Corries!

[Csilover]

Today, I went to WalMart, and was looking at the fish, to see if they had corries.

And they did, so my mom bought me three (I put a lot of thought into this before we did) to go with my mollies. So now they're in the tank with them, and I just have a couple questions:

1. The food I got for them "Wardley Algae Discs" is that the correct food, or should we return it and get a different kind?
2. They have gills right? Because every now and then, they will race to the top, hit the water, then swim back down really fast...

 

[Lotus]

Yes, they'll eat algae wafers. They'll also eat any flake that falls to the bottom of the tank. I sometimes feed mine shrimp pellets, too.

If you have problems with the mollies eating all the food, put the wafers in after the tank lights are out, so the cories get a chance to feed. About 1/2 wafer every few days should be more than enough for three cories.

Yes, cories have gills, but they also have a flotation organ that they fill with air. It's normal for them to go to the surface for air occasionally.

I hope you enjoy them.

 

[Csilover]

I know I didn't post this too long ago, but I really need answers, my mom wants to know if we need to take the food back.

EDIT: Oops, I was typing while you posted, ignore this post.

 

[Csilover]

They're a lot of fun to watch swim around.

 

[mudracer06]

Yeah, Corries are awesome! I recently got some, what kind did you get?

 

[Csilover]

The sign just said "Corydoras" but there were some albinos in there too, I didn't get an albino.

 

[Zman16]

I love cories! They're cheap, active, fun to watch, and live long. *BOUNCINGS

 

[Leopardess]

So I'm guessing you have a bronze cory, corydorus aeneus.

This site has a representative picture of one http://www.aquahobby.com/gallery/gcory4.html

 

[Csilover]

That doesn't quite look like them. I'll get some pictures after I vaccum my room (I hate chores).

 

[love_fish]

Cool, cories are fun to watch, they might be a bit skittish for a while, but they'll settle down eventually.

 

[Csilover]

Yeah, they are a lot of fun.

Well it looks like those pictures will have to wait till tomorrow. The camera is out of batteries, and so are we!