Pygmy Cories!

ib4walrus

ib4walrus

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My lfs shipped in a big load of corydoras last week and when I went today I was shocked to see pygmies :headbang2:! I bought 4 and have been drip acclimating them for 2 hours and will add them to the tank soon (10g planted w/ 7 neons). I want to ask, are there any behavior that I should be on the lookout for which would indicate illness? This is the first time that I have kept any type of cories so I want to make sure I'm taking care of their needs.
 
They are funny little critters. Do you know which species you got? My pygmaeus are more shy, they tend to hang out more in the bottom setion of hte tank like you would expect of cories. I also have habrosus, which are all over all parts of the tank and little clowns.
 
I think they might be habrosus but I'm not very sure, the label just said pygmy and I blindly bought them :)

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gosh they are cute, lol. Look for them turning pale, or typical "fish" symptoms. Mine are front and center all the time and always active and eating.
 
What should I feed them? I bought microcrabs by Tetra (from a suggestion from an employee) and hikari sinking algae wafers good enough or anything else I'm missing? Also, is 4 a good number? Or can my tank handle 3 more of them?
 
I am the queen of overstocking these little critters. I won't even tell you how many I have in a 10g. I thikn you could get away with more as long as you are willing to commit to 50% wc's each week. I feed mine sinking catfish pellets from kensfish. With the wafers, I would break them into quarters. Hikari algae wafers are ok, but I would go with a pellet that has more protein. Shrimp pellets or catfish pellets. If you use the hikari wafers, they are easy to break into quarters. Take into consideration how tiny these guys are and try not to overfeed as water quality in a 10g can be challenging anyway.
 
They deffinately look like habrosus to me, especially since they stayed out while you took a pic. My pygmies hide in the corner if they see any movement outside the tank. Good luck, I get the feeling from habrosus that they're the most cory-like of the dwarf cories :)
 
If it means that I can have more of these little guys so be it :).
Also my neons are really pigs, they gobble up everything I drop in there regardless if they have bulging stomachs or not, is there a way to make sure that they get their food?
 
So far all the comments from everyone sound acurate I have a breeder group of habs. 14 in a 10. I think if you do your water changes etc. No problem with more. As far as sickness etc. I wouldnt worry to much. But they can be a little touchy to some meds.
 
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