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Rachel O'Leary I’m setting up a brand new tank. It is a 41.8 gallon corner tank. I’ve properly fallen in love with the corydoras pygmaeus. Do you think they would enjoy a jungle style planted aquarium? How many would you recommend for that size tank? Do you have a recommendation for a larger more colourful, very peaceful fish that would get along with these guys? Something to just get one or two of to add some visual variety.
Hi Rachel.I need your help.I have watched your video about Neon Green Rasbora(Sundadanio margarition Green).A local fish store has received these guys and MOSQUITO RASBORAs Are they breedable?. Have you bread them.
OH GOODNESS ME!!! I looooooove corys, especially the tiny ones! I said yesterday that I only had pygmaeus but then low and behold I went to the store last night at they had habrosus!!! LESS THAN $2 each! Such a steal. They only had 10 but I took them all. Eventually they’ll live with my pygmaeuses and I hope the school :3 I don’t know if I’ll ever get hastatus. They’re $9 each near me
Rachel, Im from Brazil and a great fan. Your book of nanofish is one of my favorite and Im going through the 5th re-reading! (Great pastime!) Ironically, here in southeastern Brazil it is very dificult to find nano corys in the market, only Hastatus from time to time. They are considered rare and still expensive for their size. Keep posting videos, please, we miss you!
I think I like the habrosus the best. I have black sail Cory’s and they look almost like a smaller size of them. I love watching them snuffle along the bottom. As for content ? I think you are such a knowledgeable person, I would watch whatever you post just to check it out and get all the knowledge you share in all of your videos! You’re so busy and maintain such a great family life. You’re an inspiration and a breath of fresh air ! Keep up the great work!
Corydoras Habrosus are my absolute favorite fish of all time!! I have a group of Pygmy’s and Habrosus which are so cute and sweet together. The Pygmy’s LOVE them and follow them around like little ducklings 😂. I now have multiple Pygmy Cory fry getting larger darting around the tank (my adult Pygmy’s have been very busy, now my Habrosus have spawned as well 👏). It’s been such a joy! ❤
Your summer tubbing videos have got me inspired to get my own greenhouse rolling, and also to try my hand at tubs! Love these quick updates, and I just adore those tiny catfish!! 😍
Hi Rachel, Absolutely love your videos and am really enjoying your planting of your tubs..... Very excited to see them completed!!!! Keep up the great work.....
I think summer tubbing and related stuff is part of you Rachel. Most subscriber Im sure are glad that you share this with us. I personnaly love everything you do and Im always happy to see new stuff or even learn new stuff. You have to do what you love first. :)
I've had all 3 at different times, and it's difficult to choose a favorite. I love them all but if I was forced to pick one, I'd go with pygmaeous. I love that it has the appearance of a cory, but has such wonderful mid-water wiggling behavior. In my mind, from a distance hastatus looks more like a member of the Cyprinidae family and habrosus is just a smaller version of the typical cory. Great video and I can't wait to see your summer tubs.
Came for the nano species, stayed for the tubs! I'm really in love with the tubbing since I Found out on your channel! (Now I'm secretly dreaming of a big glasshouse with lots of (sub) tropical plants, lots of exotic butterflies and moths, aquaria, terraria and paludaria! Dreaming never hurts, right? Already starting to take notes for the future maybe!) Thanks for all the incredible valuable information! You rock! 🤘
Hot dang! Look at your figure. You go girl! You are an amazing person. Between the fish and watching you transform there’s always something to keep our attention. I hope you and your family are well.
I just got one little Pygmy Cory and I’m in love!! Going back to the fish store tomorrow to buy more because I didn’t know they like to be with their own kind. I have him with orange neos but I think he’ll be thrilled to have a few of his tank mates with him tomorrow!! Thanks for letting us know they like to be together!!
I like seeing it ALL...fish, houseplants, outdoor plants and flowers, the bog garden, algae, shrimp, Abby's diving, Chris's metal art sculptures...just videos of life in all it's wonderous facets and forms.
Awesome stuff Rachel, I recently picked up some habrosus, my lfs had all 3, that was a head scratcher! I love the habrosus, nothing better than seeing them go nose deep in the substrate with the wiggliest tail ever all over the bottom of my tank, great species!
Thank you so much for continuing to show us your amazing fish room, greenhouse, bog gardens and tubs as well as your chicken and other critters (they include the human once ;P )! Please continue to regularly update us with the tubbing in the greenhouse! maybe do more underwater footage this year of what is happening with your plants and fish underwater inside your greenhouse tubs!? Before where I used to keep several aquarium, I had a school of 10 Cory. pygmaeus and I truly fell in love with them ever since! Now that I'm back in the Hobby I so wish to have a school of them again!!! Maybe I'll try out the other two dwarf species!!!
