Cory Schwartz query

Any one got any info on the Cory Schwartz cat?

I hear they've got sharp barbs?

So I'm hesitant about adding a couple to a tank since my local shop
keeper informed me about this aspect of them.

Here ya go: http://www.thefishwiki.com/Corydoras_schwartzi

Lots of good information on them there.

Excellent.
Thanks for the quick reply.
This helped me a lot. So its a defence mechanism is it? Cool.

Though I'm a bit concerned about the toxin stuff it mentions on the
site!
A bit like Puffers then?

However after looking at the site, I like the other Corys I found
there.

For example:
http://www.thefishwiki.com/Bronze_Cory
http://www.thefishwiki.com/Peppered_Cory

These seem to look so cute!

Anyone wish to recommend which kind I should get? I've got a 200L
freshwater tank thats 6 months old. With a few large Angelfish.


P.S.
Thanks again for the web site link. Lots of useful stuff.

stuarth wrote:
Excellent.
Thanks for the quick reply.
This helped me a lot. So its a defence mechanism is it? Cool.

Though I'm a bit concerned about the toxin stuff it mentions on the
site!
A bit like Puffers then?

For the most part, Cories with brightly colored spines have the toxin.
It's warning coloration. FWIW, I've handled a lot of cories and never
been stung.

However after looking at the site, I like the other Corys I found
there.

For example:
http://www.thefishwiki.com/Bronze_Cory
http://www.thefishwiki.com/Peppered_Cory

These seem to look so cute!

Anyone wish to recommend which kind I should get? I've got a 200L
freshwater tank thats 6 months old. With a few large Angelfish.

They're a bit sensitive, but panda cories are my favorite. C. adolfoi
is a close second. I also like the very hardy, cheap, and attractive C.
trilineatus and C. julii.

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On 26 Apr 2006 12:19:51 -0700, "stuarth" wrote:

Excellent.
Thanks for the quick reply.
This helped me a lot. So its a defence mechanism is it? Cool.

Though I'm a bit concerned about the toxin stuff it mentions on the
site!
A bit like Puffers then?

However after looking at the site, I like the other Corys I found
there.

For example:
http://www.thefishwiki.com/Bronze_Cory
http://www.thefishwiki.com/Peppered_Cory

These seem to look so cute!

Anyone wish to recommend which kind I should get? I've got a 200L
freshwater tank thats 6 months old. With a few large Angelfish.

In my 55 (going to be) Angel tank I presently have 6 or 7 corys of
different ages. I keep a 15 gal with a dozen corys and just a few tiny
rasboras to keep the mid and top interesting. Once you discover the
fun of a school, corys can become addicting.

Corys do prefer some shade from plants or rocks, but if you have
angels I guess you already have plenty of areas where the light
doesn't get all the way to the bottom. One corner of my cory tank
catches direct sunlight for about an hour each morning, and that's
where you'll find them all, playing in the sun. I use water sprite and
stem plants in my cory tank, there is always some plant material that
breaks away from the substrate and becomes a floater.

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Mister Gardener wrote,
One corner of my cory tank
catches direct sunlight for about an hour each morning......

And no algae bloom (green water) yet? ............... Frank

Frank wrote:
Mister Gardener wrote,
One corner of my cory tank
catches direct sunlight for about an hour each morning......

And no algae bloom (green water) yet? ............... Frank

I have a tank in direct morning sun that doesn't have green water or
much algae at all. It's all in the fertilizer. ;-)

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On 26 Apr 2006 23:07:13 -0700, "Frank"
wrote:

Mister Gardener wrote,
One corner of my cory tank
catches direct sunlight for about an hour each morning......

And no algae bloom (green water) yet? ............... Frank

Nope. Been set up since February. Some diatoms early in the cycling,
today just a light coating of green algae on the glass, limited to
that area. A razor blade every few weeks removes that algae. Water is
clear. It's a small area, where the sun hits, happens to be the corner
where I used playground sand for substrate, perhaps 6 x 6 inches, and
the motion of bare tree branches outdoors cause the sunlight to sort
of dance on the substrate. It's a scenario I never could have dreamed
up myself, and as the sun moves higher in the sky and the trees leaf
out, it will probably be gone until next winter.

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On 26 Apr 2006 12:07:40 -0700, wrote:

Here ya go: http://www.thefishwiki.com/Corydoras_schwartzi

Lots of good information on them there.

Not sure I agree with this page. They seem more interested in telling
the reader about sharp barbs and poisons than about the absolutely
peaceful, gentle, and playful nature of this species. I also disagree
with the feed only at night - Feed right along with your other fish
during the day time, and if they are in a community tank, an algae
disc or a couple of sinking pellets might be a nice "after lights out"
treat.

And please, never put just one or two corys in a tank. They are so
much more active and playful when they have a few other of their kind
around, they don't even have to be the same kind of corys, they school
together and play nice with other corys regardless of size, color,
race, religion, national origin, sexual preference, physical ability,
etc. A single cory in a tank may spend most of its day in a shady
spot, out of the way, waiting for someone to come out and play. This
may lead the fishkeeper to think they are more night active. Believe
me, given some friends, all of my cories are very active all day, and
rest quietly at night.

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