lethalcustoms00 Member

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Age: 27 Location: energy capitol, gillette wyoming Humor: i found my ferret trying to swim in my sump Favorite Fish: that one i have in that tank in the other room, you know, that one
 | Subject: new corys Wed Feb 24, 2010 5:29 pm | |
| i just bought a group of 6 wild caught leucomela's for my discus tank. Is there anything scecial should know about these guys |
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WaterChangeWarrior Member

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Age: 52 Location: Indiana Humor: sick/dry Favorite Fish: dwarf cichlids, corys, plecos, killies, livebearers, oddballs
 | Subject: Re: new corys Fri Feb 26, 2010 7:15 am | |
| I have bred a few different types of corys in the past, you should find them to be an excellent fit for your discus tank. Don't know of anything peculiar to this specific cory to pass on to you...they are good looking!  I ran across a link to this site through facebook, and have been impressed with the quality of their content....they list here some good "general" cory tips, as well as info on leucomelas specifically....hope this has been of some help! link to seriously fish |
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worknfool Member

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Age: 112 Location: Just waitin' for Atlas to shrug Humor: Politician falls in a manhole and dies...just as a Favorite Fish: Rockfish stuffed with crab imperial, mmm mmm good! Or maybe a big ole wet mackerel smackin' the crap out of Ms. Speaker's botoxed face...
Oh, you meant in my aquarium. Corys, angels, GBR's, plecos, guppies, swords, goldfish, koi, loaches, mollies, discus, apistos, most tetras, some barbs...how about a list of the ones that I don't like. It would only be ones that I don't have...yet.
 | Subject: Re: new corys Wed Mar 03, 2010 7:24 am | |
| First and most obviously a full quarantine before risking your discus. The variety that you selected is a great one for discus tanks since it, like the sterbais and others,tolerates the higher water temps. better.
They are often caught out of the wild with other varieties that look very similar, (c.agasizzis and c. Gomezi for example) and are often misidentified. Wilds can be very frustrating sometimes to get to spawn, but if you're interested yours come from black waters of the upper Amazon and prefer a sandy bottom with plants and driftwood to pick through. They are omnivores that adapt well to flake and pellet foods as well as black worms for conditioning to spawn.
Very good choice. Many a cool water cory has been inadvertantly sentenced to a life of stress in aquaria that are too warm. |
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