Aspidoras pauciradiatus...

trashion · 04-11-2008, 08:55 AM

So it turns out that my "pygmy cories" are in fact "false corydoras" or "sixray corydoras" AKA Aspidoras pauciradiatus. They're adorable!

From what I can tell, they're very hardy. They'd been in a bag for quite a long time, and I have yet to lose one. I bought 12 and they're currently in my 5.5gal quarantine. They were in hard, high-pH water, and they transitioned to my moderately-soft, low pH water with no losses. They're very active, constantly swimming up and down the tank walls.

Has anyone else had any experience in keeping them?

COM · 04-12-2008, 10:23 AM

Yes - I have had these fish. They are really easy to keep and they are very active schoolers. I think that you will like them!

trashion · 04-12-2008, 12:49 PM

Aw, great! I'm so excited to put them in the main tank, I'm just waiting to make sure they're all healthy.

trashion · 04-14-2008, 04:22 PM

Update:

I moved them into my main tank because I am impatient. They're such weird fish! They swim around and then just stop swimming and get boffed around by current. A couple of times they landed upside down and stayed like that! I got worried and poked them gently, but they perked up and swam around some more. I don't think there's anything wrong with them, probably the transition to such a bright aquarium weirded them out a little.

**JustOneMore20** · 04-14-2008, 06:23 PM

Haha...they sound cute! Yeah, probably just adjusting to the tank change. Cories (and their relatives) are silly fish.

trashion · 04-14-2008, 06:30 PM

I just got a sweet deal on a Nikon Coolpix 7900 camera, Kristin, so I'll be posting pics soon for sure!

You can witness their cuteness

04-11-2008, 08:55 AM	#1
trashion girl anachronism Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,318	Aspidoras pauciradiatus... So it turns out that my "pygmy cories" are in fact "false corydoras" or "sixray corydoras" AKA Aspidoras pauciradiatus. They're adorable! From what I can tell, they're very hardy. They'd been in a bag for quite a long time, and I have yet to lose one. I bought 12 and they're currently in my 5.5gal quarantine. They were in hard, high-pH water, and they transitioned to my moderately-soft, low pH water with no losses. They're very active, constantly swimming up and down the tank walls. Has anyone else had any experience in keeping them? __________________ current setup: 5.5 gallon low-light planted tank -nothing....thinking a mini-community. for reference: my name is Julie

04-12-2008, 12:49 PM	#3
trashion girl anachronism Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,318	Aw, great! I'm so excited to put them in the main tank, I'm just waiting to make sure they're all healthy. __________________ current setup: 5.5 gallon low-light planted tank -nothing....thinking a mini-community. for reference: my name is Julie

04-14-2008, 04:22 PM	#4
trashion girl anachronism Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,318	Update: I moved them into my main tank because I am impatient. They're such weird fish! They swim around and then just stop swimming and get boffed around by current. A couple of times they landed upside down and stayed like that! I got worried and poked them gently, but they perked up and swam around some more. I don't think there's anything wrong with them, probably the transition to such a bright aquarium weirded them out a little. __________________ current setup: 5.5 gallon low-light planted tank -nothing....thinking a mini-community. for reference: my name is Julie

04-14-2008, 06:23 PM	#5
JustOneMore20 Moderator Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Birmingham, AL Age: 22 Posts: 3,581	Haha...they sound cute! Yeah, probably just adjusting to the tank change. Cories (and their relatives) are silly fish. __________________ *Kristin* 5 Planted tanks: 55g, 40g, 29g, 20g, 5.5g

04-14-2008, 06:30 PM	#6
trashion girl anachronism Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,318	I just got a sweet deal on a Nikon Coolpix 7900 camera, Kristin, so I'll be posting pics soon for sure! You can witness their cuteness __________________ current setup: 5.5 gallon low-light planted tank -nothing....thinking a mini-community. for reference: my name is Julie

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04-12-2008, 10:23 AM	#2
COM Rebel Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Buffalo, NY Posts: 696	Yes - I have had these fish. They are really easy to keep and they are very active schoolers. I think that you will like them!

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