I have a 20 gallon aquascaped tank with about 12-15 Cardinal tetra & a oto cat. For the longest time my cardinals & oto cat would just hide in either back corner of my tank. It was frustrating because they never came out from behind my jungle Val's & rotella & we barely them. But then I added 8 s&p Corey's to my tank & they're so active that they encourage the cardinals & oto cat to come out of hiding & play. The carts seemed to have convinced the other fish that the tank was safe. That's what I'm guessing. But thanks for another great video. I watched it before I bought my s&p habrosus. Cutest fish I've ever owned lol
A few weeks ago I changed the grind in my aquarium to sand in order to make my aquarium comfortable for Corydoras. A few days ago I got 10 pygmy cory's and I love them! Very cute, active, playful, peaceful schooling fish :) ! And very nice that I could easily have ten schooling fish in my 60x30x30 cm aquarium along with my other fish and shrimp. They're not scared, even get very close to the big Ancistrus. I checked out at my aquarium store if my cory's were in danger, but they told me it was totally fine.
Actually, out of all fish, C. Habrosus are my favourite. Each individual has a personality & seeing them 'fight' cherry shrimp over pellets is the best thing ever. Ps - some gardening content would be great! 👍
Omg the pygmaeus corys are so wiggly and cute! I have a 10g with 8 white clouds and I really want to add a school of Pygmy corys if I can find them. I know it’s a small tank for all that plus snails and shrimp, but I’ve got it well planted and zoned so there should be space for everyone. I just think I might be better off leaving it as a white cloud and shrimp breeding tank, kinda feels like the added level of predation might keep anything from breeding super well in a smaller tank
Like the green house tutorals. Looking to breed (now retired) and like the idea of utilizing plants and poss aquaponics. As for cories, not much info given regarding (besides looks) which also add functionality, which get along in a normal mixed tank. Thinking the bottom dwellers win for cleaning assistance plus the multiple variations that can be obtained. But, there is likely things I am not taking into account. Still learning, and thanks for doing the vids.
One of the nicer things about these little guys is how easy they are to breed. You don't even have to remove the adults of any of the three species from the breeding tank if you don't want to because they will not eat their eggs or fry. My Habrosus spawn ALL the time. On plants, the aquarium glass, air lift tubes... all over the place.
I was gonna get the habrosus, but after watching this and a couple other videos I think I might get some of the first pygamy cory for my nano tank, just because they swim mid water, and are so friendly and wiggly. Planted tank, with lots of plants, little hiding spots in castles, and terra cotta pots. Just a couple friendly guppies, shrimp, and a snail, so they should feel safe.
My favorite is the salt and pepper bottom dwelling cory. I just find them more entertaining scurrying around the subtrait like little vacuum cleaners. I'm also interested in your outdoor garden tubs and greenhouse videos. I would like you to continue to video those. I'm excited for you and all your spring activities. Hope your family is doing better.
Hello, I have a 24 gallon tall tank that I'm just now collecting the accessories to start it up. But I have so many questions but I'll just ask the one that has bewildered me the most. Can I have the 8 of the Salt & Pepper Cory's and 8 of the Pygmaeus and then get 12 of the Neon Tetras, 1 Betta and I love the Dannioes. Could I have anywhere near this in a planted tank?
Hi Rachel. Firstly one question. In the first part, in the greenhouse you used a word CRIDDER. As I am in Romania I checked everywhere for this English /American English but cannot find it. Please can you explain what you were talking about. Thanks for all of your videos. My favourite is Habrosus as it an individual and what I expect of a 'catfish' - if it is the right word. Also Its beautifully marked. The other 2 for me are non descript and could be any mid water fish. Not striking to look at and rather bland and colourless
@@RachelOLeary thanks so much for that. All the best to you and yours for 2020 and looking forward to your enjoyable, informative videos that broaden my knowledge about new 'critters' I can keep. Thnx
I have a school of 10 Corydoras Hastatus. They're just so freaking cute I couldn't resist them and mine are gregarious and really out there, not shy at all
I got some pygmaeus to put into my cherry red shrimp tank because I wanted something small enough that wouldn’t eat the babies. I’m thinking of getting some of the habrosus but seeing as there a little bit bigger do you think they would be an issue for my shrimp?
They are so cute! Habrosus used to be my favorite because I love their coloration, but seeing pygmaeus schooling in midwater is just too adorable. I cant really decide, I think when I get a tank imma have to get both. I love all those wiggly little pups. I honestly dont known why the "cleanup crew" species are all so amazing. Unfortunately, a tank with just cories, kuhlis, and shrimp would prob get a bit bottom-heavy. I might try it anyways
Thank you for making this!! I'm starting a little 17 gallon cube tank, and I'm looking for a small type of Cory that mostly hangs out on the bottom, so I think I'm going to go with the habrosus! ❤️❤️
I saw that Reef to Rift recently got in some Panda Corys and was thinking about swinging by and picking some up if they still have some left, but if not I think any species of cory would by extremely rewarding in a tank with a large group. I'm hoping to pair them with a school of tetras. I currently have some tank raised cardinal tetras that I lost quite a few after getting them and only have a couple left. I'm debating whether or not I should get another large group of them or try another species of tetras. But I'm really excited to get my larger planted aquarium stocked with some large groups of smaller fish! I'm also working on getting my vegetable garden started too and would love to see what's doing well for you. I'm thinking about building a "she-shed" with a greenhouse attached to the side and maybe a small pond too for plants. I have so many hobbies that my house simply can't contain them all!!
