Which of the cory species stay small (less than 3 inches), cute to children's eyes, and hardy? (or am I asking too much?)
There's the pygmy cory, but I think they're rather delicate. I bought 4 for my planted tank about 2 months ago and they didn't last more than a month. Whereas I've got almost 4 species of delicate corys in the tank and they've never even shown signs of being sick. I just bought 3 (one turned out to be an oto) for my 7g planted tank and they appear to be doing fine.Originally posted by yhbae
Which of the cory species stay small (less than 3 inches), cute to children's eyes, and hardy? (or am I asking too much?)
I read a study about barbel regeneration, and what causes barbel to diminish in the first place. They used glass fragment for the substrate (ouch!) and guess what -- the barbels were fine. The barbels disapear due to poor water quality, according to the research. I found this on the web, but unfortunately it may no longer be posted. Barbels will regenerate if the water quality is acceptable. SOme cory's are probably more sensitive than others.Originally posted by Myrt
I'm very interested in this notion of barbel regeneration