New to pygmy corydoras and forum

[FishyBean]

I've been out of the hobby for over 20 hrs. My wife saw several nano tanks and wanted one and the journey started again.
There is a 10 gal bowl with 2 series, about 20 cherry shrimp, and now 6 pygmy. The pygmy was isolated in an unlit (only ambient room light), planted holding tank for two weeks. I could see them searching the bottom for food when not swiming. Now that they in in there permenate home, 10 gal planted tank they only stay mid-zone and I have not noticed them looking for food or on the bottom. What am I doing wrong.

 

[emeraldking]

Firstly, welcome to our forum...
But that's so funny that you're just out of the hobby for 20hrs ago and now restart again...
Have fun overhere...

 

[gwand]

Welcome. What is your substrate?

 

[FishyBean]

Welcome. What is your substrate?

Oops!! Forgot the important stuff:
Substrate is sand
Deco is small driftwood on a rock
ph is 7.6 high pH 7.4
Tds is 247
Ammonia is zero
Nitrite is zero
Nitrate is 5
Gh is 9
Kh is 11
Phosphate is by 3

 

[sharkweek178]

I've been out of the hobby for over 20 hrs. My wife saw several nano tanks and wanted one and the journey started again.
There is a 10 gal bowl with 2 series, about 20 cherry shrimp, and now 6 pygmy. The pygmy was isolated in an unlit (only ambient room light), planted holding tank for two weeks. I could see them searching the bottom for food when not swiming. Now that they in in there permenate home, 10 gal planted tank they only stay mid-zone and I have not noticed them looking for food or on the bottom. What am I doing wrong.

They can be pretty nocturnal. Good chance that they're eating at night.

 

[FishyBean]

They can be pretty nocturnal. Good chance that they're eating at night.

Thanks, I hope that is the case. None of the articles I read mentioned that possibility.

 

[Innesfan]

How long have they been in the new tank? I find that newly introduced 'cories' of many species don't immediately settle in and settle down to the bottom. It may take several days, And as it is, the three dwarf species do spend a lot more time mid-water than the others.

 

[FishyBean]

How long have they been in the new tank? I find that newly introduced 'cories' of many species don't immediately settle in and settle down to the bottom. It may take several days, And as it is, the three dwarf species do spend a lot more time mid-water than the others.

It has been a week. Maybe we should relax and let them do their thing and not be a helicopter over the tank.