cory cats

Hey! My current tank is as follows, 9 guppies [i got them before i found out i had soft water] 10 pristella tetras [in QT] 12 cherry barbs My tank is 45 gallons, 77-78 degrees. My Params are steady at 0 ammonia, 0 nitrItes, 2-3ppm nitrItes. I would like to have a group of cories, and also...

I think a few of my Panda Cory Cats have Columnaris. It looks like there is a cotton type buildup around their dorsal and tail fins. How do I cure it and and what is something safe to use in a tank with scaleless fish. Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks, - Mike

So, I currently have a small group of habrosus cory (had 5, one died yesterday, so now just 4), and they are pretty small all about 1/2" (the smallest was the one that died, he was about 1/4"!). I love my little cories, but in my tank (29 gal) that is a lot of space for 4 itty bitty cory, and...

I am setting up my first aquarium that will have live plants. What an adventure. I have been reading and researching extensively, but have not been able to reconcile an issue of great import. I have come away with small gravel for plants, to avoid the compaction that is possible with sand...