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by corywink
20 Jul 2014, 03:19
Forum: South American Catfishes (Callichthyidae - Corys et al)
Topic: What Do you Feed Your Cory Fry after Hatching?
Replies: 4
Views: 1493

Re: What Do you Feed Your Cory Fry after Hatching?

after hatching, they will not feed for a few days till they absorb their yolk sacks. for multiple egg layers like bronze, peppered, sterbai etc..., I start off with microworms and then feed small grindel worms when they are big enough (around 1week) for single egg layers (pandas, duplicareus, weitzm...
by corywink
24 Jun 2014, 05:29
Forum: South American Catfishes (Callichthyidae - Corys et al)
Topic: corydoras and gravel/sand
Replies: 44
Views: 38315

Re: corydoras and gravel/sand

if you keep the sand depth at ~1cm, you don't really need to clean it, the corys sifting will keep the sand healthy.
by corywink
03 Apr 2014, 19:43
Forum: South American Catfishes (Callichthyidae - Corys et al)
Topic: anyone try this sand?
Replies: 1
Views: 852

anyone try this sand?

Anyone try Estes Aqua Sand - Black? Would like to know if it's safe for corys

http://www.bigalspets.ca/aqua-sand-black-5-lb.html
by corywink
03 Apr 2014, 19:41
Forum: South American Catfishes (Callichthyidae - Corys et al)
Topic: Best Corydoras Foods
Replies: 23
Views: 11477

Re: Best Corydoras Foods

my corys and other fish get New Life Spectrum thera pellet foods as their staple. I aslo feed live grindal/white worms fed on instand oatmeal. They go crazy for the live worms, digging their snouts deep in the sand :d IF you intend on starting a live grindal/white worm culture, look up how to cultur...
by corywink
20 May 2012, 22:58
Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
Topic: Otocinclus attacking pepper cats
Replies: 3
Views: 1191

Re: Otocinclus attacking pepper cats

yep, my otos try to suck the body slime off my corys but only during feeding time. Fortunately the corys will shake them off so I'm not too worried. If the otos stay on for some time, you should remove them.
by corywink
23 Mar 2012, 23:43
Forum: South American Catfishes (Callichthyidae - Corys et al)
Topic: Cory and smooth gravel bottom?
Replies: 5
Views: 1528

Re: Cory and smooth gravel bottom?

Is it a mature tank/filter? if it is you shouldn't have problems with ammonia. I'll be doing a major change of tanks soon (moving substrate, fish and decorations to a newer tank) and here's my plan. 1) get a spare tank or any type of temporary container 2) fill this spare tank/container with water f...
by corywink
12 Mar 2012, 22:27
Forum: South American Catfishes (Callichthyidae - Corys et al)
Topic: My Green Laser Cory CW009
Replies: 14
Views: 9407

Re: My Green Laser Cory CW009

If that is your whole group, there doesn't seem like a fat plump female. Feed them heavily on FBW and especially live worms (white or black). Need to get the females nice and fat first \:d/
by corywink
30 Aug 2011, 19:05
Forum: South American Catfishes (Callichthyidae - Corys et al)
Topic: odd duplicareus fry
Replies: 2
Views: 1053

odd duplicareus fry

Collected 3 eggs from my mix cory tank a few months ago while doing maintenance. Not sure which corys they were until they developed their markings. upto this stage, it looks like a duplicareus fry: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v474/vf1a/duplifry2.jpg but after further maturity, something odd, ...
by corywink
23 Aug 2011, 05:06
Forum: South American Catfishes (Callichthyidae - Corys et al)
Topic: S. kronei Spawning Video
Replies: 20
Views: 3649

Re: S. kronei Spawning Video

awesome, those are really nice looking males. Do they require cool water like barbatus?
by corywink
21 Aug 2011, 07:35
Forum: South American Catfishes (Callichthyidae - Corys et al)
Topic: Corydoras fowleri not eating dry foods
Replies: 12
Views: 3406

Re: Corydoras fowleri not eating dry foods

Their first spawning resulted in all infertile eggs. Their second time, there were fertile eggs and they hatched a few days ago. For such big corys, their fry are similar in size to other multi egg layers (sterbai, bronze etc..) Here's a pic of a fry, the plant is a piece of taiwan moss. http://img....
by corywink
21 Aug 2011, 07:30
Forum: South American Catfishes (Callichthyidae - Corys et al)
Topic: Are long / saddle nosed Corys Agressive
Replies: 4
Views: 1471

Re: Are long / saddle nosed Corys Agressive

I've not witnessed any agression from my fowleri even during spawning. I do see one of the males chase the female weitzmani on occasion though, but nothing serious
by corywink
07 Jul 2011, 17:49
Forum: South American Catfishes (Callichthyidae - Corys et al)
Topic: Corydoras fowleri not eating dry foods
Replies: 12
Views: 3406

Re: Corydoras fowleri not eating dry foods

A question for the cory experts, can someone tell me if these are fowleri/coriate or semiaquilus? My amateur eyes think they are not semiaquilus because they don't have as much black markings? These also came from a Peru exporter and were listed as Huanta.
by corywink
06 Jul 2011, 21:54
Forum: South American Catfishes (Callichthyidae - Corys et al)
Topic: Corydoras fowleri not eating dry foods
Replies: 12
Views: 3406

Re: Corydoras fowleri not eating dry foods

Couldn't get them to accept any dry food, so I decided to move them out of my 30gal mixed cory tank and into their own 20gal tank for easier feeding. After 3 weeks of feeding heavily on white worms, fbw and cherry shrimps, they decided to spawn :YMPARTY:
by corywink
09 Apr 2011, 21:59
Forum: South American Catfishes (Callichthyidae - Corys et al)
Topic: Corydora Adolfoi or false prophet?
Replies: 6
Views: 1690

