Pygmaeus Cory's?????

joeyg2100

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I have heard that these tiny cory's do not eat fish eggs or fry. Does anyone on here have any experence with these little guys?
 
Hi,

In most cases Cories wont eat fry, but they might like to snack on eggs.

I don't have any 'personal' experiences with them, but I do know a bit. They are pretty easy to keep and are one of the smallest Cories out there. They like to be in groups of six+. They like to be kept in even bigger shoals then other Cories. They will eat most food given. A good temp range is between 22-26C as with most Cories. They're not that picky about their pH, but between 6.8 to 7.2 is best.

Hope this helps!

Cory Lover
 
I soooo want to get these cute little buggers I saw them at a store close to Berkeley Ca, and I should have gotten some cause they are so cute and small. I hope that you have fun with them, by any chance are you from the Bay area? since I want to find more places that carry them.

I have peppered corys and they seem to like to snack on their own eggs when they are layed, however when I see that the eggs are layed (if I want to) I gather them up and spare them from getting eaten by their parents or other hungry fish (ghost shrimp!, dwarf puffers).
 
Pygmy cories are not really bottom fish as much as other cories, so they may be less liklely to come upon and eat eggs.
 
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