Is this normal Corydoras Panda behavior?

discuspaul said:
So you've had them less than a week, but I'm assuming they're all doing ok and seemingly behaving normally - otherwise I believe you would have said so.

Well you know, I've kept many different Corydoras over the years, and one thing I have to say about them is that occasionally they can be very playful. It sounds like that one in particular is quite playful - and that might just be normal behavior for him or her - so don't worry about it, and just enjoy that one's particular personality.

Please keep an eye on it though, to make sure it takes a gulf of air once in a while (Corys need to do that) - while you do have a 20 gal tall, that should not prevent those 4 Cories from reaching the top for air when they need it.
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Thanks Paul! I will keep on eye on them.

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Not so normal behavior. Usually they travel up and down the glass but your's seem to be doing it alot. I know you have a planted tank but try putting a bubbler in there to see if the behavior stops. Im going to watch it again to see if i missed anything

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It may sound stupid but it kinda looks like the fella is trying to escape. Ibdidnt see anything abnormal except for the cory. Oh and the shine in its eye. Nit sure if thats because the camera or something else

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ktrom13 said:
It may sound stupid but it kinda looks like the fella is trying to escape. Ibdidnt see anything abnormal except for the cory. Oh and the shine in its eye. Nit sure if thats because the camera or something else

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Yes, I had the same kind of thought at one point too, but if there was some serious problem with the water conditions, then the other Pandas (& other fish) would be trying to do the same thing.
I still think he's just having fun.
 
I know Cories go to the top for oxygen, but they usually fly to the top and fly back down. Mines do it all the time, but I have never seen they just swim around the top. It might be that there isn't enough oxygen in the tank.
 
fishcrazy2 said:
I know Cories go to the top for oxygen, but they usually fly to the top and fly back down. Mines do it all the time, but I have never seen they just swim around the top. It might be that there isn't enough oxygen in the tank.
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Once again, I had that same thought. But when they go to the top for oxygen they actually gulp some air by breaking the water surface and you can see them do that.
But if you look at the video closely, you'll see clearly that at no time does the Panda actually break the surface to gulp air. If there wasn't enough oxygen in the tank water, he would most certainly be doing that, and you could spot it clearly.
 
discuspaul said:
Once again, I had that same thought. But when they go to the top for oxygen they actually gulp some air by breaking the water surface and you can see them do that.
But if you look at the video closely, you'll see clearly that at no time does the Panda actually break the surface to gulp air. If there wasn't enough oxygen in the tank water, he would most certainly be doing that, and you could spot it clearly.
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You are totally right with that observation. Sometimes they graze around the glass, but I have never seen them that high up unless they are spawning (which my cories are doing as we speak.) It might just be having fun.
 
PattyCakes81 said:
Can you guys check video out and let me know if this is normal panda Cory behavior?
http://youtu.be/JqgJpWSLSz8

Any help appreciated,
Patricia
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I have seen this a couple times over my 25 years with wild corys, but no, it is not normal. I would suspect some internal problem. It will almost certainly not recover, at least those I have had did not, and I am not aware of anything you can do other that maintain good water quality and leave it alone to avoid further stress.

Is this fish isolated in a QT? Or are the others in this tank too?

Corydoras as I frequently mention are highly sensitive fish. Whether this behaviour is due to extreme stress and trauma, or whether it has been internally injured during netting at some point along the way to your tank, I can't say.

Byron.
 
Byron Amazonas said:
I have seen this a couple times over my 25 years with wild corys, but no, it is not normal. I would suspect some internal problem. It will almost certainly not recover, at least those I have had did not, and I am not aware of anything you can do other that maintain good water quality and leave it alone to avoid further stress.

Is this fish isolated in a QT? Or are the others in this tank too?

Corydoras as I frequently mention are highly sensitive fish. Whether this behaviour is due to extreme stress and trauma, or whether it has been internally injured during netting at some point along the way to your tank, I can't say.

Byron.
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:( Really! The Cory is in the main tank with everybody else.

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