[Cory Catfish Suddenly Dying]

3 hours ago, Grace Shvodian said:

What kind of substrate are you using? Did you quarantine them first? Did you notice off behavior from the any of the fish? Did you acclimate them properly based on where you got them? A 10 gal is pretty tight to have all those going on but it is possible. 

I use gravel (from my research and what cory from aquarium co-op says, gravel is ok). Secondly, I didn't quarantine them since I got them from Aquarium Co-Op and they already quarantine them. Thirdly, I didn't notice any odd behavior. Fourthly, I did acclimate them when I got them.

[Cory Catfish Suddenly Dying]

So all my Julii Corys (I had 4) suddenly started dying within the span of a week and I have no idea why. I had them in a 10 gallon with 4 endlers, and a betta for 4-5 months now and they were doing fine. They all got along and there was no aggression at all. I noticed that all the corys that died had red bellies with a white thing in the middle so I think they might have had parasites but I'm not sure. Also, their barbels were still long so I don't think it had to do with my water quality. Here are my water parameters:

Ammonia: Below 0.5

Nitrate: 0-10

Nitrite: 0

PH: 7.0

[Assassin Snail in action]

Here's a cool video of an assassin snail hunting its prey if you're interested 🤷‍♂️     (Not my video)

 

[Bumps on Corys]

1 minute ago, CorydorasEthan said:

Then I think the cories are fine. The one thing is that mine could possibly have internal parasites, because I have seen them scratching themselves agains the sand (along with the other fish in the tank). I will be treating them very shortly. I don't know if the round belly is also a sign of internal parasites, but that's just something I'd watch out for.

Hope this helps.

I purposely did not feed them this morning and I noticed right now that the lump is going away so I think it was just food that had not digested yet. Thanks for the help and info 👍

[Bumps on Corys]

38 minutes ago, CorydorasEthan said:

So kind of like this?

Yes, exactly like that

[Bumps on Corys]

12 minutes ago, CorydorasEthan said:

This is a male venezuelan cory,

Here are female albinos. Do they look sort of like this? I think both males and females have it (if they are fed well) and females have bigger ones than males (then again, these are two different species). 

At the right angle when my cory's belly is completely exposed, the lump looks like an abnormal almost perfectly shaped circle. Sorry if my explanation is confusing. Here's a drawing that I drew of what it looks like : 

[Bumps on Corys]

1 hour ago, CorydorasEthan said:

Could you send a picture?

This is the best photo I could take since they are really fast. From this angle, you can kinda see the lump. It's circle shaped near the chest.

[Bumps on Corys]

I noticed that 3/4 of my corys have a little bump on the upper part of their underside. It doesn't seem to affect them though, they're acting normal and derpy like they always do. Is it a sign that they're well fed, is it an egg pouch, is it a fungal infection, or is it something else?

[Adding Otos to already stocked 10 gal.]

2 minutes ago, Cory said:

3 Otocinclus in a 10 gallon is going to be hard to keep fed. We feed ours algae, we pick the tank with the most algae when they come in. If they are still there after a week to 10 days they get repashy soilent green. But not all otos take to that. Otos are better suited to a larger tank that will produce more algae. A hillstream loach would work out much easier in a 10g.

Thank you for the info 👍

[Adding Otos to already stocked 10 gal.]

Just now, quirkylemon103 said:

will your lfs let you feed them various foods to see what they eat? then buy the ones that do eat 

My LFS is Aquarium Co-Op since I live in the area. @Cory Do you feed your Otocinclus algae wafers?

[Adding Otos to already stocked 10 gal.]

1 minute ago, Colu said:

Some oto won't readliy take wafes

Is there anything else I'd be able to feed them?

[Adding Otos to already stocked 10 gal.]

1 minute ago, Colu said:

It depends on how much algae is available for them

There is a bit of algae on my glass and wood but if they eat it all, I can just drop in some algae wafers.

[Adding Otos to already stocked 10 gal.]

I currently have a 10 gallon aquarium that's stocked with a (peaceful) betta, 4 endlers, and 4 julii corydoras. Would it be okay/safe to squeeze in 3 otocinclus?

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H is for Haitian cichlid 

[Nano heaters?]

Just now, Tyler said:

I saw those but you can't adjust temperature manually and I believe that may make it much warmer. 

I'm pretty sure they automatically turn off when the water is warm enough but I may be wrong.

[Nano heaters?]

For my Betta's 3 gallon tank, I used an Aqueon Preset Mini heater that I got from Petco that worked really well.

[Leeches]

1 hour ago, Lindsay said:

I have a 55 gal with plants, mystery snails, panda corys, plecos and neon tetras. When I was cleaning today I found leeches in my bucket.  Anything I can do. Are they harmful? Just freaking out a little 

According to www.pondplace.com, it says "Parasitic leeches can be harmful to your fish causing anemia and can spread protozoal blood parasites between fish. Leeches found on fish should be picked off and skin swabbed with a disinfectant."

[White Stuff on Spider Wood]

1 minute ago, H.K.Luterman said:

Wood will get fungus and biofilm on it when it's first introduced to your tank. It will, in time, go away on it's own. But shrimp and snails love the stuff. It's harmless, it just looks gross.

I had it growing on some spiderwood I put into my pea puffer tank, and since I couldn't add any snails in, I took it out and scrubbed it with a toothbrush under some tap water. That helped, and it soon went away after. 

Good to know that it's harmless because I saw one of my endlers picking at it lol

[White Stuff on Spider Wood]

I recently put spider wood in my 10 gallon aquarium and it's starting to grow a white fuzz on it. What is it and how do I get rid of it?

[Cory Group Name]

1 minute ago, MDoc said:

I don't think I will ever hear anything other than Cory Gang.  

Thanks for absolutely nothing @Chrissy 😉

 

LOL I listen to "Cory Gang" by Fish For Thought all the time

[Cory Group Name]

1 hour ago, CorydorasEthan said:

Do you want individual names for each, or a name designated to the whole group?

A name for the whole group

[Cory Group Name]

What is a funny/good name for a group of 4 Corydoras?

[Can I add tums into my tank for calcium?]

15 minutes ago, FriendlyLoach said:

I have a 40 gallon planted tank with neons, honey gourami, cherry shrimp, and snails. I am trying to feed my shrimp some calcium, so can I give them tums? Also if I crush the tums up and sprinkle it into my tank, will it add calcium into my tank's water, or can I just feed it to them? 

This video should help: 

 

[Stocking Wait Periods]

2 hours ago, Jmcloonan said:

How long has it been cycled and how did you cycle it? 

It's been cycled for 2 weeks and I added Tetra SafeStart Plus to cycle it

[Stocking Wait Periods]

I'm new to the hobby and I have a 10 gallon cycled and ready to go. I'm planning on stocking it with 4 corys and a bachelor group of 4-5 endlers. I was wondering if I could add in both groups of fish at once today or if I should add 1 group this weekend and the other group next weekend.