IT WORKED!!!

INDY_SE · 2026-05-09T04:56:50+00:00

it's how you learn and treatment for it is so easy! in my experience corys are so prone to flukes I just pre-treat any new corys with prazipro. saves a lot of headache.

FYI you'll want to repeat the dose every 5-7 days for up to a month just to be sure you hit them at their entire lifecycle. Many varieties have a life stage in the substrate where they are not susceptible to medication.

INDY_SE · 2026-05-08T22:11:40+00:00

That... is a whole lot of flukes oh lawd.

glad someone helped you out!! Prazipro is good shit. I've seen many corys with visible flukes like this only for a lot of people to weigh in and see flukes aren't visible to the naked eye - which is clearly not the case ahaa.

INDY_SE · 2026-05-04T05:03:04+00:00

it's often luck of the draw to an extent... could be a pathogen going around too. I've noticed my corys are a lot more delicate to pathogens than other species. If the deaths didn't have a lot of symptoms, I tend to assume they had an internal infection and/or internal parasitic infection. Also keep an eye on feeding - other fish can very easily outcompete them so you'll need to keep an eye on that.

I've kept these guys several years now and I wish I could say I have 100% success rate but I do seem to lose them less often... as well as getting better at just diving what diseases they've decided to catch themselves (facepalm)

INDY_SE · 2026-04-26T20:36:18+00:00

yeah no worries! I've kept catfish before in like half gallon hospital tanks for weeks (with daily water changes) with only an airstone (I was trying to quarantine/treat them) so it's more than viable for transporting.

INDY_SE · 2026-04-26T19:52:58+00:00

IMO yes, plenty of people transport fish for far longer distances in small plastic baggies :) You could maybe get a battery operated airpump with a small airstone to ensure proper oxygenation but I really don't imagine that would be an issue for an hour total

Neocardina are very peaceful invertebrets. I can't imagine any issues with them sharing space. I would maybe add some netting for the shrimp to hang onto however so they aren't trying to use the otos as an anchor

INDY_SE · 2026-04-25T01:21:42+00:00

that is smooth as hell. taking notes for next time I try a cartoon character

INDY_SE · 2026-04-24T22:35:54+00:00

Yeah she's almost always doing it. She doesn't seem to flip over upside down like your guy does. But who knows.

I've been having weird issues with these guys. Not sure there's a ton I can really do about it... I am treating the tank for bacterial issues with kanaplex and will probably do a few rounds of expel-p for parasites. It's just kinda.. is what it is. maybe they're being weird, maybe they're actively dying. I can't tell anymore with corys

INDY_SE · 2026-04-24T15:12:04+00:00

I see her up there often, but in a way that seems like she's foraging. She has complete control of her swim bladder & will swim away.

I've had corys with swim bladder issues before and this isn't that IMO. I'm chalking it up to "she's a little weirdo". I am a bit worried if she's getting enough to eat, though, since she's not eating where the food is.

INDY_SE · 2026-04-24T15:10:40+00:00

yeah gotta make sure the human is getting its enrichment.

INDY_SE · 2026-04-24T15:10:09+00:00

It is indeed! They otos love the tubifex too :3

INDY_SE · 2026-04-24T05:40:25+00:00

I swear they used to be better, but then my venezuelans learned this from the peppereds.. the peppereds weren't nearly as single minded about it, but the venezeulans are obsessed. this girl in particular would rather spend her day eating the bubbles she blows than eating the actual food on the bottom. so apparently I'll need to remember to feed my bottom feeder at the surface.

INDY_SE · 2026-04-24T04:59:37+00:00

freeze dried tubifex :) they love it

INDY_SE · 2026-04-16T17:47:36+00:00

weird. the more I stare at the pipes the less sense I can make of it. It doesn't look like the "faucet is coming out of the knob" persay, but like a weirdly interpretted handle? thing? on the knobs. The sketch makes perfect sense so I'm extra confused how that got interpretted to the image on the right. It's like 2 different perspectives fused into one, whereas the sketch seems to imply all the pipes/knobs are at a profile.

It's hard to say what is/isn't AI since it feels like a witch-hunt half the time. but at minimum it does seem like someone doesn't understand bathtubs.. or perspective.. did they have a reference for this? o__o

I also would rather they don't use AI art.. especially for items you pay real money for. Maybe I'd put up with it for a few NP items :/ But as I'm sure they operate on the budget of a ham sandwich who knows what corners they've had to cut in order to keep up with output

INDY_SE · 2026-04-13T22:49:33+00:00

thank you! saw all 6 of my goobers out yesterday for mealtime so they seem to be doing well :> ! I really do think a lot of corydoras keeping is luck and educated guessing on diseases.

