corydoras

Hey, guys! I'm back after a break. I've decided to start a general journal to just rant about my fishes. (Warning, sarcasm and irony is going to come up at some point in this thread. Be warned.) :grin2: Some things to come in this summer are: 1: The possibility of potentially breeding my new...

I have a 5 gal tank with 4 snails. Would you recommend putting 1 corydora in the tank? They're so cute but I'm not sure if it's a good idea :|

Well, the nano tank has hit its population endgame - 1 betta, 10x pygmy corydoras, a handfull of Red cherry shrimp, and 2 snails (1 may be removed soon). The cory's arrived in the mail from Wet Spot Tropical of Oregon. Surprisingly, every last one was alive and well, despite the cold weather...

I have 4 albino cories in my 20 gallon long tank. I know cories do best in sand, so I got some black aquarium sand from petco. When I put it in, it raised the ph to over 9 and I lost half my fish. The other cories are barely alive and hardly eat or move. I am going to move them into a 5...

I am starting a 20 gallon long which will have 1 male betta and some corydoras. I was going to get just 4 cories, but I know they like 6 to be completely comfortable. However, I don't want to overstock my tank with 6 cories. How many cories can I safely get?

I am starting a 20 gallon aquarium with 4 cory catfish and a betta. The tank is planted and has petco aquarium sand as the substrate. I put in the 4 cories and have just gotten the ammonia under control. When I tested the water though, it said my ph is at 9 which is WAY too high. In my other...