Panda Corys

[laurasmithuk]

does anyone have any ifo on them? ie food, requirements etc.....?

 

[sylvia]

You should have posted in the catfish forum to get better responses - perhaps it'll get moved.
Inchworm collects corries and has plenty of info to share. She's a mod. in the catfish section... you may want to PM her but also check out the catfish section as there are plenty of other people with extensive cory knowledge as well
To start you off, pandas are one of the less hardy cory species. They like relatively soft water and will eat pretty much any sinking foods such as catfish pellets, flake or live foods. They are also one of the smaller-growing species and can be bred in a similar manner to other cories (though perhaps with a little more difficulty ). They're cute little critters, as are most cories, but I would not class them as my favourites. They were quite popular a while back though. Like most cories, they enjoy the company of their own kind and are truly social fish, best kept in groups of 4-6 or more in at least a 10 gallon (more is better as they are active little fish).