GuppieMike
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The best way for me to describe it is, its flesh coloured. Kind of like albino.
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GuppieMike
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/1drv.ms/1DK4qzNHi, It is a catfish yes. It's the same species as the one's in my second photo. What you have is a albino corydora and it is indeed classed as a catfish. Now that we know I can tell you the 125 litre tank will be fine, cories don't get big. The albino's are one of the larger species of cory but it shouldn't get above 2-3 inches in length. Females are slightly larger than the males and much fatter.
What I can tell you is cories need to be kept in groups of around 6 or more. When I say groups of 6 it needs to be groups of the same type. So what you have is an albino and he/she needs a minimum of 5 albino friends.
Now I'm not telling you to rush out and buy 5 more albino cories today. Your tank is already in some trouble and so we need to deal with that first. I would head over to the beginner section and have a read about cycling. It may be that you can fishless cycle the new 125 litre or it may be that you can seed it a little from your existing tank/filter and then get into fish in cycling. Fish in cycling is hard work and only you can choose which to go for in the long run.
What ever you choose to do we're here to help and advise. Firstly, once you get your test kit let us know what the stats of the 28 litre are (pH, Ammonia, Nitrite and Nitrate) once we know that we'll be able to tell where the cycle is in that tank. We'll go one step at a time so we don't overwhelm you with too much info at once!
Hope that's helpful
What I can tell you is cories need to be kept in groups of around 6 or more. When I say groups of 6 it needs to be groups of the same type. So what you have is an albino and he/she needs a minimum of 5 albino friends.
Now I'm not telling you to rush out and buy 5 more albino cories today. Your tank is already in some trouble and so we need to deal with that first. I would head over to the beginner section and have a read about cycling. It may be that you can fishless cycle the new 125 litre or it may be that you can seed it a little from your existing tank/filter and then get into fish in cycling. Fish in cycling is hard work and only you can choose which to go for in the long run.
What ever you choose to do we're here to help and advise. Firstly, once you get your test kit let us know what the stats of the 28 litre are (pH, Ammonia, Nitrite and Nitrate) once we know that we'll be able to tell where the cycle is in that tank. We'll go one step at a time so we don't overwhelm you with too much info at once!
Hope that's helpful
Akasha72 said:Hi, It is a catfish yes. It's the same species as the one's in my second photo. What you have is a albino corydora and it is indeed classed as a catfish. Now that we know I can tell you the 125 litre tank will be fine, cories don't get big. The albino's are one of the larger species of cory but it shouldn't get above 2-3 inches in length. Females are slightly larger than the males and much fatter.
What I can tell you is cories need to be kept in groups of around 6 or more. When I say groups of 6 it needs to be groups of the same type. So what you have is an albino and he/she needs a minimum of 5 albino friends.
Now I'm not telling you to rush out and buy 5 more albino cories today. Your tank is already in some trouble and so we need to deal with that first. I would head over to the beginner section and have a read about cycling. It may be that you can fishless cycle the new 125 litre or it may be that you can seed it a little from your existing tank/filter and then get into fish in cycling. Fish in cycling is hard work and only you can choose which to go for in the long run.
What ever you choose to do we're here to help and advise. Firstly, once you get your test kit let us know what the stats of the 28 litre are (pH, Ammonia, Nitrite and Nitrate) once we know that we'll be able to tell where the cycle is in that tank. We'll go one step at a time so we don't overwhelm you with too much info at once!
Hope that's helpful
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GuppieMike
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At least now I know which one he is, I couldn't remember the name. Hold on so the catfish should be in a group,
The guy from pets at home said its perfectly happy on its own, would my tank be able to cope with five more?
How many fish in total would my tank be able to handle.
The guy from pets at home said its perfectly happy on its own, would my tank be able to cope with five more?
How many fish in total would my tank be able to handle.
this is why I wish p@h wouldn't sell live animals. The staff are just sales people not animal experts. It makes me cross ... but anyway... this is not your fault it's their slightly dodgy information.
Corydoras are a shoaling species. In the wild they live in vast groups. To keep a lone cory is expecting it to live outside of it's natural behaviour. That said please do not buy any more just yet.
The more fish your tank contains the worse your current problems are going to get. More fish means more waste, more ammonia and more nitrite. Currently we suspect your filter isn't coping with the fish you currently have. If you add any more it is likely to crash completely. (I'm trying to keep this simple for you as I know how confusing and overwhelming it can seem to begin with). If the tank crashes completely your fish are likely to die or get very very sick.
Once we get your tank 'cycling' (I'm talking about the 125 litre, not the 28 litre) then you can add more cories. The 28 litre, in my opinion, can not handle any more fish.
Are your fish still in your 28 litre right now? Have you got the test kit yet? If so what is the readings for pH, Ammonia, Nitrite and Nitrate please.
Moving forward and to answer your question - the 125 litre tank you mentioned could hold around10 cories - so you could have 5-6 albino's and 5-6 of a different type. There are many many types of corydora, some smaller than others. The panda cory is a small cory, the maximum size is about 2 inches. So you could have 6 albino and 6 panda's easily - once we get the tank cycling though.
