180g, two weeks in - update may 23

ingg · Post by **ingg** » Wed Feb 27, 2008 9:49 pm

No pymaeus. Echinodorus vesivius, Hygro "lo row", and narrow leaf java fern in that last pic - behind it all is the new leaves popping off balansae.

B Considine · Post by **B Considine** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 9:40 am

I was referring to the little corydora...

ingg · Post by **ingg** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 9:51 am

Ahh, doh

Pygmaeus, yup. Been collecting a school for a few months now.

BTW, possibly the worst fish to catch in a tank EVAH!!! Tiny, fast, smart, and bury themselves in the substrate once totally spooked. I still havea few in a couple various tanks, buggers are worse to catch than Nannacara Anomala - and I never thought I'd say that about any fish, hehe.

Had to completely tear out every plant in my 33g flatback to get most of them - and still saw one swimming around in there the other day. Still a couple in the 30 long, too.

B Considine · Post by **B Considine** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 10:34 am

I've always had a soft spot for the dwarf corys. I really like the way they school, and the fact that they don't shy from the occasional mid-level swim. Seeing your school come around a rock, or out from behind some plants has got to be a great visual.

I'm currently on the watch for C. hastatus, to go with some Kreig's tetras I bought at SCALES. The Kreig's coloration mimics that of the corys, for that blended school look.

Ltrepeter2000 · Post by **Ltrepeter2000** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 10:50 am

What is a Kreig's tetra? I find no reference to it on Google.

Ghazanfar Ghori · Post by **Ghazanfar Ghori** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 11:07 am

Kerry/Kerri tetra maybe?

B Considine · Post by **B Considine** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 11:21 am

It's Odontostilbe kriegi, or Serrapinus kriegi. AKA Krieg's tetra or three-spot tetra. Sorry, I transposed the "e" and "i".

Looks like a smaller lemon tetra, only not as yellow. Lateral line is slightly metallic green. Has dark spot on tail, anal fin, and I guess, the eye makes 3. According to a reference Andrew has, they school with corydoras hastatus. I've got 4 in a 5.5 gal. I don't think it's entirely to their liking, as the hide by day and only come out when the light's off.

http://www.aquaticquotient.com/forum/sh ... hp?t=33375 has picture.

Ltrepeter2000 · Post by **Ltrepeter2000** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 11:28 am

Thanks....that will be cool if they actually will school with the corys

B Considine · Post by **B Considine** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 11:35 am

After I bought them, I asked Andrew if he ever got hastatus in. He just laughed, and wished me good luck, finding them.

ingg · Post by **ingg** » Fri Feb 29, 2008 8:29 pm

DelawareJim wrote:Dave;

What plants do you have in there again?

Cheers.
Jim

Corners are c. balansae and a little c. spiralis

front left is echnodorus vesuvius

front right is c wendtii green gecko

foreground is c. parva

Behind parva and under the angustifolia is c. lucens

back left is pogostemon stellata

back mid is corymbosa angustifolia

needle leaf java fern, java fern fingers, anubias barteri, barteri nana, anubias lanceolata and a baby sword midifleur round it out.

180g, two weeks in - update may 23

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