Re: Corydora Adolfoi or false prophet?

with the thicker black band on the back, they are duplicareus. Are adolphoi considered rarer? because I prefer duplicareus over adolphoi :-p
by corywink
31 Mar 2011, 23:10
Forum: South American Catfishes (Callichthyidae - Corys et al)
Topic: Please help my Corys keep dieing
Replies: 16
Views: 3826

Re: Please help my Corys keep dieing

An alternative to sand is very fine gravel, grain sizes around 1mm. This is what I use in my cory tanks, and I've experienced no barbel loss, the corys can dig in it and it's heavier than sand so not as messy.
by corywink
31 Mar 2011, 23:08
Forum: South American Catfishes (Callichthyidae - Corys et al)
Topic: Dead Cory and Ghost Shrimp, No Changes Made Recently
Replies: 14
Views: 4085

Re: Dead Cory and Ghost Shrimp, No Changes Made Recently

When you clean your filter media, do you use tap water or tank water?
by corywink
29 Mar 2011, 00:18
Forum: What is my catfish?
Topic: A little adventure on a local stream..
Replies: 27
Views: 4745

Re: A little adventure on a local stream..

Awesome pics, yes please share more pics of the Schleromystax barbatus :d . Did you catch any other corys?
by corywink
27 Mar 2011, 03:17
Forum: South American Catfishes (Callichthyidae - Corys et al)
Topic: Corydoras fowleri not eating dry foods
Replies: 12
Views: 3406

Re: Corydoras fowleri not eating dry foods

Thanks for the suggestions, problem is they didn't even take the frozen bloodworms that I gave them. Atleast with the frozen bloodworms they sucked it into their mouths but out they went through their gill plates @-) Guess I'll fatten them up with whiteworms/cherry shrimps then try the starving meth...
by corywink
23 Mar 2011, 13:24
Forum: South American Catfishes (Callichthyidae - Corys et al)
Topic: Corydoras fowleri not eating dry foods
Replies: 12
Views: 3406

Corydoras fowleri not eating dry foods

I recently acquired 6 WC C. fowleri, they are big 3-4", probably adults. They dwarf my biggest adult sterbai. This might be the reason they are not eating the dry foods. I've tried NLS pellets and earth worm flakes, they show absolutely no interest. The only thing they've eaten are cherry shrim...
by corywink
22 Jun 2010, 13:03
Forum: Tank Talk
Topic: The Amazing Duckweed Filter.
Replies: 39
Views: 22564

Re: The Amazing Duckweed Filter.

does anyone know what kind of duckweed is this? http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b83/xoddd/DSC00192.jpg Looks like what's commonly called frogbit. I use them in my tanks. They spread fast and I have to throw out handfuls during weekly water changes, but they are easy to control because of their la...
by corywink
21 Jun 2010, 21:48
Forum: South American Catfishes (Callichthyidae - Corys et al)
Topic: Help sex my new cories
Replies: 6
Views: 1048

Re: Help sex my new cories

1 definite female
3 definite males
1 possible female :?

great looking corys :thumbsup:
by corywink
09 Jun 2010, 00:43
Forum: Tank Talk
Topic: The Amazing Duckweed Filter.
Replies: 39
Views: 22564

Re: The Amazing Duckweed Filter.

I use frogbit instead, it's much larger than duckweed so you can control it no problem and it doesn't get stuck in your fitler or tank decorations.
by corywink
25 Apr 2010, 02:33
Forum: South American Catfishes (Callichthyidae - Corys et al)
Topic: Corydoras reynoldsi Eggs
Replies: 29
Views: 4668

Re: Corydoras reynoldsi Eggs

congrats on the spawn :D
by corywink
25 Apr 2010, 01:01
Forum: South American Catfishes (Callichthyidae - Corys et al)
Topic: vid of my weitzmani spawning
Replies: 7
Views: 967

Re: vid of my weitzmani spawning

thanks all :D yeah the plants on the wood are anubias nana with a few micro/petite. The "mossy" type on the higher region of the wood is fissidens. The floating type with the long roots is frogbit. All easy no nonsense plants :razz: here's a pic of a day old fry with the yolk http://img.ph...
by corywink
21 Apr 2010, 06:41
Forum: South American Catfishes (Callichthyidae - Corys et al)
Topic: vid of my weitzmani spawning
Replies: 7
Views: 967

vid of my weitzmani spawning

Just wanted to share a vid of my recent weitzmani spawning activity. Didn't really have to do anything special, just had to move them to their own 20gal tank and they started spawning in the next 3 days. :D enjoy


[Mod edit: fix youtube tags --Mats]
by corywink
09 Apr 2010, 01:01
Forum: South American Catfishes (Callichthyidae - Corys et al)
Topic: Are the Corys DONE breeding, or AREN'T they???
Replies: 11
Views: 2071

Re: Are the Corys DONE breeding, or AREN'T they???

from my experience, a cory spawning session lasts a few hours, it's ok to retrieve the eggs during the spawning session if you're afraid they will be eaten. They'll get scared for a few minutes but will resume spawning. I do this with my pandas because they are vigorous egg eaters! I recently spawne...
by corywink
17 May 2009, 23:58
Forum: South American Catfishes (Callichthyidae - Corys et al)
Topic: What to feed a Corydoras
Replies: 11
Views: 1823

Re: What to feed a Corydoras

My corys' staple food is NLS thera (garlic), I feed this every other day, the other days I feed HBH flakes, brime shrimp flakes, earthworm flakes and live white worms once a week. They go crazy for the live worms, they'll start digging and digging immediately. If your substrate isn't too thick, I th...

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