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7 minutes ago, Odd Duck said:

Mostly Texas Aquatics.  They’re very close since I’m in North Richland Hills, and have always treated me right.  You have a favorite?

Need to check them out. I'm on the other side of the metroplex. I like DFW fish rescue, or A-Z Aquatics. They aren't really a lfs. It's a big metal prefab building behind her home. Sue is awesome, and I know a large amount of my purchases go towards her finding rescues homes and taking care of permanent rescues. I do really enjoy the people at "Exotic Aquatics", and "Aquarium Boutique". "Fish Gallery" isn't half bad. They seemed more focus on selling you a tank upgrade than the fish selection tho.. One that I really like that is about 30 minutes or less from you is Fish Paradise. They always have a really good selection of corys. including some more rare ones regularly.

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14 hours ago, Odd Duck said:

Where are you?  I have more than double the number of bronze cories that I need so I would love for some to go to someone I know will appreciate them. I’m in the Dallas/Ft. Worth, Texas metroplex. 

What up Odd Duck I'm over here in South Garland. Don't need any bronze corys just happy to say hey to a Dallas TX local What LFS do you frequent???

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12 minutes ago, CorydorasEthan said:

I have a 29 gallon with pool filter sand, an assortment of live plants, river rocks, and driftwood. I was thinking the same thing for my community, with multiple different schools of Corydoras. I try to pick up new every species I can find at my pet stores, but my parents made me stop because I started to get too many fish. Hopefully when I get a larger tank I can have more. The only species of cories my local stores and chain stores have to offer regularly are: C. paleatus, C. aeneus (albino and bronze forms), C. panda, C. trilineatus (labeled Julii cory), and C. sterbai. Occasionally, my local stores bring in Brochis splendens (labeled Green cory) and C. pygmaeus. The more rare types that hardly ever come in are C. habrosus, and I have seen "Assorted Corydoras" once that looked like C. elegans (very pretty, one of my favorites), but I couldn't get any more fish then. I am hopeful, because apparantly, one of my local stores has labels on some of their tanks for green lasers for $3.99, and they said that they used to have a lady that bred them and sold them to the shop. I don't think they knew the value, but I hope to get some for that steal of a price soon!

Anyway, I agree I found breeding helps a lot build up a school is breeding. My pair of peppered cories (C. paleatus) bred and laid 30 eggs, so I tried to hatch them. Although I was successful in hatching, I released the 30 babies into the 29 too early (the poor things were only three weeks old at most I always feel bad about it), and only 4 survived. Nevertheless, it still made the school bigger and the four survivors are the most outgoing of their family. The albino cories are by far the most active in the tank, always moving around on the substrate and sleeping out in the open. The pygmy cories are the most reclusive, always hiding in their favorite spot (changes from time to time, right now it is under the sponge filter and the big Java fern all the pygmies and the peppered cory family sleep here). They only come out when they can't see me but when they do they are the most fun fish to watch.

Don't feel bad about the fry, The first 2 spawns with Adolfois (My Favorite) I tried hatching out eggs, I only raised up 7.. In time it will become easier. However a 40 breeder may not seem like much more than a 29, but the footprint is what your cory cats will really appreciate. The 55s are more tall and skinny. The 40 breeder is much wider front to back. Another suggestion is you could save up for the next dollar per gallon sale and go with a 75 gallon for $100. IDK what your space is like, but if you're gonna do a 55, you could probably find the room for a 75. it has the same depth as the 40 breeder but you get a foot longer side to side. and a little bit taller. It would also keep you from having to many Corys for a lot longer than a 55.

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On 1/29/2021 at 2:58 AM, Makule808 said:

Do corys do ok on dwarf hair grass carpeted tanks?

