Peppered Corydoras

You could consider a school of Cardinals instead of the bottom dwellers. They hang around the bottom and do well in warm water.

Thanks for clarifying, Lupin. I should know better that to second guess the resident Loach expert.
 
sorry about asking about the parameters

i need to read more slowly
 
gmh said:
You also mentioned the barbells on one fish appeared to be mostly gone. What kind of substrate do you use?
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This was the case on the cory which was dead, not on any of the living ones. I have a sand bottom. (quickrete #40, which I believe is their medium-grain sand)


Lupin said:
To answer your question, gatotsu, kuhli loaches prefer 24 degrees Celsius minimum. 30 degrees would be the acceptable maximum although in most cases, 28 degrees seems the norm. 84 degrees shouldn't hurt as it is pretty much less difference from 86 degrees Fahrenheit although for discus, usually the warmer the water, the better for them.

I suggest relocating your current corydoras and switch to kuhli loaches, should you fail to locate C. sterbai at all.
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I'm all for kuhli loaches, I love the little guys, and I know where to get them. How does their bio load compare to the corys?


gmh said:
You could consider a school of Cardinals instead of the bottom dwellers. They hang around the bottom and do well in warm water.

Thanks for clarifying, Lupin. I should know better that to second guess the resident Loach expert.
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As irony might have it, I used to have a school of cardinals. I took them out of the tank, since they kept eating the eggs/fry a pair of my discus were producing, but since having removed them, the discus have not made another attempt at breeding that I have noticed. (I ended up getting some synodontis nigriventris since then anyway, and they naturally prey on cichlid eggs. I'll worry about getting them to breed once I can get them their own bare bottom breeder tank)


inkyjenn said:
sorry about asking about the parameters

i need to read more slowly
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No worries. :) Having read back over this thread this morning reminded me to check the pH in my tank. In this case, it seems my memory did serve me well, the pH is stable at 7.4.
 
gatotsu77 said:
I'm all for kuhli loaches, I love the little guys, and I know where to get them. How does their bio load compare to the corys?
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Due to their unusual body shape, I'd level them with the length of the penguin tetras. As far as the bioload is concerned, I do not believe they excrete too much wastes compared to the corydoras.
 
So if I did go and get some kuhli loaches, would 6-8 be appropriate? Or should I get more/less than that? I know that they feel much more secure in a larger group, as is common with loaches. I know that the water change schedule I keep combined with the filtration/plants I have would help keep nitrates down even if I decided to go and buy 20 kuhli's, but for the footprint of a 55g tank, is there such a thing as an ideal number to have? Oh, and there shouldn't be any compatibility issues between the kuhli loaches and the synodontis nigriventris, correct? (I know that they are still synos, but they don't get to be large like most of the ones I frequently see. Based on what I've read, 3-3.5" max size. I'm not worried about the kuhli's being eaten like spaghetti, since I believe they'd be too big for that, but I don't want them getting picked on either)
 
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Even peaceful loaches hold their own pretty well. ;)
 
Glad to hear they'll get along fine. Didn't want to create any potential issues in the tank... its meant to be peaceful, fun, and relaxing, not chaotic, stressful, and frustrating. :p:
 
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