albino cories

I've heard Gouramies have a reputation as fin-nippers...perhaps that's it?

do they flash around at all? do you use injected co2 in your tank. i just had the same thing happen to 2 of my albino cories as well and they died under an ich treatment i was giving my otos. the other 3 are fine and cruising around with no signs of fin problems.

I agree with ChilDawg those gouramis are real stinkers when it comes to nipping.

Another vote for the Gouramis... they can be quite mean! Especially the dwarf varieties! I finally got rid of mine as they would chase and nit at any other kind of ish and they are pretty sneaky about it. I had to do some stealth recon to actually see them doing it!!

Best of luck,
Bill C.

Moving--cories are bottom dwellers.

Hm...I don't know that its the gouramis. Generally, the cories stay at the bottom of the tank, out of the way of gouramis, which are nearer the top. Also, cories are usually too fast for the gouramis. When you say there is a little less tail everday, do you mean it just shortens the whole length, or is it shredded? I might be inclined to say, if it isn't rot or fungus, that its the loach, since he would be a little territorial for "ground" space.



Hm...off topic, but your tank seems overstocked to me...considering:

4 dwarf gouramis - 2.5" each = 10"
1 loach - 3-4"
2 cories - 1.5 each = 3"
6 glowlights - 1.5 each = 9"

total: 25" ish...I might move the loach or a pair of dwarfs


and cories are happier in at least a group of three...sorry...I just had to mention it