Here's those pics of the Longfin Pandas I said I'd snap today.  Some of the grass towards the sides and back was initially uprooted, but as far as the corys go the have no problem nibbling on that extreme wafer. sorry for the algae. I overfed a bit last week. Hope this helps tho! 🖤🤍🖤 

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11 hours ago, CorydorasEthan said:

Wow! Great shot! You seem to have the same type of community tank as me, with various Corydoras and guppy/endlers. I hope to upgrade to at least a 55 gallon soon so I can get more cories though. I only have a pair of aeneus females, a lone venezuelan male (I thought he was a bronze when I got him I just recently figured out he is different now), a school of C. pygmaeus, and a group (pair and their offspring) of C. paleatus. Hope to get more aenues, venezuelans, pygmies, and maybe get a different type too like Brochis splendens, C. trilineatus, C. panda, or laser cories when I upgrade my tank.

Thank you. It's a fun mix! This 40 breeder is kinda a grow out tank. It has been a lot of fun, but everyone will slowly be going to their own home eventually. There's 4 Green lasers, 6 Venezuelans, 6 Rabauti, and 2 Paleatus. Probably let the Rabautis take it in the long run. I've been growing out the paleatus fry and the parents are about to join them in a 40 breeder. I keep losing count at 50. I've really wanted to build out several large schools of diff, Cory cats to see how they interact differently, and how behaviors change at different colony sizes. They all seem to be doing really well in the 40 breeder. How big is your community? Pandas are really outgoing and swim around all levels of the water column a lot more than any other cory I've kept. Lasers are the most reclusive I have, and I believe are going to require a spawn or two grown out to feel more comfy.

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On 1/29/2021 at 2:58 AM, Makule808 said:

Do corys do ok on dwarf hair grass carpeted tanks?

In my experience corys are not very fussy about what's under them, and care more about having a place to go to feel safe when needed and multiple friends of the same species. If the hair grass is well rooted, then the hair grass will do just fine. I've had Orange lasers, and Long fin Pandas up root all three (Monte Carlo, Baby Tears, and Dwarf hair grass) only where they had not rooted in well. In other parts of the tank where the Hair grass had a lot heavier root base with trailers going everywhere has done very well for about 4 months now. From what I've seen its just as easy for them to feel through hair grass for food as it is sifting through sand. I'll snap a pic for you tomorrow.

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Always a pleasant time when the corys decide to be social towards me! 💚💚

[Accidental Experiments]

I've read about maple leaves (acer palmatum variaties in particular) having a lot of antibacterial properties in them. I've been drying out a variety of leaves over winter. I have a few species of Japanese maples. I'm interested in trying various tests this summer. I wonder if there's a balance between too much tannins, or a good balance of antibiotics for insured improved health. For fish that like the brown water.

[What did you get done today?]

Did some maintenance, and hung out with this young Laser who started chasing all the girls around. Funny enough this little yellow guppy male, was chasing all the guppy girls with him. They were almost always side by side. Always funny to watch fish doin funny things. Happy Fish Co-Habitation everyone!

 

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That's a fun tank! It wouldn't hurt to get a few more Corydoras if you really like them. It's especially fun matching the species and watching them socialize after they're in your tank. 2 Bronze and 1 Albino would be a good start with little risk to overdoing filtration. Also all of those plants you listed will help with filtration for sure.  I love taking time to slowly build up shoals of corys. I've seen boys of multiple species chase girls of a different variety, But never successfully T up on them. I have read they can cross breed.

This pic, is just to demonstrate how many endlers I have living very happily in this 20H.

I started with 8, Over time they've built up there numbers, and the beneficial bacteria have built up with them. It shouldn't be a problem adding more corys to strengthen the school. Just take your time, add a few here and there, and have lots fun with your  awesome corydoras!  

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What all are we rocking in the 29? Any pics of the aquarium as a whole?

[Venezuelan Cory?]

Venezuelans, have almost endless color grades.. Solid black, Reds, Oranges, etc. I believe laser corys derive from Venezuelans as well. 

[What did you get done today?]

I found myself repeatedly stopping by this tank to watch this guppy. I'm really into his colors.

[Venezuelan Cory?]

It could also be that its there first try or so. In my experience, the older, more experienced, the male cory is, the higher the fertility rate. Give them a few trys. I've had different species struggle for a whole year worth of spawns, then out nowhere over 50 hatched out.