Found an unlikely companion for my Clowns

[Sky042]

my lfs wont order for me either, you dont happen to live in CT do you? Lol.

No location is PA.
My LFS will actually order for me.
They just haven't been able to order. They get a sheet on like monday from the distributor of available species. The few things I've wanted haven't been on that sheet for a few months now. The only badside is they're not particularly cheap but thats not a big deal when were' only talking about a few cory's and loached.

 

[wrs]

order on the internet, its easier, though at times it will cost more with shipping. but if you order alot of fish, it will be cheaper in the long run. Good luck finding them!

 

[pica_nuttalli]

i personally just didn't have any luck with the panda cories. Inchworm over in Catfish recommended trying smaller cory cats like Jhulli and Bandits (C. matae, i think) with the pandas. She told me to try getting small/baby fish to start with so the panda doesn't feel overawed. Of course, all I can find are Aneus, so... mine's just going to have to deal for a while.

sidenote:
you might wanna update your sig there, Sky. i was wondering what you meant by "big tank" when the only larger tank i saw was a 54g... (lucky dog you, owning a 160g...)

 

[Sky042]

order on the internet, its easier, though at times it will cost more with shipping. but if you order alot of fish, it will be cheaper in the long run. Good luck finding them!

I'm gonna give it another month maybe before breaking down and ordering.
I'm actually heading down to south jersey next weekend. There is a huge fish store on my way so on the way home I may stop in. Just have to tell them to bag the fish with extra water since it's like a 45 mins trip from there to my house.

 

[Tokis-Phoenix]

Panda corys do have a tendancy to die off very suddenly for no apparent reason but in most case this is internal bacterial infections which they realy cannot handle at all and can die within hours of having them.
The pandas will need tank mates at some point of their own kind, from my experience of panda corys i'd say your best bet is to just only add one at a time and if you can, quarentine it for a week- i know most people quarentine fish for longer than this but due to the panda corys inability to cope with the majority of deseases, if they are carrying anything they are usually dead within a week anyways.
Do you have sand or gravel substrate? be wary if you have gravel as panda corys are most likely to contract bacterial infections if the gravel is not to their liking, sand is a much safer bet if you have the time to stir it up on a regular basis.

 

[Sky042]

Panda corys do have a tendancy to die off very suddenly for no apparent reason but in most case this is internal bacterial infections which they realy cannot handle at all and can die within hours of having them.
The pandas will need tank mates at some point of their own kind, from my experience of panda corys i'd say your best bet is to just only add one at a time and if you can, quarentine it for a week- i know most people quarentine fish for longer than this but due to the panda corys inability to cope with the majority of deseases, if they are carrying anything they are usually dead within a week anyways.
Do you have sand or gravel substrate? be wary if you have gravel as panda corys are most likely to contract bacterial infections if the gravel is not to their liking, sand is a much safer bet if you have the time to stir it up on a regular basis.

The tank that is currently housing my solitary cory is gravel(industrial quartz)
However I have a 54G Corner bow that I just set back up this weekend. I haven't decided what to put in it yet. I'm tempted to put the cory in there though I'm worried about it not being able to deal with the current in that tank

I may just leave the cory in the 46 for another 2 weeks or so till I give the oscar a new home. Once that happens there will be a 37G with a sandy bottom a small shoal of cory's and a set of gouramis would be very nice in that tank.

Just have to order a few more things from big al's to get the oscars new home ready.

 

[Tokis-Phoenix]

Industrial quartz i take it is not rounded/smooth, no? what does it measure roughly(sorry i have sand based tanks, been a long time since i used gravel)?
How big a tank does not realy matter for corys as long as its 10gallons or more for most, but tanks which are more than 2ft high aren't advisable as if the filter current is strong, corys can find it difficult to surface for air.

 

[Sky042]

Industrial quartz i take it is not rounded/smooth, no? what does it measure roughly(sorry i have sand based tanks, been a long time since i used gravel)?
How big a tank does not realy matter for corys as long as its 10gallons or more for most, but tanks which are more than 2ft high aren't advisable as if the filter current is strong, corys can find it difficult to surface for air.

Actually it's smooth it's just kinda large like 3/8ths inch.
The 54G is Extra fine black sand and then common play sand in a mixture.
The problem is in there it's filtered with a Cascade 700 PLUS a Wet/Dry with skimmer box and a Rio I think 1400 return sump pump So the current tends to be sorta stiff.

 

[Tokis-Phoenix]

If the 54gal has the space for them, i'd still move the corys in there depending on your stock in it as they will appreciate the sand as it allows them to go about their buisness of filtering through it much easier.
Corys actually come from a very ancient group of fish which eventually evolved lungs and started taking the first steps on land and they still have these lungs- corys need to come up for air at least once every 30mins for most and it only takes a couple of seconds for them to dash up to the surface and back down; if the filter current is too strong you will see them struggle for to get to the surface- watch out for signs like them being pushed around the current from side to side.
If you can see them go up to the surface and successfully get to the top and back down at least once then the current is fine.

 

[Sky042]

If the 54gal has the space for them, i'd still move the corys in there depending on your stock in it as they will appreciate the sand as it allows them to go about their buisness of filtering through it much easier.
Corys actually come from a very ancient group of fish which eventually evolved lungs and started taking the first steps on land and they still have these lungs- corys need to come up for air at least once every 30mins for most and it only takes a couple of seconds for them to dash up to the surface and back down; if the filter current is too strong you will see them struggle for to get to the surface- watch out for signs like them being pushed around the current from side to side.
If you can see them go up to the surface and successfully get to the top and back down at least once then the current is fine.

54 currently is completely empty.
I filled it back up last night and just restarted the cannister filter tonight.
tuesday I'll probably clean the wet dry and get that started back up.
It'll be easily over a week before I get it suitable for anything to live in but I'll consider putting the little guy in there.
I just haven't figured out what else to put in that tank yet.

 

[wrs]

why not a south american set up with angel fish and a school of the bigger tetra breeds, like siscor tail or rummy nose?

 

[Sky042]

Hmm found a good deal on a 125G. Wonder if it'd be safe to put my Oscar with a trio of Bala's in it.