Hey, not to sound rude but, your weight loss is so inspiring! I've been watching your vids for a while but ive noticed how slim you've gotten! Love you, keep up the great work
I have 8 pygmy cories in a 20 gallon long and you would think the tank is empty, they hardly come out and duck for cover if I get close. They're the only fish so far, I have chili rasbora in quarantine that will be going in with them soon. I plan on getting more pygmy's when my quarantine tank is available, but until then is anything else I could do to make them more relaxed and out going?
I have 12 pygmy cory and I live them... they look like playing and poking my green pencilfish and it is funny to watch! And for the green house, anything that touch plants I'm interesting! And I'm sure I will learn a tons!!!😁
I’m late to this video, but I really enjoying your knowledge and content on these little fish. I vote for the Pygmaeus corydoras, I have two, purchased just before lockdown, lost two 😢 then we couldn’t find any more to increase the numbers. But my two are doing well 6 months on, and by giving them their own tank with my three elderly shrimp they have begun to breed, we’ve got 5 babies, I’m thrilled and hoping mum and dad will continue to increase their numbers. So anything you can tell us about these wonderful little fish I’d be very glad to know.
I say show us the whole shebang. I'm a life sciences nerd so I will watch all of the content with glee. Also, bonus points for any excuse to work "caudal peduncle" into everyday conversation. Because "fish ankles" is just scientifically incorrect. 😅
Evil! Making choices between three adorable types of fish!? As for picking.. The pygmy because they are just so fantasticly adorably cute. Been thinking to add those to my honey gurami pair Romeo and Juliets tank actually :)
I just purchased some of the salt/pepers.........this group does not have the lateral line at all but more of just blotchy areas..guess they have mixed genetics in the way they are being bred or captured..........i have looked here on youtube to exactly identify mine but i think they may be a sub set of the ones in your video...odd but hey...thats nature i guess.............................Thanks Rachel......Bob
Salt and Pepper Cory (Habrosus), Pygmy Cory (Pygmaeus), Peppered Cory (Hastatus). Sounds like you have a Peppered Cory(Hastatus) often confused with the Salt and Pepper because their common names are similar. Yours wasn’t on this particular video but I’ve seen them and they’re just as cute.
Could you please tell me which species can handle the highest temperatures. I would like to add some cory's to my discus breeding pairs tank, as I had the normal varieties before and they breed so much it was ridiculous and took over the 4 foot tank. So thinking going small. I have the pygmy's in a tank and they breed all the time.
Hi Rachel.I need your help.I have watched your video about Neon Green Rasbora(Sundadanio margarition Green).A local fish store has received these guys and MOSQUITO RASBORAs Are they breedable?. Have you bread them.
after yesterday`s video, I looked up dwarf corys because I`ve never seen hastatus before and wanted to know what else was I missing. I would like a group of habrosus to occupy the bottom of the tank. at my lfs they have only pygmys for 8cad apiece which is a bit pricey, and since they are not my first choice either, I am holding out for habrosus.
@@marcodofootball 200L?! NICE! Well I'm an invertebrate/plant kinda gal, don't own fish as of yet so sadly I have no educated suggestions for you, but I'm sure whatever you choose it will be magnificent!
my new (about 2 weeks) pgymys are not eating the catfish pellets from hikari. are they just eating biofilm, and if so, how would I know when to add food for them. (my snails clean the food up in a bit) I would also like to feed them food with metroplex and focus because I see some flashing. If they are not eating, should I use powdered ones like general cure? Great info on the corys!
Do you sell any of these Pygmiaeus*(mid -bottom swimmers) ? I have 2 peppered and 2 Pandas but would love to find 6 more to add to my tank! These are by far my favorite cory!!
Well I have only kept 1/3 of these which is the hasbrosis and I have only have these for about a week I have kept 1 of the other two but that was with a couple of guppies that it was scooped up with
They are all amazing but I’m getting ready for pygmaeus. I just have a thing for tiny fish. I love mosquito rasboras and the like. Incidentally, I have a pH of 7.4 (with Tropica soil, pH 8 out of tap) - so not low enough for chilli rasboras & co. What tiny fish might be suitable? (17gal) Thanks!
