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  1. CorydorasEthan
    If there were other species of fish, I would recommend to take him out, but if there are only pygmy cories, I would say he is fine, especially if there are lots of hiding spots. If the eggs survived, the fry are sure to as well! Just remember to make sure he's getting enough to eat. Also, I don't know if this is true (I've never bred pygmies before), but I've also heard that pygmy cories are some of the only cories that don't eat their fry. I hope this helps!
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    I would just wait and monitor. It looks normal to me, but I would keep on the lookout just in case.
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    Being a cellist, I am a bit of a classical music nerd...
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    Yeah I noticed that too, just the other way around. The males in my experience are a lighter grey, where the females are seem to be darker, sometimes appearing to be a blue or purple. Here is a male. Male and female. Female.
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    Sounds like the group for me!
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    Hey guys it's been a long while since I've had some good free time! I've been really busy with school. I just got a notification yesterday that I have officially been a member for a year now! Hopefully this next year I can help out a little more on the forum. UPDATES: The new sickness that was spreading in the tank is now cured. I was fortunate enough to not lose anyone this time! I've also raised the pH slightly with crushed coral to create a healthier environment for my guppies. I just donated my two flying foxes to a local store yesterday, as they were becoming increasingly aggressive to their tank mates. The tank looks less crowded and more peaceful now. Thanks for reading! I will began making more periodic updates in the future.
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    I checked my water parameters and the nitrate is high and pH is low. I am doing a water change and adding crushed coral to help. No new additions, it's been a few months since I've added any fish. They are still eating it looks like, but some do appear to be skinnier.
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    Ugh another guppy problem. Some look skinny, have fungus, or fin rot. I'm really confused and stressed since I also have finals this week. Please help identify and treat the illness. Thanks.
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    Of course! Looks like you already got a few in your tank, but I am going to advocate for more Corydoras again. They have similar personalities to loaches - mine love to play in the current together. The albinos are quite personable as well. Both are about two years old now: Sometimes they even play dead like clown loaches. There are a few of my experiences with cories. They really are great fish! Hope this helps.
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    Yep that should be perfect. The water changes seem sufficient too. I don't have any other advice, except not to release them too small. When I hatched some, I made the mistake of releasing them into the community tank too young - only 4 survived. Wait till they are big enough to not get eaten and are able to compete for their food (the size of the babies in the video below is about as small as I would go for). I hope this helps!
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    UPDATE: While, not really much to update on, but it's still looking good! I am planning on getting some higher quality planting substrate to grow the plants a bit better.
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    Hey guys! I haven't been able to post in a long while, as I've been really busy. Anyway, I have finally decided on my next project. Probably not going to start for a while, but here are a few clues as to what I found/what I might be doing... Thanks!
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    UPDATE: Some of you may have heard about the disease that ran through the tank earlier. I think it was internal parasites of some sort. After a treatment of General Cure it took a few days and then stopped all together. Here is a list of the fish who were not so fortunate: 16 guppies 4 Otocinclus 1 Corydoras habrosus 1 Corydoras pygmaeus (did not die of parasites, but had an infection) Otherwise, everyone else is doing fine now. I've really been enjoying the pearl gourami. He's really big now, and fun to watch. I also collected some fallen leaves, though I do not know how I will use them yet. I'm thinking of a breeding project for pygmy cories, though I don't have the space currently. Thanks for reading!
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    Haha I've been the same way as well. Looking forward to see your progress on your tanks, and good luck with school!
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    Hey guys, quick update. Whatever the disease seems to have stopped entirely. No one is looking ill anymore. Thanks for the help everyone!
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    Thanks so much guys. My only concern with adding crushed coral is with my Corydoras pygmaeus, who have been in the tank and these water conditions for about a year. I know wild caught pygmaeus are used to more acidic pH levels, so I was wondering if they would cope with the change in pH.
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    @Guppysnail Okay thanks for the idea. Will raising the pH cause stress to the other fish (Corydoras, pearl gourami, flying fox, otocinclus) that could cause them to get sick too? I don't want to risk losing even more. Also, a quick update on the problem. I've treated with API General Cure because I had it available, but it doesn't seem to be helping at all. Paracleanse is on its way here. Whatever the problem is seems to only affect guppies, not the Corydoras, gourami, or flying fox. The one oto left from my recent purchase is showing symptoms now though. The guppies have been dropping like flies now - I've lost at least 15 of them. Mostly males and a few juveniles, but just now a full grown female. They'll look pretty healthy/eating, and then after a few hours one might become lethargic. In less than a day, they lose color and die. Then it happens again. It's really frustrating and I don't know what it is now. Do you think it's still internal parasites? Maybe fish tuberculosis? Wasting disease? Thanks for the help, I really appreciate it.
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    Yes the pH is out of the tap. However, they have been in these water parameters for around a year now. Yep my guppies are locally raised. The colony has been going in my tank since last year.
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    Thanks I'll make sure to follow these steps! Thanks for the advice!
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    My aquarium faces a seemingly endless wave of struggles. My guppies (mostly males, though I don't know if this has much relevance) seem to be dying one by one. Every guppy that dies is very thin and moves lethargically, up until the point where they die. I believe this has a connection with the introduction of three Otocinclus from a chain store of which I (unwisely) did not quarantine. Two of said otos died in the first two days, and the third one survived. This has led me to believe that the otos had internal parasites of some sort before they were introduced. Could this be the case? If so, I have API General Cure which I will start treating promptly. Water Parameters: 150 GH 75 Nitrate 0 Nitrite 0 Chlorine 0 KH 6.4 pH Temperature is kept around 72-74. Would raising it help? Thanks for the help.
  21. CorydorasEthan
    Finally found some Corydoras habrosus at my LFS! I've been looking for these for a while! Picked up a school of 5.
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    I bought erythromycin as well. Unfortunately, the cory had already died by the time I made it home. Thanks for the help anyway. I'll be better prepared next time.
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    I regret to inform you that the cory died today. And I just picked up Erythromycin and Melafix. Pretty disappointed, but next time I'll be ready. Yeah I checked with the store and apparently it was a condition within their tank. I am closely monitoring the other fish in the tank for any symptoms of disease.
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    Yeah I added a few otocinclus, two if which died in the first day. The other is doing fine. However, I think the infection might have been there before that. Maybe I left the lights on too long.
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    I was just about to ask about this! Thank you! I've already ordered Melafix, but read that it might not work. Either way, I'll get the erythromycin.
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