WC Corydoras Billineatus

[mistahoo]

I thought I'd share these guys and make them their own thread since they've got their own dedicated tank now. They're sharing the tank with Corydoras Pygmaeus, and two assassin snails along with some pest snails. I didn't want to overdo anything so it's just a simple setup for breeding purposes. I'll be getting another trio next week to add to this pair. Pics and videos are cell phone shots. 1080p videos FTW!

Lighting
x2 9w LED spot lights

Filtration
Marineland Penguin 170

Hardscape
Piece of driftwood
Pool Filter Sand

Fauna
Corydoras Billineatus
Corydoras Pygmaeus
Sakura Shrimp
Boraras Brigittae

Flora
Subwassertang
Corkscrew Vallisneria

















These lazy guys when there's no food in the tank...

When there's food these fatties actually swim!

[mnemenoi]

Sweet Looking cories and terrific tank!

[mistahoo]

And thank you again for the PFS! Although I think I got some surviving snails from it? I'm not quite sure because the only other tank with those snails is my 1.5gal and it appeared when I came home today. Only thing in common with the two tanks is that I used Seachem Stability. Other than that, water source, substrate, and layout are completely different.

[mnemenoi]

Hmmm, they could be from the PFS. It was from Suki's old tank and we fed her MTS. The fact that some survived her onlslaught is a testement to their tenacity I suppose...lol

[aquabee]

WC Corydoras Billineatus

Nice tank with the bilineatus! They seem to like it in there. U gonna add anybody else to it?

[mistahoo]

Just another trio of them. I just stopped by the lfs to pick up some ghost shrimp so I tossed some in.

[aquabee]

WC Corydoras Billineatus

Oh man. Some leaf fish (SA) might be cool, given the scape. Those fools get hungry though but I bet they stay away from armored corys.

[troy tucker]

IMO: it looks empty. Nice fish thow.
Nice to see you posting Bee....

[mnemenoi]

i found this report of a successful breeding of the species, it suggested they were a plant spawner. Not much info given as to water parameters, but I would guess they were not very far off the Peruvian killifish we acquired. Crazy soft water and low PH.

[mistahoo]

Re: WC Corydoras Billineatus

Lol too much work. I'll keep to the minimalist scape. I'll just stick to constant water changes and heavy feeding. No water softening. Although, I've always like the idea of a black water tank with IAL and peat moss substrate and a spotlight with leaf fish, cories, and a bright schooling fish like cherry rasboras.

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[aquabee]

WC Corydoras Billineatus

Ugh. I'll never do a soft water tank in Houston again after my major losses in the 105. I forget who, but someone on the box had a great geos black water tank with IAL and peat, and they had some albino corys in there. Looked really cool.

[mistahoo]

Re: WC Corydoras Billineatus

Ro/di? Or just tap?

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[aquabee]

WC Corydoras Billineatus

Ro/di? Or just tap?

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Tap.

[mistahoo]

Re: WC Corydoras Billineatus

Carbon bottle does wonders. I made a wannabe rig that cost me about $20 +$11 for cartidges. Uses those in house carbon cartridge replacements. Cheap and effective.

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[aquabee]

WC Corydoras Billineatus

It was tater tot. Look up 30g long South American journal or just search "blackwater".