Oh great, now I need a tank with all three species :-). Fortunately I think they will dovetail nicely with my plans for a (formerly) all oto and cousins tank I've been planning to do. Speaking of which, do you ever see any of the Uruguay/Paraguay oto species on the import lists (or any of the close relatives, hisonotus, paroto.., etc...)?
Personally I just love the salt and peppers. I had a few of them a few years ago with some pandas. Just love the way how the smaller corry's graze together.
Of all the corys for some reason the pandas are still my favorite. They make me squee every time and I could sit and watch their little butts wiggle for hours LOL. I keep them in my bedroom tank and I've noticed at night instead of watching TV I watch my little pandas before I go to bed.
This video came at a perfect time as I am currently setting up a new tank and am trying to decide between habrosus and pygmaeus. I'll probably go with habrosus for this tank though since I would like to see the typical cory behavior. They are both really cute though.
Pygmies for sure are great. I didn't have problems with them uprooting plants (any of the dwarf species) but I tend to plant heavily and let the tank mature a bit vlbefore adding them
Hi Rachel! I’m a newbie tanker of only four months. I have a question about air stones, please. I hear they’re supposed to run only at night….then I hear they’re supposed to run 24-7. Aquascaper Amano ran his for 14 hours at night 😂. Is there such a thing as too much? If it’s a matter of the-more-the-better, I have no problem running 24 hours. I have a fully planted 11 gallon with an HOB…one honey Gourami, five ember tetras and a mystery snail…in case those things would be part of the consideration.
@@RachelOLeary Hi Rachel, Im a newbie tanker of only four months. I hear that air stones are only needed at night….then I hear they’re supposed to run 24-7. The only thing that came out of my research was that aquascaper Amano ran his for 14 hours at night 😂 Is there such a thing as too much? If it’s a matter of the-more-the-better, I have no problem running 24 hours. I have an 11 gallon, fully planted tank with an HOB…no co2…with one honey Gourami, 5 ember tetras and a mystery snail in case that’s part of the consideration.
Whoa, I didn't know habrosus WASN'T a mid-water schooler. I thought all 3 of the "pygmy" corys were. I was thinking of getting a group of panda corys for the bottom my 20L, but if can go smaller better! Now I have to see where I can pick up some Corydoras habrosus.
Hello from Costa Rica! I own more than ten habrosus and used to own a lot of Pygmy Corys which I managed to reproduce. Couldn’t keep the fry alive though 😢
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Rachel O'Leary I’m setting up a brand new tank. It is a 41.8 gallon corner tank. I’ve properly fallen in love with the corydoras pygmaeus. Do you think they would enjoy a jungle style planted aquarium? How many would you recommend for that size tank? Do you have a recommendation for a larger more colourful, very peaceful fish that would get along with these guys? Something to just get one or two of to add some visual variety.
Auto correct is worse.. love the pygmaeus.
Hi Rachel.I need your help.I have watched your video about Neon Green Rasbora(Sundadanio margarition Green).A local fish store has received these guys and MOSQUITO RASBORAs Are they breedable?. Have you bread them.
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Do the dwarf Cory’s uproot plants like their larger cousins? Which of the three dwarfs are safest with plants?
OH GOODNESS ME!!! I looooooove corys, especially the tiny ones! I said yesterday that I only had pygmaeus but then low and behold I went to the store last night at they had habrosus!!! LESS THAN $2 each! Such a steal. They only had 10 but I took them all. Eventually they’ll live with my pygmaeuses and I hope the school :3 I don’t know if I’ll ever get hastatus. They’re $9 each near me
Rachel, Im from Brazil and a great fan. Your book of nanofish is one of my favorite and Im going through the 5th re-reading! (Great pastime!) Ironically, here in southeastern Brazil it is very dificult to find nano corys in the market, only Hastatus from time to time. They are considered rare and still expensive for their size. Keep posting videos, please, we miss you!
You found any? I'm also from Brazil and cannot find any Corydoras pygmaeus, only some old advertisement
I think I like the habrosus the best. I have black sail Cory’s and they look almost like a smaller size of them. I love watching them snuffle along the bottom.
As for content ? I think you are such a knowledgeable person, I would watch whatever you post just to check it out and get all the knowledge you share in all of your videos!
You’re so busy and maintain such a great family life. You’re an inspiration and a breath of fresh air !
Keep up the great work!
Yes, please show us details of tubbing set up, planting, stocking, etc. You make it look SO easy!
Yes, show me EVERYTHING
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Corydoras Habrosus are my absolute favorite fish of all time!! I have a group of Pygmy’s and Habrosus which are so cute and sweet together. The Pygmy’s LOVE them and follow them around like little ducklings 😂. I now have multiple Pygmy Cory fry getting larger darting around the tank (my adult Pygmy’s have been very busy, now my Habrosus have spawned as well 👏). It’s been such a joy! ❤
How could you ever choose a favorite, all three are so adorable! All updates over summer tubs would be wonderful! Thanks Rachel!!
