Just a Pygmy Corydora Posted July 16, 2021 Author Share Posted July 16, 2021 How can you tell for sure if they look skinny or not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrozenFins Posted July 16, 2021 Share Posted July 16, 2021 Send pictures. Can you see their rib cage, are they a little fat, etc. If you send pictures we may be able to tell for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Odd Duck Posted July 16, 2021 Share Posted July 16, 2021 @Just a Pygmy Corydora They look just right! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just a Pygmy Corydora Posted July 16, 2021 Author Share Posted July 16, 2021 Then what are they eating? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odd Duck Posted July 16, 2021 Share Posted July 16, 2021 On 7/16/2021 at 12:48 PM, Just a Pygmy Corydora said: Then what are they eating? Stuff! I had corys hatch out from eggs that transferred from the plant holding tank. They went into a brand-new, dirted, sand capped, heavily planted tank. I was blind-feeding it to cycle it and hadn’t even bothered to test the parameters. Figured I’d give it a week then start with test strips and watch for the nitrite spike, then start drop testing, do a challenge, etc. Then 8 days later I was sitting and staring at my new tank, you know, because. And I see movement that was clearly not from plants fluttering in the current. Closer look showed what was clearly a tiny cory fry! No mistaking that “snuffling around on the substrate” movement! More looking showed more fry! This tank was designed for pea puffers, so I couldn’t leave cory babies in there. Made a fish trap and started feeding only inside the trap. I ended up catching a dozen corys before I was done. These babies survived a fish-in cycle when I didn’t even know I was doing a fish-in! No idea how bad the parameters may have gotten during this first week because there was no point wasting time testing frequently when I expected to be cycling for 3-4 weeks on this (my first dirted!) tank. So, they survived in a brand new tank with food (that was way too big) added about every other day for their first week or so with no real help from me. Deliberately letting food rot/spoil to stimulate the cycle. Waaaaay back in the day, we used to fish-in cycle all the time. I wouldn’t do it deliberately now, but it just goes to show you how tough and resourceful fish really are. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just a Pygmy Corydora Posted July 18, 2021 Author Share Posted July 18, 2021 My pygmy cories are very inactive, but alive, I don't know if they are starving or not . . . I give them food but they just won't eat it. Is there something wrong? The cories have a clamped dorsal fin when they sleep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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CorydorasEthan Posted July 18, 2021 Share Posted July 18, 2021 (edited) On 7/17/2021 at 8:48 PM, Just a Pygmy Corydora said: My pygmy cories are very inactive, but alive, I don't know if they are starving or not . . . I give them food but they just won't eat it. Is there something wrong? The cories have a clamped dorsal fin when they sleep. My cories acted just the same as your's and I wondered if they were okay at first too! I've noticed pygmy cories are very shy for the first few months that you have them. Once they find their favorite spot, the whole group will just sit there most of the day. Although you can't tell that they eat, they do find scraps throughout the day and night which keep them happy. Eventually, they will grow more comfortable and start to venture out of their hiding spot after a few months, swimming midwater, playing together, or maybe just exploring on their own. Also, cories will keep their pelvic fins (the paired fins underneath their bodies) together while they sleep. I think they use these fins to sort of prop themselves up on the substrate while the rest. I hope this helps, and good luck! Edited July 18, 2021 by CorydorasEthan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobbit Posted July 18, 2021 Share Posted July 18, 2021 When I kept pygmy cories I was always terrified that they were starving. The patterns on their sides look like ribs, and it always looked to me like they were skin and bones. But they were fine. Still, I decided not to keep more because it was too stressful trying to figure out if they were getting enough food. 😆 I may try them again now that I have more experience though. I was a very worried new fish mom. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pygmy cory Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 hi! I'm @Just a Pygmy Corydora's sister and I'm 9 years old. New to the forum and it looks like the pygmy cories like to hang around the sponge filter. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrozenFins Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 Welcome @Pygmy cory!!! Do you have any aquariums of your own? