Is this normal Corydoras Panda behavior?

[Byron Amazonas]

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

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Good. That will reduce some stress. I don't like to be foreboding, but don't expect this fish to survive. I have known them keep on like this for several weeks, but as I said previously mine have never recovered. I was thinking, my last one was a panda too, though that may just be coincidence. But this species is noted for being even more delicate that many others, notwithstanding that it has been commercially bred now for years.

Byron.

 

[discuspaul]

That Panda is active and has good color - it doesn't look stressed or unhealthy in any way.
Let us know how it behaves over the next few days, Patricia.

 

[PattyCakes81]

Good. That will reduce some stress. I don't like to be foreboding, but don't expect this fish to survive. I have known them keep on like this for several weeks, but as I said previously mine have never recovered. I was thinking, my last one was a panda too, though that may just be coincidence. But this species is noted for being even more delicate that many others, notwithstanding that it has been commercially bred now for years.

Byron.

That Panda is active and has good color - it doesn't look stressed or unhealthy in any way.
Let us know how it behaves over the next few days, Patricia.

Thank you guys! Will keep you guys posted.

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[PattyCakes81]

I recorded a better video to show how crazy this Cory is acting. He is the only one doing this. The others are hanging out under rocks, driftwood, and plants.
http://youtu.be/d5BbbplDAFk

Just to make sure I test my water parameters again.
Ammonia-0ppm
Nitrite-0ppm
Nitrates-between 10 & 20ppm
pH-6.6
Temp-75F
GH-4 dKH/71.6ppm


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[Byron Amazonas]

I recorded a better video to show how crazy this Cory is acting. He is the only one doing this. The others are hanging out under rocks, driftwood, and plants.
http://youtu.be/d5BbbplDAFk

Just to make sure I test my water parameters again.
Ammonia-0ppm
Nitrite-0ppm
Nitrates-between 10 & 20ppm
pH-6.6
Temp-75F
GH-4 dKH/71.6ppm


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That cory doesn't look as bad in this second video. So I watched the first one again...what bothered me there was the drifting/sinking down that usually suggests trouble internally. I wouldn't want to say either way now. Time will tell.

The charging up and down the glass is not a particular concern, though it is from stress. Corys often do this when introduced to new tanks. They do not like being moved from one environment to another. This they should settle out of, though as I think I noted in your other thread, this species is from somewhat faster-flowing streams so it enjoys some current. My group of five panda are the only corys of 12 species in the tank that play for long periods right in the flow from the canister; the others never do this.

Byron.

 

[discuspaul]

This is a very interesting discussion.
In my view, the second video still shows an active, alert, well-colored Panda which does not seem stressed or in any discomfort. I still feel it's simply being playful. I've kept Pandas several times over the years, and when stressed, out of sorts, or experiencing some type of problem, they have tended to discolor significantly, become pale & sluggish, non-active, and hide away a good deal of the time. That's my .02
Do any other viewers have any comments about what they're seeing here ?

 

[ktrom13]

This cory seems a bit bipolar. Looks troubled in the first video but the second video says otherwise. It can be playing. But OTOH it could be ill

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[discuspaul]

Yeah, could be either, and I agree it seems a bit bipolar. LOL . But it sure doesn't behave like a sick fish to me. Keep your fingers crossed, Patricia, that it's just a bit OCD.
I guess none of us will know until we see what develops over the next couple of weeks.

 

[rufioman]

Watched the video again, and the cory is swimming at its own reflection. I don't know if any health issues have arisen since the last page of the post, but I wouldn't have worried at all just based on the video. I have two emerald green x bronze corys that follow each other around my 100g in much of the same manner when I see them.

 

[jm1212]

corydoras are weird fish. in my experience, they rarely have typical behavior...my bronze cories used to eat from the surface of the tank with my glolites until i moved them into a different tank. my schwartz's corydoras used to be kinda crazy and swam all over the tank like that, but as they have gotten older they have really calmed down and I expect the same with my bronzes'. i wouldnt worry too much about it. keep an eye on him.