Definitely into the summer tubbing videos, I'm pretty stoked about all your projects and love the inspiration. Thanks
Your summer tubbing videos have got me inspired to get my own greenhouse rolling, and also to try my hand at tubs! Love these quick updates, and I just adore those tiny catfish!! 😍
Rachel I Love your channel! You are so inspirational! I come to your channel for everything about nano fish! Keep it up!!!
Hi Rachel,
Absolutely love your videos and am really enjoying your planting of your tubs.....
Very excited to see them completed!!!!
Keep up the great work.....
I think summer tubbing and related stuff is part of you Rachel. Most subscriber Im sure are glad that you share this with us. I personnaly love everything you do and Im always happy to see new stuff or even learn new stuff. You have to do what you love first. :)
I have and love the pygmaeus. They are always everywhere in the tank. I have a group of nine but I agree with you on bigger groups. Thanks again🐠
I've had all 3 at different times, and it's difficult to choose a favorite. I love them all but if I was forced to pick one, I'd go with pygmaeous. I love that it has the appearance of a cory, but has such wonderful mid-water wiggling behavior. In my mind, from a distance hastatus looks more like a member of the Cyprinidae family and habrosus is just a smaller version of the typical cory. Great video and I can't wait to see your summer tubs.
Thank you Rachel, I plan to get myself a bunch of small corys and seeing all 3 of them in one video was very helpful
I enjoy the reports in the greenhouse. You have an awesome one! Enjoy the wiggles, too.
So much more of this! This is the best part of your channel I love when you’re outside!
Came for the nano species, stayed for the tubs! I'm really in love with the tubbing since I Found out on your channel! (Now I'm secretly dreaming of a big glasshouse with lots of (sub) tropical plants, lots of exotic butterflies and moths, aquaria, terraria and paludaria! Dreaming never hurts, right? Already starting to take notes for the future maybe!) Thanks for all the incredible valuable information! You rock! 🤘
Yes! I love when you set up the summer tubs in the green house. I would love to see you set up a hydroponic type tub with the micro fish species.
Hot dang! Look at your figure. You go girl! You are an amazing person. Between the fish and watching you transform there’s always something to keep our attention. I hope you and your family are well.
I just got one little Pygmy Cory and I’m in love!!
Going back to the fish store tomorrow to buy more because I didn’t know they like to be with their own kind. I have him with orange neos but I think he’ll be thrilled to have a few of his tank mates with him tomorrow!!
Thanks for letting us know they like to be together!!
So how are your corys?
I like seeing it ALL...fish, houseplants, outdoor plants and flowers, the bog garden, algae, shrimp, Abby's diving, Chris's metal art sculptures...just videos of life in all it's wonderous facets and forms.
I have pygmaus myself but love all three, i had salt and peppers before and would like to have again.
Awesome stuff Rachel, I recently picked up some habrosus, my lfs had all 3, that was a head scratcher! I love the habrosus, nothing better than seeing them go nose deep in the substrate with the wiggliest tail ever all over the bottom of my tank, great species!
Thank you so much for continuing to show us your amazing fish room, greenhouse, bog gardens and tubs as well as your chicken and other critters (they include the human once ;P )! Please continue to regularly update us with the tubbing in the greenhouse! maybe do more underwater footage this year of what is happening with your plants and fish underwater inside your greenhouse tubs!?
Before where I used to keep several aquarium, I had a school of 10 Cory. pygmaeus and I truly fell in love with them ever since! Now that I'm back in the Hobby I so wish to have a school of them again!!! Maybe I'll try out the other two dwarf species!!!
Love these fish I purchased a group last week and want them in all my tanks now. Very cool little fish. Thanks for another GREAT video!
Yes!! I want to see it all! And I love the word "caudal peduncle" @ 2:23. That needs to be said more.
Its a fun one!
Habrosus! So adorable! What is that lovely cichlid cruising by?
I have a 20 gallon aquascaped tank with about 12-15 Cardinal tetra & a oto cat. For the longest time my cardinals & oto cat would just hide in either back corner of my tank. It was frustrating because they never came out from behind my jungle Val's & rotella & we barely them. But then I added 8 s&p Corey's to my tank & they're so active that they encourage the cardinals & oto cat to come out of hiding & play. The carts seemed to have convinced the other fish that the tank was safe. That's what I'm guessing. But thanks for another great video. I watched it before I bought my s&p habrosus. Cutest fish I've ever owned lol
One of Your best videos so far! Thank you
I don't know about others, but I would love to see your gardening exploits Rachel. 💞🌱
A few weeks ago I changed the grind in my aquarium to sand in order to make my aquarium comfortable for Corydoras. A few days ago I got 10 pygmy cory's and I love them! Very cute, active, playful, peaceful schooling fish :) ! And very nice that I could easily have ten schooling fish in my 60x30x30 cm aquarium along with my other fish and shrimp. They're not scared, even get very close to the big Ancistrus. I checked out at my aquarium store if my cory's were in danger, but they told me it was totally fine.
