OT Way OT Cory Cats

[Jenste]

Very nice! I believe the cories you have are Axelrod Cories aka Pink cories.

edit: looking again I can't tell if they are bandit cories...

What were they labeled as? Just curious as you will want to get the same species when you up the school.

[reptileszz]

Very nice! I believe the cories you have are Axelrod Cories aka Pink cories.

edit: looking again I can't tell if they are bandit cories...

What were they labeled as? Just curious as you will want to get the same species when you up the school.

I was looking all over for the receipt so I could write down what they are and its gone. I know where they are in the store so I think I am going to go tomorrow and get 2 more. I have read anywhere from 4-6 is a minimum number. 6 might be too much for a 10 gallon when they get bigger so was thinking 5 altogether?

Thanks!
Carole

PS testing frog water now. Then on to fish water

[reptileszz]

Very nice! I believe the cories you have are Axelrod Cories aka Pink cories.

edit: looking again I can't tell if they are bandit cories...

What were they labeled as? Just curious as you will want to get the same species when you up the school.

I think Axelrod is what it said on the tank now that you say it. It definitely began with an A but I looked at like 6 different kinds and couldnt remember which I settled on. How I can lose a receipt in less than 24 hours is a wonder.

Thanks,
Carole

[reptileszz]

OK, ammonia 0, Nitrite 0, Nitrates somewhere at or under 40ppm which is better than the frog tank. I wonder about that biowheel... pH is high at 7.6 but I am reading on forums that a lot of people say they are fine with that. The literature says 7 but people keep them at 7.6-7.8 so hoping its all good.

Thanks!

[Jenste]

They will be fine at that pH. It is a good guide and you should always avoid the extremes but chances are your local pet stores have similar pH to you and they do not change the pH from tank to tank so their stock are all accustomed to it.

[Felis]

They will be fine at that pH. It is a good guide and you should always avoid the extremes but chances are your local pet stores have similar pH to you and they do not change the pH from tank to tank so their stock are all accustomed to it.

I agree. A lower value might be better, but the most important thing is to keep the pH as stable as possible! Swings mean much more stress to fish than a not-that-optimal, but stable value. Good luck with your cats (Corys are among my favorite fish, by the way )

P.S.: I´m glad that you chose sand rather than gravel; they´ll enjoy this!

[rodsboys]

Ph is not as important as stability. The PH from the tap here is 8.3. People breed all the same stuff here that anyone else breeds including discus. I myself have spawned numerous "low PH" fish with no problems.

[Mentat]

Hi Carole! Agree with Jen's first choice; those look like young Corydoras axelrodi or very close species: Corydoras axelrodi • Callichthyidae • Cat-eLog. As others mentioned; a higher pH is not as bad as a change in it. Because it's a logarithmic scale; every unit marks a huge change for fish so they should never be exposed to more than 0.2 change in 24 hours. Only thing to watch is that as ph increases, it makes ammonia more lethal to fish.

Now here are the bad news... C. axelrodi grows to 2 in., so you will eventually have three 2in. fish plus your frog(s). My recommendation is to stay with your 3 fish and add a couple of little frogs. Reason is the in. per gallon rule really only applies to 1 in. fish; and as fish grow the rule applies less until it doesn't. To illustrate, you can keep ten 1 in. Tetras in a 10 gal. tank; but can't keep a 10 in. cichlid in it. Tank looks nice, good luck with it !

[reptileszz]

Hi Carole! Agree with Jen's first choice; those look like young Corydoras axelrodi or very close species: Corydoras axelrodi • Callichthyidae • Cat-eLog. As others mentioned; a higher pH is not as bad as a change in it. Because it's a logarithmic scale; every unit marks a huge change for fish so they should never be exposed to more than 0.2 change in 24 hours. Only thing to watch is that as ph increases, it makes ammonia more lethal to fish.

Now here are the bad news... C. axelrodi grows to 2 in., so you will eventually have three 2in. fish plus your frog(s). My recommendation is to stay with your 3 fish and add a couple of little frogs. Reason is the in. per gallon rule really only applies to 1 in. fish; and as fish grow the rule applies less until it doesn't. To illustrate, you can keep ten 1 in. Tetras in a 10 gal. tank; but can't keep a 10 in. cichlid in it. Tank looks nice, good luck with it !

Hi, the corys are alone in a 10 gallon. The frog is elsewhere.

Thanks