Ive had these 2 cories for several months and they are doing great! but... what kind of cories are they? are they pygmy cories or salt and pepper cories?
Ive had these 2 cories for several months and they are doing great! but... what kind of cories are they? are they pygmy cories or salt and pepper cories?
That is Corydoras habrosus, one of the 3 "dwarf" species. It is in our profiles, with photos too. I have found this a delicate species. A group of at least 7-8 is best, though after several months they frequently die off to a remaining few.
So true... I started with 5 like 7 months ago, and it quickly dwindled down to just the one I have now. Hoping to get more. They are pretty delicate... and as Byron has taught me, they prefer and need sand substrate.
I also have a group of about 7 of these they are wonderful to watch. I also have found them to be rather sensitive. Having bred a few different species of cory (aeneus, paleadus, sterbai, pymaeus) I constantly try to keep that with a ph of between 6 and 6.5 and drop it even lower when I am trying to spawn them.
yea i bought five of these guys and they all died without any cause. i tested my water and there wasnt any nitrite or ammonia. And the nitrate was only 5 ppm. I have 2 left and they are doing amazing! i love how they swim sooooo close together!!! they eat together and even rest on top of each other! i wanted to know what kind they were cause ive seen this exact fish named different things. i ve seen them called salt and pepper cories. and my lfs calls them pygmy cories...somtimes
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