Cories Never Last For Me...

[Phantom Thief]

Basically, here's my fish stats.

65 gallons, overflow filtration, no plants except one java fern, a fair bit of driftwood, and pretty fine gravel.

Cories never last more than a few months in my tank, and i really can't figure out why. It's like they just slowly waste away and then just die, no symptoms, really. And they're getting food, cause i use sinking food and always make sure they get it, and water changes keep the bottom fairly clean. So i cant figure out, for the life of me, what's wrong.

Anyone has any clue?

P.T.

 

[Barracuda518]

What kind of cories are you keeping? Do they loose their barbels before they die? Do you buy them all from the same place. I know some species of cory are a lot more sensitive then most. Have you tried the Bronze and/or Albino C. Aeneus?

 

[Phantom Thief]

Yep, they're the bronze type. Supposedly one of the toughest. Well, so much for that

Nope, they are from different places. And i also suspected that wear and tear or an infection of the barbels could have been the culprit, so i kept an eye out. Never was the problem. Barbels were always in good shape, which is why i'm really baffled about what's goin on.

P.T.

 

[Qays]

What gravel do you have?

How often do you do water changes?

How long have you had fish in that tank?

How often do you siphon the floor?

 

[Phantom Thief]

I don't know exactly what kind of gravel i have, but it's roughly the size of small pebbles, 1-2mm across.

Water changes, 25% every two weeks.

2 years.

Whenever i do a water change.

P.T.

 

[Talz]

What about your water stats? pH? KH? GH? etc.