I look forward to every video you make!
One fish related topic I would like to learn more about is Mimicry.
i've got habrosus and i've noticed theres a severe lack of content about them here on youtube!! they're such adorable characters
I would love to see some more in depth updates on the plants you mentioned at the beginning!
Show us everything pls!
Actually, out of all fish, C. Habrosus are my favourite. Each individual has a personality & seeing them 'fight' cherry shrimp over pellets is the best thing ever. Ps - some gardening content would be great! 👍
i love the pygmaus the best. looking forward to tubing vids. thanks for what you do.
Love to see the veg planting too
Pygmy. They are just so stinking cute. They just seem like such happy little guys
Omg the pygmaeus corys are so wiggly and cute! I have a 10g with 8 white clouds and I really want to add a school of Pygmy corys if I can find them. I know it’s a small tank for all that plus snails and shrimp, but I’ve got it well planted and zoned so there should be space for everyone. I just think I might be better off leaving it as a white cloud and shrimp breeding tank, kinda feels like the added level of predation might keep anything from breeding super well in a smaller tank
Like the green house tutorals. Looking to breed (now retired) and like the idea of utilizing plants and poss aquaponics. As for cories, not much info given regarding (besides looks) which also add functionality, which get along in a normal mixed tank. Thinking the bottom dwellers win for cleaning assistance plus the multiple variations that can be obtained. But, there is likely things I am not taking into account. Still learning, and thanks for doing the vids.
Awesome corys!!! Thanks for sharing!!
I’m super interested in what’s going on in your yard and green house! Show us everything 😊
One of the nicer things about these little guys is how easy they are to breed. You don't even have to remove the adults of any of the three species from the breeding tank if you don't want to because they will not eat their eggs or fry. My Habrosus spawn ALL the time. On plants, the aquarium glass, air lift tubes... all over the place.
I see you have apisto with em. Thanks for answering what nobody else seemed to have info about.
I only pair apistos with cories of any kind in 55g or larger
I was gonna get the habrosus, but after watching this and a couple other videos I think I might get some of the first pygamy cory for my nano tank, just because they swim mid water, and are so friendly and wiggly. Planted tank, with lots of plants, little hiding spots in castles, and terra cotta pots. Just a couple friendly guppies, shrimp, and a snail, so they should feel safe.
I love how much I learn watching this!
>"six is a common school for these(pygmaeus)"
I WANT A MILLION OF THEM
My favorite is the salt and pepper bottom dwelling cory. I just find them more entertaining scurrying around the subtrait like little vacuum cleaners. I'm also interested in your outdoor garden tubs and greenhouse videos. I would like you to continue to video those. I'm excited for you and all your spring activities. Hope your family is doing better.
You really know your stuff!
Hello, I have a 24 gallon tall tank that I'm just now collecting the accessories to start it up. But I have so many questions but I'll just ask the one that has bewildered me the most. Can I have the 8 of the Salt & Pepper Cory's and 8 of the Pygmaeus and then get 12 of the Neon Tetras, 1 Betta and I love the Dannioes. Could I have anywhere near this in a planted tank?
Hi Rachel. Firstly one question. In the first part, in the greenhouse you used a word CRIDDER. As I am in Romania I checked everywhere for this English /American English but cannot find it. Please can you explain what you were talking about. Thanks for all of your videos. My favourite is Habrosus as it an individual and what I expect of a 'catfish' - if it is the right word. Also Its beautifully marked. The other 2 for me are non descript and could be any mid water fish. Not striking to look at and rather bland and colourless
Critter, short for creature :)
@@RachelOLeary thanks so much for that. All the best to you and yours for 2020 and looking forward to your enjoyable, informative videos that broaden my knowledge about new 'critters' I can keep. Thnx
I have a school of 10 Corydoras Hastatus. They're just so freaking cute I couldn't resist them and mine are gregarious and really out there, not shy at all
I got some pygmaeus to put into my cherry red shrimp tank because I wanted something small enough that wouldn’t eat the babies. I’m thinking of getting some of the habrosus but seeing as there a little bit bigger do you think they would be an issue for my shrimp?
They are so cute! Habrosus used to be my favorite because I love their coloration, but seeing pygmaeus schooling in midwater is just too adorable. I cant really decide, I think when I get a tank imma have to get both. I love all those wiggly little pups. I honestly dont known why the "cleanup crew" species are all so amazing. Unfortunately, a tank with just cories, kuhlis, and shrimp would prob get a bit bottom-heavy. I might try it anyways
Thank you for making this!! I'm starting a little 17 gallon cube tank, and I'm looking for a small type of Cory that mostly hangs out on the bottom, so I think I'm going to go with the habrosus! ❤️❤️
How different are the cory habrosus with Otocinclus in terms of bahavior, care, etc.? Thanks!!
