ArtistGardener
Aquarium Advice Freak
I have had problems keeping corys alive in my planted 55 gallon. I've lost at least five skunk corys and four albinos. In the past, I've asked for help with this and most people thought it was my water, but that is always good. Others blamed salt because of brine shrimp, etc. I just put in three albino corys after they spent three weeks in my 10 gallon quarantine (same water parameters). All three were perky little buggers while in the 10 gallon and for the first two days in my big tank. This morning, I found two of them dead. One is alive and hanging out with the lone big albino that's been in there for a month or so. One of the dead corys look traumatized with a bruised head. Could my clown pleco be doing this to them? He hides all day long and I rarely see him. I have witnessed him charge at my SAEs and platys when they try to nibble his algae tablets…. Every time I've lost a cory, it has been during the night. I am about ready to give up on that family.