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    Please help! Betta and Cory cats

    Thank you, your correct says right on package “eradicates pest snails” lol ughh “keep fish, it will be fun” they said..
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    Please help! Betta and Cory cats

    Thanx! I finally found cloverleaf absolute wormer + which is flubendazole! The instructions just say to use 1 time per month for prevention though? Any recommendations on dosing and how long before might see improvement? I was considering separating betta to a 5 gallon hospital tank for...
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    Please help! Betta and Cory cats

    Update- after doing a salt treatment as suggested my cory are all fine and acting normally now however I am at a loss about my betta still emaciated, scale issues seem worse, and now has a clouded over eye (see pics) betta has been consistently active and eats readily and I did try feeding...
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    Cories keep dying

    Hmm can I ask what type of Cory you have been trying to keep? No other large bottom feeder in tank like Pleco etc? Sounds like you have a good amount of hiding spots but you ever notice the cichlid or angles harassing them? I have found that Cory do not handle stress well. I also was...
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    Dwarf corydora Habrosus (salt and pepper)

    Thanx! I have successfully kept female in community tanks in the past based on research I’ve done female are much easier to do this with than male. my current female has been in with the “fake” 5 Cory (they were mislabeled and now that they have grown a bit are clearly peppered Cory not salt and...
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    Dwarf corydora Habrosus (salt and pepper)

    Thank you! I was just worried 9 with my betta and snail in a 10 gallon would be overstocked. You don’t think so? I know they only get about an inch big… Should I just monitor my levels for awhile to be sure and look for signs of stress? Also Completely agree with the gravel as well I have small...
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    Dwarf corydora Habrosus (salt and pepper)

    Anyone have experience keeping these guys in a 10 gallon tank? Wondering how they do and experienced stocking recommendations (inter webs has wide range from 3-10) lol. I bought a group of 6 from lfs however after having them for a bit I have realized they were actually baby peppered Cory...
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    Salt and Pepper dwarf / Habrosus Cory Search

    Will you send to me as well? I am also on the hunt but only place I found isnt selling anything less than a school of 9 - wish tank I had for them was bigger! Story of my life haha
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    What is this??

    Well look who it is! Hey long time no talk buddy! Haha I’ll try to see if I can catch it out again over the weekend. Whatever it is doesn’t look like it is fairing to well fighting the water flow in my tank
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    What is this??

    This may not be right spot for this but I have a planted tank so.. ?*♀️ I know this a long shot but can anyone tell what this thing is in my tank? I have 2 otocinclus 3 angels and group of Cory in this 55 gallon tank.. I did just get some plants delivered yesterday I put in here and I inspected...
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    Please help! Betta and Cory cats

    Oops sorry just reread your first reply about salt and see you clearly said plants and snail will be ok- wish me luck and again thank you!!
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    Please help! Betta and Cory cats

    Seriously thank you so much for the help! I think it has been over a week or so since I first noticed but only noticeably frequent the last few days. There is no white spots I can see on any of them and I did a fair inspection of the one I lost as well. Ive got some aquarium salt ordered to be...
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    Please help! Betta and Cory cats

    Thank you for the advice on betta I had thought looked “skinny” but was so when I got from store and have been trying to feed more than I normally would (betta pellets and freeze dried blood worms) I have some frozen stuff so will start giving that too and increase feedings to several times a...
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    Please help! Betta and Cory cats

    Got a 30 second clip. Watch toward back under wood at first then happens again a bit into clip near front of tank and Cory kinda skips/rubs again back toward under the wood.. just fyi this took a solid 15 min of me recording tank to catch happening I fed tank after and watched for another 5-10...
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