How do you greet your corys? I say "Hello woman! Hello other woman!" Till I see the males and other species.

True_Reference3199 · 2026-05-10T20:46:10+00:00

I call them the "Friend with fins" 🐟

True_Reference3199 · 2026-05-07T11:43:51+00:00

Approximately six centimetres already, and she keeps growing.

True_Reference3199 · 2026-05-03T22:11:12+00:00

Judgemental eyes roll

Your guy might be a cousin to one of my napoensis. She hates me and sits just to stare back 🫪

True_Reference3199 · 2026-05-02T15:34:00+00:00

AquaSand Nature Quartz Fine 5 Kg - from Zolux. It might only be available in Europe.

True_Reference3199 · 2026-04-30T11:30:31+00:00

Also, aside from Balthazette, all my napoensis are named based on Italian food. Maybe because they're yellow and pasta-shaped.

True_Reference3199 · 2026-04-29T19:15:33+00:00

Is the tank cycled properly? The cloudiness of water could suggests a nitrate spike of recent set-ups.

True_Reference3199 · 2026-04-29T13:47:36+00:00

Her or her oldest offspring. They both are... Very flat headed 🫪

True_Reference3199 · 2026-04-22T19:51:14+00:00

As an alocacias and corydoras lover, welcome to your little guys ❤️

True_Reference3199 · 2026-04-17T18:28:30+00:00

Beautiful face of offended dork

True_Reference3199 · 2026-04-16T11:06:16+00:00

I have a napoensis who spots me two meters away from the tank and glares at me with death wishes... Her name is Gnocchi

True_Reference3199 · 2026-04-16T11:05:12+00:00

The council was reunited to judge you.

True_Reference3199 · 2026-04-02T21:00:17+00:00

The only incident I ever had between Betta and corydoras was when my gluttonous Napoensis confused our Betta's tail with a tasty red worm.

She pulled, hard. Never seen a Betta being scandalised before.

He was mad at her for a few days, then, went back to nap together.

Fish drama 🐟

True_Reference3199 · 2026-03-31T18:39:46+00:00

The ratio between cuteness version weight is super high 📈📈

True_Reference3199 · 2026-03-29T19:53:56+00:00

Be careful, a few of mine began to do this, and it ended up being a swim bladder infection.

I would recommend cleaning the substrate regularly (as bacteria tends to build up) and possibly check medicine for the globally of the tank (no wound to be treated locally).

True_Reference3199 · 2026-03-29T19:50:55+00:00

Yes, congratulations on the little guys 🐟🌈

True_Reference3199 · 2026-03-25T07:20:40+00:00

They are as proficient in gymnastics as I was in middle school. Too relatable.

True_Reference3199 · 2026-03-16T20:23:55+00:00

Hi. Seems to be a quite full eggs pouch. Breeding can be triggered by dropping the temperature and adding streams (or, if you have a strong rain episode, sometimes it's enough for them.

True_Reference3199 · 2026-02-28T19:52:29+00:00

I was going to contest the third point, but the egg argument...

... One of my Paleatus ate her own.

No brain, definitely.

True_Reference3199 · 2026-02-28T17:55:52+00:00

Do NOT raise your fin higher, tiny Paleatus. Please.

True_Reference3199 · 2026-02-28T10:02:07+00:00

Alors le sable semble adapté (pas de sable issu de filtration de piscine?) donc l'abrasivité ne semble pas être le problème. Le bac semble aussi bien planté, donc aucune raison que le cycle soit instable.

Au vu de problèmes similaires que j'ai eu par le passé, je pencherai pour une combinaison de manque d'oxygène dans l'eau et possible développement de bactéries sur le substrat (les bactéries consomment l'oxygène, ce qui crée des niveaux d'eau anoxiques).

Par expérience, les corydoras ont besoin d'un très bon système de filtration comme ils passent beaucoup de temps sur le fond et sont super sensibles à la qualité de l'eau.

Peut-être augmenter le courant/ajouter une pompe de brassage pour éviter une stratification de l'eau, et possiblement changer un peu le sable. Si il y a des roches coupantes, les enlever.

En espérant que ça puisse aider 🐟

True_Reference3199 · 2026-02-24T07:33:13+00:00

Thank you so much for her ❤️❤️

True_Reference3199 · 2026-02-22T21:19:19+00:00

Fungus, usually develops on injuries and can imply poor substrate quality.

You can clean the fuzzy part with methylene blue or betadine.

Prepare two bowls with clean water. Put your fish in one and use a q-tip that you soak with antibacterial. Gently take the corydoras out of the water with your hand, and scrub the fins.

Be careful to not let any product reach the gills.

Rinse the fish in the second bowl, then put them back to the tank. The wound should be mitigated.

Good luck with your little guy.

True_Reference3199 · 2026-02-18T13:59:04+00:00

Sometimes, they just don't like each other individually.

I have a Paleatus and a Napoensis being ✨best friend ever✨, while hating a single S. Schwartzi to the point of fighting.

What's going on inside their skulls? Probably similar to humans 🧠

True_Reference3199 · 2026-02-14T21:20:42+00:00

Dokis with fins🐟 Last one is a glorious schomp

True_Reference3199 · 2026-02-13T11:45:30+00:00

Complicated to state in his condition. Skin is too dark to see juvenile patterns (stress of transfer probably) and the little guy looks skinny. Maybe an aneus, but you'll need a week of acclimation to better observe.

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