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pygmy cory Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 I don't know if this counts as an aquarium but I have a 1.5 gallon shrimp tank/jar. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pygmy cory Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 (edited) Edited July 20, 2021 by Pygmy cory 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guppysnail Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 On 7/18/2021 at 10:33 AM, CorydorasEthan said: My cories acted just the same as your's and I wondered if they were okay at first too! I've noticed pygmy cories are very shy for the first few months that you have them. Once they find their favorite spot, the whole group will just sit there most of the day. Although you can't tell that they eat, they do find scraps throughout the day and night which keep them happy. Eventually, they will grow more comfortable and start to venture out of their hiding spot after a few months, swimming midwater, playing together, or maybe just exploring on their own. Also, cories will keep their pelvic fins (the paired fins underneath their bodies) together while they sleep. I think they use these fins to sort of prop themselves up on the substrate while the rest. I hope this helps, and good luck! Beautiful betta. I love reading your journal. Corys like to have a cave or hiding spot to sleep and feel safe. For small corys try crushing flake food and releasing a small pinch beliw the surface of the water it will blow around the tank a bit sonthey cant miss it but majority will fall near your release point. As soon as they taste it you will see them scramble eating and know they are eating good. They can get it immediately and the betta wont gobble it. They have to wait for wafers and pellets to get mushy as they do not fit in their mouth. Hope that helps we all like to actually see our babies eat it so fun. Please keep posting i really enjoy your journey. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PandaCrush Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 Love the aquariums! Cory’s are my Fav fish! Maybe some day I’ll start a shrimp tank too! What do you feed the cory’s? I found that when my shoal wouldn’t eat, just switching their food to a different brand of sinking wafer was enough to get them back on track! They just wanted a different flavor I guess 🥰🍔 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guppysnail Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 On 7/20/2021 at 10:32 PM, PandaCrush said: Love the aquariums! Cory’s are my Fav fish! Maybe some day I’ll start a shrimp tank too! What do you feed the cory’s? I found that when my shoal wouldn’t eat, just switching their food to a different brand of sinking wafer was enough to get them back on track! They just wanted a different flavor I guess 🥰🍔 I crush up flake sometimes and release a pinch below the water so it drops straight down. When they find it they gobble like crazy 🥰 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just a Pygmy Corydora Posted July 25, 2021 Author Share Posted July 25, 2021 Apologies all, I have not been responding because Aurora was sick. The water is good, the temperature is fine, I don’t know what’s wrong. He rarely eats his food, and you all know that he goes crazy about pellets normally. He rests in the bottom of the tank, only moving to get air or go to a different spot to rest. His stomach is bloated. What should I do??? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobbit Posted July 25, 2021 Share Posted July 25, 2021 Oh no! Have you posted in the Diseases section yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just a Pygmy Corydora Posted July 25, 2021 Author Share Posted July 25, 2021 Not yet, but I have been giving him the co-op med trio, it’s not working. Am I too late? 😥 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobbit Posted July 25, 2021 Share Posted July 25, 2021 How long have you been treating him? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just a Pygmy Corydora Posted July 25, 2021 Author Share Posted July 25, 2021 For over a week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobbit Posted July 25, 2021 Share Posted July 25, 2021 I would go ahead and post in Diseases. There may be some other meds you can try. Meds are hard on fish, so it may be worth giving Aurora a break (once you’ve finished this round of treatment) before trying anything new. It’s always a hard call. ❤️ The people in Diseases will be able to give better advice. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrozenFins Posted July 25, 2021 Share Posted July 25, 2021 (edited) What are your exact water parameters and temperture? Agree with @Hobbit post in diseases, and be sure to include the exact parameters. Edited July 25, 2021 by James Black Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just a Pygmy Corydora Posted July 26, 2021 Author Share Posted July 26, 2021 No ammonia, no nitrites, no nitrates, PH 7.0, temperature 77 Fahrenheit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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