I need to ban myself from the LFS for a few months

[enchanted]

Both our LFS have a bigger variety and more tanks. You might want to look around at what other LFS are around and maybe see if you can find a different one.

 

[Cody]

i probably will but this LFS does hava lot of driftwood, sand, and volcanic rocks i could use

 

[Melfice]

Hi ddreams

What kind of corys did you get? In general I would not recommend getting corys to cycle a tank since they are prone to bacterial infections when they experience stress. Some corys are more delicate than others however.

I must be very lucky indeed. Being a newbie when I got my 29 gallon tank, I cycled with two Julii Cory Cats. They were never ill or got any kind of disease. It's been almost one year now, and they are still happy and very active. I had 5 fish only for the cycle. The readings were never over the top. Maybe that is why they lived thru it. I'll never make that mistake again.

 

[Inchworm]

Aneus Cory

Paleatus Cory

And I'm not fully using them to per say "cycle" the tank. The top tank is almost completely done cycling, finally (NitroMax does actually speed a cycle thank god) and the bottom tank will be getting water and is already using media from the top tank.

But I do see your point. The reason he sold them to me was for something keep the sand clean, since a gravel vac only does so much on sand...

Hi ddreams

The corys you have are likely to be the sturdiest and easiest to keep of all the possibilities. If you had to pick corys to get your tank started, you couldn't have picked better ones. They are also easy to breed, and if you are thinking about trying to raise egglayers, they are good ones to start out with.

Here's some information about them:

http/www.planetcatfish.com/cotm/2001_12.php

http/www.planetcatfish.com/cotm/1999_03.php

BTW, if you are thinking about getting discus in the future, neither of these corys will be suitable tankmates since they need cooler water. The beautiful C. sterbai are the ones for that.

http/www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/calli...ydora/316_f.php

 

[enchanted]

That is some cool info. I'm setting up a breeding tank, but I don't think they are mature yet.

 

[Inchworm]

That is some cool info. I'm setting up a breeding tank, but I don't think they are mature yet.

Hi ddreams

You don't have to worry with these guys. When they are ready, they will let you know.

If you feed them well, with a good amount of live or frozen blackworms or tubifex worms in their diet, one day you will see small clusters of little white eggs on the glass. It's likely to happen after a good water change, especially if the water you add is cooler than usual.

Both of these corys begin spawning at an earlier age than a lot of the others. There might only be small number of eggs to begin with, but it will let you know they are mature. You can then decide if you want to keep them in the community tank or move them to their own tank for conditioning and spawning.

 

[sanguinarydragon]

all the LFS around here are pretty pompus, the only descent place is whities but thats 30 min away or pet extreme who arnt that knowledgable but are atleast friendly

 

[enchanted]

It definitely helps to have a friendly LFS nearyby, especially when I have 2.

If you can't find a local one, try to find an online one.... They may be more friendly.