My habrosus and otos often shoal together, otos diet is different though.
I saw that Reef to Rift recently got in some Panda Corys and was thinking about swinging by and picking some up if they still have some left, but if not I think any species of cory would by extremely rewarding in a tank with a large group. I'm hoping to pair them with a school of tetras. I currently have some tank raised cardinal tetras that I lost quite a few after getting them and only have a couple left. I'm debating whether or not I should get another large group of them or try another species of tetras. But I'm really excited to get my larger planted aquarium stocked with some large groups of smaller fish! I'm also working on getting my vegetable garden started too and would love to see what's doing well for you. I'm thinking about building a "she-shed" with a greenhouse attached to the side and maybe a small pond too for plants. I have so many hobbies that my house simply can't contain them all!!
Hey, not to sound rude but, your weight loss is so inspiring! I've been watching your vids for a while but ive noticed how slim you've gotten! Love you, keep up the great work
I have 8 pygmy cories in a 20 gallon long and you would think the tank is empty, they hardly come out and duck for cover if I get close. They're the only fish so far, I have chili rasbora in quarantine that will be going in with them soon.
I plan on getting more pygmy's when my quarantine tank is available, but until then is anything else I could do to make them more relaxed and out going?
What kind of leaves are on the bottom of the tank ? I have a SA tank and would like to add to make it look more natura...
I have 12 pygmy cory and I live them... they look like playing and poking my green pencilfish and it is funny to watch! And for the green house, anything that touch plants I'm interesting! And I'm sure I will learn a tons!!!😁
I’m late to this video, but I really enjoying your knowledge and content on these little fish. I vote for the Pygmaeus corydoras, I have two, purchased just before lockdown, lost two 😢 then we couldn’t find any more to increase the numbers. But my two are doing well 6 months on, and by giving them their own tank with my three elderly shrimp they have begun to breed, we’ve got 5 babies, I’m thrilled and hoping mum and dad will continue to increase their numbers. So anything you can tell us about these wonderful little fish I’d be very glad to know.
the habrosus looks gigantic until the otocinclus comes and scoots next to him at which point i was like "WOW THATS A GIANT OTO" then i realised....
Love your knowledge. Fantastic
I like the hasbrosas
They do help clean up and sift my substaight
The salt and pepper ones are my favorite but I do have pygmy Cory's as well and love them too
I say show us the whole shebang. I'm a life sciences nerd so I will watch all of the content with glee. Also, bonus points for any excuse to work "caudal peduncle" into everyday conversation. Because "fish ankles" is just scientifically incorrect. 😅
Oh wow! They're so cuuttteee. I used to want to have pygmy cories, but I never see them in the store at my place lol.....sad
I like the thought of watching fish and plants and gardening videos.
Evil! Making choices between three adorable types of fish!? As for picking.. The pygmy because they are just so fantasticly adorably cute. Been thinking to add those to my honey gurami pair Romeo and Juliets tank actually :)
Amazing dwarf corys ...
BUT WOW YOU HAVE ORANGE LASERS THEY ARE SO COOL
I just purchased some of the salt/pepers.........this group does not have the lateral line at all but more of just blotchy areas..guess they have mixed genetics in the way they are being bred or captured..........i have looked here on youtube to exactly identify mine but i think they may be a sub set of the ones in your video...odd but hey...thats nature i guess.............................Thanks Rachel......Bob
Salt and Pepper Cory (Habrosus), Pygmy Cory (Pygmaeus), Peppered Cory (Hastatus). Sounds like you have a Peppered Cory(Hastatus) often confused with the Salt and Pepper because their common names are similar. Yours wasn’t on this particular video but I’ve seen them and they’re just as cute.
Sorry, was in a hurry and made some typos….your Corys are Peppered Corys (Paleatus), not Salt and Pepper (Habrosus).
Could you please tell me which species can handle the highest temperatures. I would like to add some cory's to my discus breeding pairs tank, as I had the normal varieties before and they breed so much it was ridiculous and took over the 4 foot tank. So thinking going small. I have the pygmy's in a tank and they breed all the time.
Hi Rachel. Thanks, love your vids. Are pygmy the same as dwarf corydoras?
Hi Rachel.I need your help.I have watched your video about Neon Green Rasbora(Sundadanio margarition Green).A local fish store has received these guys and MOSQUITO RASBORAs Are they breedable?. Have you bread them.
Great video keep up the good work
after yesterday`s video, I looked up dwarf corys because I`ve never seen hastatus before and wanted to know what else was I missing. I would like a group of habrosus to occupy the bottom of the tank. at my lfs they have only pygmys for 8cad apiece which is a bit pricey, and since they are not my first choice either, I am holding out for habrosus.
