My corydoras arcuatus !!!! finally
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I sadly have to report that 3 out of 5 arcuatus died during the first week.
I got another one to make the 2 remaining ones company but it also died.
Now the other 2 are looking sad and just laying there. I dont have a good feeling about them. :cry:
If bad goes to worse, I just going to keep the cherry shrimps in the tank and forget about keeping corys in that tank.
:cry: :cry: :cry: :cry:
I got another one to make the 2 remaining ones company but it also died.
Now the other 2 are looking sad and just laying there. I dont have a good feeling about them. :cry:
If bad goes to worse, I just going to keep the cherry shrimps in the tank and forget about keeping corys in that tank.
:cry: :cry: :cry: :cry:
I'm so sorry. I had a similar issue with my last habrosus, bad stock maybe. Do you know if they were wild caught?
irishspy
There is a stargate in my aquarium.
My sympathies. I tried to keep panda cories but had no luck. I could only assume the LFS owner had bought weak stock; regardless, it was frustrating. If you really like the species, I can only suggest trying to get them from a breeder, as opposed to those stressed by being caught in the wild.
I tried to keep panda cories but had no luck. I could only assume the LFS owner had bought weak stock; regardless, it was frustrating. If you really like the species, I can only suggest trying to get them from a breeder, as opposed to those stressed by being caught in the wild.
tanker
Josh Holloway--Be mine!!!
So sorry Was your tank new? I noticed how sparkly clean it looked.
Wild caught fish usually need a "seasoned" tank to do well, in my experience - I don't know what it actually is because in theory, you should be able to keep sensitive fish in really clean water of the right chemistry, and that should be the only requirement. But emperor tetras, for example, don't do well in brand new tanks even if you check the water quality often and never let nitrates get over 20 ppm. There's more to it than that, but I guess ordinary hobbyists will never have the testing equipment necessary to measure anything besides the basic water quality and chemistry parameters.
Perhaps all that's necessary is a seasoned sponge filter in there?
Was your tank new? I noticed how sparkly clean it looked. Wild caught fish usually need a "seasoned" tank to do well, in my experience - I don't know what it actually is because in theory, you should be able to keep sensitive fish in really clean water of the right chemistry, and that should be the only requirement. But emperor tetras, for example, don't do well in brand new tanks even if you check the water quality often and never let nitrates get over 20 ppm. There's more to it than that, but I guess ordinary hobbyists will never have the testing equipment necessary to measure anything besides the basic water quality and chemistry parameters.
Perhaps all that's necessary is a seasoned sponge filter in there?
