My Old Tank Is Now A Cory Tank (with Pics)

[st24rsap]

After buying the new 240l tank i have decided to keep my old 90L tank and have corys in it, took a lot of persuading the other half but i got there in the end

Anyway heres the tank and a pic of some of the 13 corys i have

Labeled as Schwartzi Cory but im not so sure, got a feeling they are reticulatus cory though

Fingers crossed i will have some baby cory's some time soon

 

[jollysue]

Lovely fish.

 

[Kuhni]

Most likely C. Sodalis, nice tank

 

[st24rsap]

im really not sure what type they are, seen at least 3 types now that they could be

 

[cbr6fs]

Aye it's a lovely fish but it's not a Schwartzi.

I've got 4 Cory Schwartzi's and they look like this:

Looks like a Trilineatus to me:

http/www.aquahobby.com/gallery/e_Leopard...trilineatus.php



Cheers
Mark

 

[st24rsap]

Some slightly better pics, still unsure on which type they are though . they do look like the Trilineatus cory in the body but the markings on the head are different

 

[jollysue]

Not C. trilineatus or reticulatus. The dorsal fin is wrong. Could be C. sodalis, although I am notoriously wrong from pics. But I would say definately not julii or triliniatus or reticulatus.

C. soldalis

Really sweet fish. They look very healthy and if sodalis breed in captivity, it looks like they just might do it for you. I think Barracuda has some sodalis. He might be able to give you some help. Check his list of fish from his sig link if he still has the link on his sig.

 

[st24rsap]

looking at the pics for the C. sodalis id have to say thats them, the patterns match almost perfectly

reading up on the net on the sodalis it doesnt seem that they breed in home tanks, typical i choose a species that doesnt breed , saying that 2 of the 13 have paired off and wont leave each others sides whilst the rest stay in the big group

 

[Barracuda518]

looking at the pics for the C. sodalis id have to say thats them, the patterns match almost perfectly

reading up on the net on the sodalis it doesnt seem that they breed in home tanks, typical i choose a species that doesnt breed , saying that 2 of the 13 have paired off and wont leave each others sides whilst the rest stay in the big group

They look like C. sodalis to me too. Dont get discouraged about the breeding. They might spawn for you. You will never know if you dont try.

Nice fish

 

[st24rsap]

looking at the pics for the C. sodalis id have to say thats them, the patterns match almost perfectly

reading up on the net on the sodalis it doesnt seem that they breed in home tanks, typical i choose a species that doesnt breed , saying that 2 of the 13 have paired off and wont leave each others sides whilst the rest stay in the big group

They look like C. sodalis to me too. Dont get discouraged about the breeding. They might spawn for you. You will never know if you dont try.

Nice fish

I will certainly try everything i can to get them breeding, any pointers or advice for me ?

 

[Barracuda518]

looking at the pics for the C. sodalis id have to say thats them, the patterns match almost perfectly

reading up on the net on the sodalis it doesnt seem that they breed in home tanks, typical i choose a species that doesnt breed , saying that 2 of the 13 have paired off and wont leave each others sides whilst the rest stay in the big group

They look like C. sodalis to me too. Dont get discouraged about the breeding. They might spawn for you. You will never know if you dont try.

Nice fish

I will certainly try everything i can to get them breeding, any pointers or advice for me ?

Just good tank maintence and water changes. Live foods, like blackworms, will help too. It might take a long time for them to get settled in. I know it has taken some people a year or more to get some cories to spawn. You have a nice sized group, so that will help too.

 

[st24rsap]

looking at the pics for the C. sodalis id have to say thats them, the patterns match almost perfectly

reading up on the net on the sodalis it doesnt seem that they breed in home tanks, typical i choose a species that doesnt breed , saying that 2 of the 13 have paired off and wont leave each others sides whilst the rest stay in the big group

They look like C. sodalis to me too. Dont get discouraged about the breeding. They might spawn for you. You will never know if you dont try.

Nice fish

I will certainly try everything i can to get them breeding, any pointers or advice for me ?

Just good tank maintence and water changes. Live foods, like blackworms, will help too. It might take a long time for them to get settled in. I know it has taken some people a year or more to get some cories to spawn. You have a nice sized group, so that will help too.

well the tank is always maintained well with water changes once a week and ammonia nitrite etc levels checked a few times a week. All apart from 1 seem happy at the mo swimming against the flow of the filter and not hideing away at all but 1 of them is just sat in the plant and not moved a lot really

 

[jollysue]

How since they were moved and messed with?

I am with Barracuda: while I would have chosen a different Cory to start with as a breeding project, yours may well spawn for you and give you babies. Once you know you are ready and have the time (it is time consuming) start doing small cool water changes several Xs a week--even daily is not too much. This will simulate fresh spring runoff, that combined with excellent water conditions and high protein food--especially live black worms--may stimulate spawning behavior. Corys, I believe, are also sensitive to barametric changes, so find their ideal temp range and do the water changes, feed them well and watch for weather changes.

 

[5teady_2012]

Love the cory pics

 

[st24rsap]

I got them all on sunday so they have only been in there a few days so far, they were labeled as Schwartzi and was told by the owner they are one of the common cory's. dont think i will ever trust the labeling and advice from a lfs again

i will let them settle in for a few weeks and then start the regular water changes etc and see what happens