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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.
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.
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
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!
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. 😅
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 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!
Corydoras Habrosus are my absolute favorite fish of all time!! I have a group of Pygmy’s and Habrosus which are so cute and sweet together. The Pygmy’s LOVE them and follow them around like little ducklings 😂. I now have multiple Pygmy Cory fry getting larger darting around the tank (my adult Pygmy’s have been very busy, now my Habrosus have spawned as well 👏). It’s been such a joy! ❤
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 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. :)
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.
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!! 😍
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.
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.....
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! 🤘
A few weeks ago I changed the grind in my aquarium to sand in order to make my aquarium comfortable for Corydoras. A few days ago I got 10 pygmy cory's and I love them! Very cute, active, playful, peaceful schooling fish :) ! And very nice that I could easily have ten schooling fish in my 60x30x30 cm aquarium along with my other fish and shrimp. They're not scared, even get very close to the big Ancistrus. I checked out at my aquarium store if my cory's were in danger, but they told me it was totally fine.
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
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 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!!
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.
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!
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
I would LOVE to watch your veggie patch grow alongside the fish! Your bins would be PERFECT to do some rain gutter gardening (or similar set up)! Here's one of my favorite cowboys talking about his set up! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-NyOIRVjatdg.html YAYYY Permaculture!! I have a legit question though...Are all your tubs on a single massive air pump or do you have smaller pumps scattered throughout the greenhouse to get the bubbling going? Thanks as always and enjoy the season!!
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
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 :)
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.
Hello, I have a 24 gallon tall tank that I'm just now collecting the accessories to start it up. But I have so many questions but I'll just ask the one that has bewildered me the most. Can I have the 8 of the Salt & Pepper Cory's and 8 of the Pygmaeus and then get 12 of the Neon Tetras, 1 Betta and I love the Dannioes. Could I have anywhere near this in a planted tank?
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!!!
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.
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.
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
Hi Rachel. Firstly one question. In the first part, in the greenhouse you used a word CRIDDER. As I am in Romania I checked everywhere for this English /American English but cannot find it. Please can you explain what you were talking about. Thanks for all of your videos. My favourite is Habrosus as it an individual and what I expect of a 'catfish' - if it is the right word. Also Its beautifully marked. The other 2 for me are non descript and could be any mid water fish. Not striking to look at and rather bland and colourless
@@RachelOLeary thanks so much for that. All the best to you and yours for 2020 and looking forward to your enjoyable, informative videos that broaden my knowledge about new 'critters' I can keep. Thnx
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!!
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!!!😁
I have 8 pygmy cories in a 20 gallon long and you would think the tank is empty, they hardly come out and duck for cover if I get close. They're the only fish so far, I have chili rasbora in quarantine that will be going in with them soon. I plan on getting more pygmy's when my quarantine tank is available, but until then is anything else I could do to make them more relaxed and out going?
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 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!!
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 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!
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.
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.
Of all the corys for some reason the pandas are still my favorite. They make me squee every time and I could sit and watch their little butts wiggle for hours LOL. I keep them in my bedroom tank and I've noticed at night instead of watching TV I watch my little pandas before I go to bed.
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
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! ❤️❤️
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.
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