Would any of them be okay to keep with neocaridina shrimp?
@4:22 what wish swims into the upper left frame???
Espei pencilfish
My gf loves her Habs. We have a group of three there so tiny in a nano setup right now they are busy bees 🐝 we love them
It's my birthday and I can watch your new video😍 fantastic ❤️ love your channel
Happy birthday!!
@@RachelOLeary thank you very much, and guess what I bought today? A new fish tank 🤣
Happy Birthday Marco! May your new tank bring you much Joy!
@@Beansie thank you😊 for sure. Any recommendations what stock for a 200l tank?
@@marcodofootball 200L?! NICE! Well I'm an invertebrate/plant kinda gal, don't own fish as of yet so sadly I have no educated suggestions for you, but I'm sure whatever you choose it will be magnificent!
Gotta go with the pygmies if I’m choosing out of those three. Although I don’t know if they’re my favorite overall.
my new (about 2 weeks) pgymys are not eating the catfish pellets from hikari. are they just eating biofilm, and if so, how would I know when to add food for them. (my snails clean the food up in a bit) I would also like to feed them food with metroplex and focus because I see some flashing. If they are not eating, should I use powdered ones like general cure?
Great info on the corys!
Do you sell any of these Pygmiaeus*(mid -bottom swimmers) ? I have 2 peppered and 2 Pandas but would love to find 6 more to add to my tank! These are by far my favorite cory!!
Well I have only kept 1/3 of these which is the hasbrosis and I have only have these for about a week I have kept 1 of the other two but that was with a couple of guppies that it was scooped up with
What is that yellow fish that kept popping up in the video?? (I don't mean the bigger cory)
They are all amazing but I’m getting ready for pygmaeus. I just have a thing for tiny fish. I love mosquito rasboras and the like. Incidentally, I have a pH of 7.4 (with Tropica soil, pH 8 out of tap) - so not low enough for chilli rasboras & co. What tiny fish might be suitable? (17gal) Thanks!
Oh great, now I need a tank with all three species :-). Fortunately I think they will dovetail nicely with my plans for a (formerly) all oto and cousins tank I've been planning to do.
Speaking of which, do you ever see any of the Uruguay/Paraguay oto species on the import lists (or any of the close relatives, hisonotus, paroto.., etc...)?
No but sometimes jeff rapps will have them (tangled up in cichlids)
Personally I just love the salt and peppers. I had a few of them a few years ago with some pandas. Just love the way how the smaller corry's graze together.
Do they school together even if they are different types?
Of all the corys for some reason the pandas are still my favorite. They make me squee every time and I could sit and watch their little butts wiggle for hours LOL. I keep them in my bedroom tank and I've noticed at night instead of watching TV I watch my little pandas before I go to bed.
This video came at a perfect time as I am currently setting up a new tank and am trying to decide between habrosus and pygmaeus. I'll probably go with habrosus for this tank though since I would like to see the typical cory behavior. They are both really cute though.
Do the dwarf corys uproot plants like their larger cousins? Which of the three dwarfs are safest with plants?
Pygmies for sure are great. I didn't have problems with them uprooting plants (any of the dwarf species) but I tend to plant heavily and let the tank mature a bit vlbefore adding them
@@RachelOLeary Thank you!
Hi Rachel! I’m a newbie tanker of only four months. I have a question about air stones, please. I hear they’re supposed to run only at night….then I hear they’re supposed to run 24-7. Aquascaper Amano ran his for 14 hours at night 😂. Is there such a thing as too much? If it’s a matter of the-more-the-better, I have no problem running 24 hours. I have a fully planted 11 gallon with an HOB…one honey Gourami, five ember tetras and a mystery snail…in case those things would be part of the consideration.
@@RachelOLeary Hi Rachel, Im a newbie tanker of only four months. I hear that air stones are only needed at night….then I hear they’re supposed to run 24-7. The only thing that came out of my research was that aquascaper Amano ran his for 14 hours at night 😂 Is there such a thing as too much? If it’s a matter of the-more-the-better, I have no problem running 24 hours. I have an 11 gallon, fully planted tank with an HOB…no co2…with one honey Gourami, 5 ember tetras and a mystery snail in case that’s part of the consideration.
Whoa, I didn't know habrosus WASN'T a mid-water schooler. I thought all 3 of the "pygmy" corys were. I was thinking of getting a group of panda corys for the bottom my 20L, but if can go smaller better! Now I have to see where I can pick up some Corydoras habrosus.
Please continue to show us the plants
They're all impossibly cute, but the Hastatus takes it for me with those big dark eyes. 😊
Hello from Costa Rica! I own more than ten habrosus and used to own a lot of Pygmy Corys which I managed to reproduce. Couldn’t keep the fry alive though 😢