcius. http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/s8xi5heh/my_photos http://www.geocities.com/s8xi5heh/classic_blue.html http://groups.yahoo.com/group/buzaqq/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/corydoras/ Member of the Malta Aquarist Society - 1970. http://www.maltaaquarist.com
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:05
Calilasseia Ultimate Fish Guru Panda Funster Posts: 5496 Kudos: 2828 Votes: 731 Registered: 10-Feb-2003	Peppered and Bronze Corys can survive fairly well at Discus aquarium temperatures, but the Pandas? Nope. 28°C is an absolute upper limit for the adults in my experience, and 23°C is MUCH preferred ... which of course is completely ruled out in a Discus aquarium. Panda Catfish fan and keeper/breeder since Christmas 2002
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:05


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