The war of the wiggles-Comparing all three dwarf cory species
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- Опубліковано 3 кві 2019
- Today I show you all three of the dwarf cory species in display tanks to compare their wiggle factor! Which do you like best? We also peek into the greenhouse!
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Make sure to vote at the poll near the end of the video to determine once and for all who is the wiggliest of the dwarf cories!
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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.
@Fabian Fisher instablaster ;)
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
Yes, show me EVERYTHING
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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
So much more of this! This is the best part of your channel I love when you’re outside!
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!! 😍
Definitely into the summer tubbing videos, I'm pretty stoked about all your projects and love the inspiration. Thanks
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.....
How could you ever choose a favorite, all three are so adorable! All updates over summer tubs would be wonderful! Thanks Rachel!!
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
Yes, please show us details of tubbing set up, planting, stocking, etc. You make it look SO easy!
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🐠
Rachel I Love your channel! You are so inspirational! I come to your channel for everything about nano fish! Keep it up!!!
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.
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. :)
Show us everything pls!
I have pygmaus myself but love all three, i had salt and peppers before and would like to have again.
I would love to see some more in depth updates on the plants you mentioned at the beginning!
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!
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!
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!!!
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! 🤘
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!
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.
Love to see the veg planting too
I enjoy the reports in the greenhouse. You have an awesome one! Enjoy the wiggles, too.
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 don't know about others, but I would love to see your gardening exploits Rachel. 💞🌱
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! ❤️❤️
One of Your best videos so far! Thank you
Awesome corys!!! Thanks for sharing!!
I look forward to every video you make!
One fish related topic I would like to learn more about is Mimicry.
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’m super interested in what’s going on in your yard and green house! Show us everything 😊
I love how much I learn watching this!
i love the pygmaus the best. looking forward to tubing vids. thanks for what you do.
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 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
Love your knowledge. Fantastic
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
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.
You really know your stuff!
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.
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
Great video keep up the good work
Habrosus! So adorable! What is that lovely cichlid cruising by?
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 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?
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.
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 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’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.
Gotta love them, as well as the Aspidoras spp.
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.
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’ve kept all 3 of these and love them all!
I like the thought of watching fish and plants and gardening videos.
Pygmy. They are just so stinking cute. They just seem like such happy little guys
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.
The salt and pepper ones are my favorite but I do have pygmy Cory's as well and love them too
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.
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!
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!!
I'm definitely interested in the gardening! :)
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!!!😁
Amazing dwarf corys ...
BUT WOW YOU HAVE ORANGE LASERS THEY ARE SO COOL
Happy to see veggies too.
Very nice video showing the three species ! Really like the Pygmaeus. anyone have a good source for them?
Hi Rachel. Thanks, love your vids. Are pygmy the same as dwarf corydoras?
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 :)
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
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
I originally wanted habrosus cory. Got the pygmaeus by mistake. 12 of them. Went back and got 10 more. LOVE THEM. And they are loving their heavily planted 120g. Probably the better choice for me for my parameters.
I agree each kind is super on their own merits. Were I to put money down right now, I’d have to go with the salt & pepper cories. Most because I don’t yet have any bottom feeders in my largest (45 gallon) tank.
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. 😅
They’re all so cute! I read hastatus is more outgoing than the Pygmy but I guess everyone’s experience is diff. Do these 3 species school together if I mix and match a bunch?
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)
I have 2 out of the 3 and love them just the same .. the only reason I don't have all 3 is because the "Hastatus" are harder to come by.
They're so adorable 😍
What was that apisto again?
it is a female cacatoides
Rachel I love plants as well as fish. But do what you enjoy doing the most, and what is handiest for you.
They're all impossibly cute, but the Hastatus takes it for me with those big dark eyes. 😊
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....
Please continue to show us the plants
Pygmeaus, especially when breeding - awsom :-D
Love the Salt and pepper ones at the bottom
I have both habrosus und pygmaeus and I love them both unfortunately my pygmaeus are little scaredy cats and hide almost all day, but sometimes I sit in front of the tank for half an hour in darkness just because seeing the whole school come out is a magical sight. I hope to move them to a larger tank at some point and be able to get a school of 50 or so to see that behavior all the time. The habrosus are always out and looking for food and I agree they are the wiggliest of them all. Funny that we have such different experiences with the species. My school of pygmaeus is 10 and my habrosus is only 5 because I got them from a hobbyist who didn't have more and I haven't found any more yet. Maybe I'll get to breed them to increase their school. Love pygmy cories though. Thanks for introducing me to them a while back and to nano fish in general!
Hasbrosis are my favourite of the three in looks and behavior
Gotta go with the pygmies if I’m choosing out of those three. Although I don’t know if they’re my favorite overall.
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.
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!!
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!
I would like to see what your growing on top. I also have a green house and my life revolves around both fish and growing plants. Have not done any fish in my Greenhouse. I am into the pond stuff think I'll do one, tub.
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!
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
YES on vegitables/gardening content. :-)
from your descriptions, im leaning towards the pygmaeus
I've always wondered why they gravitate to the glass like that. Any ideas? Is it a positive or negative behavior?
Love my pygmies. They're such a joy.
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).
My favorite is the pygmy. Since I don't have any experience with any of those species I can't really make reasonable decisions but I like their stronger schooling-behavior and I think I have a weakness for fish with a dark strip down their side, especially when they have this red kind of shimmery appearance. So for me it's mostly the look which made them win.