Panda Cory Losing Color
Similar Aquarium Threads Corydoras aenus Venezuela losing colour and dying repeatedly Jona8805 Dec 6, 2020 Freshwater Fish Disease and Health Forum Replies 1 Views 229 Dec 6, 2020. Tank stats: 15gallon, Ammonia 0 Nitrite 0 Nitrate 5-10 Hardness 13GH PH7.5 plenty of plants, driftwood/bogwood, stones, gravel/sand substrate 8X neon tetra 2X molly 1X guppy 3X Panda Cory 3X Otocinclus Affinis Any advice for me? I have a 10G planted tank with 8 ember tetras and 4 panda corys. I have had trouble keeping the corys, I first got 5 of them about 2 months ago and lost 3 within the first week.
I got two more about 10 days ago after things seemed to stabilize. One of the pandas today has turned very pale and basically lost all its color. Re: Strange Panda Cory color change by zurikitty13 Fri Jun 03, 2016 12:54 am A lot of cories change color actually depending on a few factors.
Panda Cory (Panda Catfish): Information and Care Guide
I've seen that my cories change color depending on two things: health and surroundings. When cories are underneath darker substrate, they will try to camouflage by changing color slightly. Has anyone ever noticed or come across observations of panda coryd losing color during spawning? Or should I be concerned it is illness? Water parameters are: Nitrates: 0 Nitrites: near 0 Ammonia: 0 pH: 8 (this has been stable since March 2013) Its a moderately planted 20 gallon long with: 2 adult panda corys 5 fry (ranging from 2-5 weeks) 1.
The most common reasons for Corydoras catfish losing color are stress, poor water conditions, an unbalanced diet, or an illness. These factors can cause their color to fade and can even affect their overall health. Other Cory's are 3 pandas, 2 emerald and 2 Melini's.
Panda Cory (Panda Catfish): Information and Care Guide
Sort of isolated because he isn't moving around the tank much at all. Acting lethargic. Moved to a tub with tank water, heater and sponge filter for now.
Tried feeding and ignoring the food. His face is bulging and looks much different then he did a few days ago. I've kept several Cory species over the years and Panda Cory can be a challenge.
Panda Cory (Panda Catfish): Information and Care Guide
I've lost them gradually in tanks that had excellent water quality where Sterbai, Albino, and Black Cory were thriving and spawning. From my experience they don't handle transport very well at all. They seem to get stressed more easily than other Cory Catfish species.
One of the panda cories that I got just about 2 weeks ago has recently started losing pigment and acting lethargic. I noticed it for the first time today, but could have been gradually getting worse over a few days. There was also ~7-8 months between the pale pygmae corys dying and the first panda fry looking pale and lethargic.
So I accept there's a good chance the two issues are unrelated.