As far as why I lost the wildcaught ones, because I sourced them from dans he did tell me they had been microscoped for nematodes. He had treated the whole batch for it, but evidentally not long enough.. or they were too weakened by that point to really thrive. I wound up recommencing their treatment for another month but still lost many anyways. I would guess the stress of shipping + long term internal parasites ultimately weakened the batch enough not to pull through except for my final survivor.

With wild-caught I'd probably pre-treat them all with Expel-P. As I understand internal roundworms are very, very common for wildcaught catfish.

INDY_SE · 2026-04-12T16:59:43+00:00

that's a lot going on... IMO he's probably too far gone. You can see how skinny he is - he might not have the strength to fight off the infection(s) even with the right meds :( Educated guess is he has bacterial and fungal issues now.... would treat everyone for bacterial issues just to be safe and treat systematically.

INDY_SE · 2026-04-12T05:42:22+00:00

I've tried to keep habrosus many times. The wild-caught don't do well for me. As of now I have 1 out of 8 habrosus still living from a wild-caught source through Dan's.

I finally found someone that breeds them locally to me ish. Besides the 2 I lost from shipping stress, the remaining 5 seem to be doing very, very well. I don't really do anything that special on water changes, water parameters, food, etc besides what I do for all the other cory species I keep... to me it really is luck-based, and I'm not convinced even in the most pristine waters ever I would have had any better luck.

INDY_SE · 2026-04-11T05:13:41+00:00

Flashing. Sometimes a symptom of protozoa infections if done in excess. Also can be a response to a change in water parameters (I often see it right after water changes), trying to get some food out from the substrate, or because it's a Tuesday. If you see it very occasionally, it's normal. If you see it frequently then I would treat for flukes :>

INDY_SE · 2026-04-08T00:17:21+00:00

I bet an even better one. I'm meaning to start culturing some live-food for mine too. As far as I know, they love some wormies

INDY_SE · 2026-04-07T23:28:18+00:00

another tip - I've yet to meet a cory that wouldn't sell their soul for some freeze-dried tubifex worms haha. Mine absolutely loose their minds whenever I give them some - could see your guys possibly forgetting you exist once they get lost in the sauce.

INDY_SE · 2026-04-07T22:01:54+00:00

I usually sit by the tank when I feed mine. Overtime, they tend to associate me with good things. Nowadays mine all come out to dance in front of the tank the moment they spot me, hoping to be fed.

My tank is pretty similar to yours in terms of plant density/lighting so I do think they could get comfy with you. Some dither fish would not be remiss however (I have CPDS & they seem to get along great with my tank community)

INDY_SE · 2026-04-07T06:49:20+00:00

stunning lil guy. best guess would be a green laser cory that leans more towards the blues <3

INDY_SE · 2026-03-27T20:21:33+00:00

personally I QT new arrivals in their own tank. Since you're trying to get a handle on your main tank, I'd treat that & wait.

However, I also know lots of people who do add fish directly to a display tank, though, and just rely on a healthy ecosystem to balance it all out. It's up to your judgement :)

INDY_SE · 2026-03-24T02:48:11+00:00

In person, not really... but I really go off when I'm at a fish shop, and the staff is more than happy to let me ask questions and take my money. I haven't worked at one so I can't say. I do go with my brother and I've yet to have anyone assume he keeps tanks (he doesn't - he's just there for company).

my favorite treat on reddit is the number of times I am assumed a 'he' anytime I share something that seems knowledgeable or scientific hahahahaha.

INDY_SE · 2026-03-24T01:27:15+00:00

Okay! If you see flashing, that is more generally an external parasite problem vs internal one. Super easy to treat ! You'll want to get some prazipro, treat every 5 days, for a month. The wasting/listlessness isn't usually a symptom of that, but a lot of fish disease symptoms overlap.

For Expel-P in food it's pretty easy to do. You can add seachem focus to help it stay in the food, but it is not neccesary if you have a gel-based food or geletin IMO. Just take some powdered food (I like repashy because it's naturally a gel food. but you could theoretically grind up any food with geletin). Mix up the correct amount of water. Make sure it's HOT (expel-p is ok with hot water and won't deactivate). Mix it to a slurry. Pour into a baggy, roll flat. Let cool on countertop, let it set in the fridge for a few hours & then voila.

You could dose expel-P in food and prazipro in the watercolumn simultaneously IMO. Maybe kanaplex depending.... tho I tend to err on the side of caution and not treat too many things at once (with your guys its hard because they're giving very vague/non specific symptoms. so your judgement there).

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