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by Moose-Dad
21 Jan 2015, 02:34
Forum: South American Catfishes (Callichthyidae - Corys et al)
Topic: Fry Die - Seeking advice...
Replies: 12
Views: 4790

Re: Fry Die - Seeking advice...

Hey Bekateen, Thanks for your posts and for sharing your ideas. As soon as I read about 2 corys eating the same worm, I got the same image from the Disney movie then read on to your next sentence!! ;-) Interesting idea about having tubifex worms in the tank at the same time. I have read that live, j...
by Moose-Dad
21 Jan 2015, 01:13
Forum: South American Catfishes (Callichthyidae - Corys et al)
Topic: Substrate?
Replies: 9
Views: 4315

Re: Substrate?

FWIW, I am TOTALLY a non-expert, but have experienced a few things with substrate for my albino corys. The first substrate they lived with was about 2.5-3mm gravel, but it was sharp, and they lost their barbels and were definitely not going to do well. Hence, I got rid of that junky substrate, and r...
by Moose-Dad
20 Jan 2015, 23:51
Forum: South American Catfishes (Callichthyidae - Corys et al)
Topic: Fry Die - Seeking advice...
Replies: 12
Views: 4790

Re: Fry Die - Seeking advice...

Hello, Again, thanks syno321 and Bwhiskered for your interest and responses. Sorry I am inept at getting a photo posted. Here is an update... After several full clutch (is that what you call a batch of fish eggs) deaths, I went away for 4 days and had a friend feed them once a day. Now, the little c...
by Moose-Dad
24 Dec 2014, 01:35
Forum: South American Catfishes (Callichthyidae - Corys et al)
Topic: Fry Die - Seeking advice...
Replies: 12
Views: 4790

Re: Fry Die - Seeking advice...

I'll try to post some photos. Busy here at year end. Thanks for the reply! Stay tuned.
by Moose-Dad
22 Dec 2014, 03:45
Forum: South American Catfishes (Callichthyidae - Corys et al)
Topic: Fry Die - Seeking advice...
Replies: 12
Views: 4790

Fry Die - Seeking advice...

Hello All, My first post here. Briefly, I have a dedicated fry tank for my albino cory catfish eggs & fry. I presently have 6 live fry about a month old. They are doing well. But, I have had one serious die-off, and since then, every egg that has hatched only lives a few hours (less than a day, ...

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