Love it - very nice looking and of course I love cats

Fascinating discussion - I think "size" is a key word here - if it keeps growing until it's larger than either of the original sets, then it can't be a hybrid. I've never thought about importing a fish egg on a plant before. That would be something rather unusual. Some good advice in here....

I agree with Richard B. - all corys like sand/mud/dirt substrate because they like to dig - lava rock is OK as long as there's plenty of sand too. They like moss, but the important thing here is corys like to dig. That's there natural feeding place. As for what they'll eat; they'll eat anything they...

Some corys don't do well in cooler temps, but I've always found aeneus to be rather tolerant of low temps (and not as tolerant at higher temps). I do prefer to keep them around 23-25 - below 23, I'd slow down on the feeding for sure. One man's opinion.

In my experience, most Cory cats do well at a rather large range of temperatures. Some tend to like a little cooler, some a little warmer but a difference of 3 or 4 degrees C is not too much. Pandas have always seemed to do better in cooler waters, in my opinion. However, most of my tanks are around...

I used to breed and raise a great number of corys and I used 10g tanks to raise the fry - usually about 100 per tank. I did 50% or so water changes every day. I found very low loses and fed microworms & newly hatched brine. I had very shallow sand, less than 1/4". After 3-4 weeks, I'd split...

From what I understand; some corys mix with other species and some won't even mix with their own species unless their from the same region. If I understand what the experts are saying, nobody knows but supercorygirl has at least one solid observation. I've never tried mixing.

Siamese Algae Eaters are probably the best with black bush algae - I don't know. I've never had much luck with it. I've been out of the hobby for a couple of decades but in the old days we used a mixture of hydrogen peroxide (I think it was 3 water to 1 hydrogen peroxide) and then squirted it on the...

Some people have had success with salt & corys, or so they say. I am not a believer. I have had NO success at all with salt & corys. No doubt very low amounts of salt, especially if salt levels are raised gradually . . . never mind, I'll never try it again.

I have always had great success for my corys with Black Diamond Blasting Sand (black as the name says). It is found at most Home Depot or Tractor Supply type stores and is less than $10 for 50 lbs. For white sand, I use standard pool filter sand - just as cheap. The corys love it and some will actua...

C.pygmaeus are usually available and I find them easy to keep. I currently have just 6 in a 50g and am looking to add a few more. As others mentioned, all Corys do better in a school and the more the better. I prefer at least 20 or 30 but 10 is adequate to make them comfortable and happy. C.habrosus...