There is no easy quick fix to this it's all about patience I'm afraid
Corydoras are a shoaling species. In the wild they live in vast groups. To keep a lone cory is expecting it to live outside of it's natural behaviour. That said please do not buy any more just yet.
The more fish your tank contains the worse your current problems are going to get. More fish means more waste, more ammonia and more nitrite. Currently we suspect your filter isn't coping with the fish you currently have. If you add any more it is likely to crash completely. (I'm trying to keep this simple for you as I know how confusing and overwhelming it can seem to begin with). If the tank crashes completely your fish are likely to die or get very very sick.
Once we get your tank 'cycling' (I'm talking about the 125 litre, not the 28 litre) then you can add more cories. The 28 litre, in my opinion, can not handle any more fish.
Are your fish still in your 28 litre right now? Have you got the test kit yet? If so what is the readings for pH, Ammonia, Nitrite and Nitrate please.
Moving forward and to answer your question - the 125 litre tank you mentioned could hold around10 cories - so you could have 5-6 albino's and 5-6 of a different type. There are many many types of corydora, some smaller than others. The panda cory is a small cory, the maximum size is about 2 inches. So you could have 6 albino and 6 panda's easily - once we get the tank cycling though.
There is no easy quick fix to this it's all about patience I'm afraid
GuppieMike
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Sorry took so long to reply. I was talking to my boss from work who is big into fish and he told me about a place which only specialises in fish so are very knowledgeable about fish. I took a water sample with me and he told me the water was in real bad condition and the fish needed to be out there asap, luckily I have a friend who has a 200+ ltr tank which has been up and running for a while now with only 10 tetra in so I've transferred mine into that tank for now, while my larger one is cycling. I'm not sure if that was the right move but id rather my fish live then die.
I'm not planning rushing anything as id rather have happy healthy fish.
I will get five more catfish when the time is right
I'm not planning rushing anything as id rather have happy healthy fish.
I will get five more catfish when the time is right
that's sounds great Mike. Good plan and I've glad you've found a good lfs. The small independents are generally run by knowledgable staff who keep fish themselves rather than general sales assistants who just took the job cos it was all that was offered
and I've glad you've found a good lfs. The small independents are generally run by knowledgable staff who keep fish themselves rather than general sales assistants who just took the job cos it was all that was offered GuppieMike
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I forgot to mention my by boss mentioned that an assassin snail is bad to have and is a big problem to what is causing the water problem. Is this true?
So, if I have 6 guppy, 4 molly and the catfish, with the intention of getting 5 more catfish, would my 125ltr be able to hold anymore ?
So, if I have 6 guppy, 4 molly and the catfish, with the intention of getting 5 more catfish, would my 125ltr be able to hold anymore ?
I've never heard of any snail causing bad things to happen - unless you've got a huge apple snail dead and rotting there shouldn't be any issues at all. Snails can be our friends as they clean up any left over food that we can't see, some snails will eat fish poo aswell. This why snails (and shrimps) are known as 'the clean up crew'. Snails are good
Can I ask you a question regarding your water please? The reason I want to ask is that guppies and mollies prefer water on the hard side but the little cory is on the other end and prefers it soft. If your water is fairly neutral you'll get away with it as it's a happy medium. The mollies are also brackish fish (meaning they really need some aquarium salt) but the cory can't tolerate brackish conditions. What you could create is a stocking nightmare and so can you tell us whether your water is hard or soft and it's pH range please.
Regarding the tank size and any further fish - well knowing the water stats will help with stocking advice - but dependent one fish type there is some room for more.
Can I ask you a question regarding your water please? The reason I want to ask is that guppies and mollies prefer water on the hard side but the little cory is on the other end and prefers it soft. If your water is fairly neutral you'll get away with it as it's a happy medium. The mollies are also brackish fish (meaning they really need some aquarium salt) but the cory can't tolerate brackish conditions. What you could create is a stocking nightmare and so can you tell us whether your water is hard or soft and it's pH range please.
Regarding the tank size and any further fish - well knowing the water stats will help with stocking advice - but dependent one fish type there is some room for more.
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No, he's way off on that one.
GuppieMike
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Ok, so I tested my water in the new large tank.
GH 180
KH 180
pH 7.0
NO2 0
NO3 20
What should it be to safely but my. Fish in?
GH 180
KH 180
pH 7.0
NO2 0
NO3 20
What should it be to safely but my. Fish in?
pH 7 is neutral (you lucky thing!) a neutral pH is a happy medium for most fish but going by my test kit you have hard water - perfect for guppies and mollies - not so great for cories.
I'm a little out of my depth with the figures though and not feeling 100% confident in saying cories definitely won't cope with that for sure so we'll wait for another opinion just to be certain.
I'm a little out of my depth with the figures though and not feeling 100% confident in saying cories definitely won't cope with that for sure so we'll wait for another opinion just to be certain.
GuppieMike
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Woo that is lucky lol. I'll wait for a another response about the cories.
Going off the numbers would it be safe to put my other fish in the tank?
Going off the numbers would it be safe to put my other fish in the tank?
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