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Surya said:
Thank you - hmm, sounds like a particularly sensitive species...? It's a shame as I really love the look of it. I'm glad you've got some that is working for your tank. I'll probably give it a try and see what happens.
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It might be that the ones I bought were infected with something at the farm? For the ones I tried propagating, perhaps I cut them with scissors that weren't sharp enough. Their rhizomes can get quite thick.

Sharing couple of pictures! So weird that these aren't Corydoras anymore

Brochis sp CW155
53797668293_afd12f178a_h.jpg20240617_224024 by Lenny Lim, on Flickr

Hoplisoma caudimaculatum and one Hoplisoma sp CW027
53797668368_5d34f8992d_h.jpg20240617_224239 by Lenny Lim, on Flickr
 
I took a day off work today so I did a big water change this morning.

Was looking at the tank and realised that one of my ember tetras seems to have sustained a bit of damage on his dorsal fin. The tip of his dorsal looks pretty much gone. I do recall having one with a dodgy dorsal fin but that was years ago so I don't think it's this same individual. Doesn't look like it's rotting or fuzzy so I'm hoping it heals over soon. When I picked up my CW027s they all had torn up dorsals which healed up in a matter of days so I think he will be fine.

Anyway, here's a picture of more fish:

CW027 and CW051
53805587569_c8d6901d1e_h.jpg20240619_215113 by Lenny Lim, on Flickr
 
Not sure what happened but I saw a little rotting on the Anubias 'jade, where I last made a cut. I suspect that I didn't cut cleanly enough that time. I really should get a new pair of scissors. Had to remove a chunk of rhizome but thankfully it wasn't a lot.

Here's what's left of it which is still a good amount plus the one I propagated is growing.
53806428419_6139b9938c_h.jpg20240621_213800 by Lenny Lim, on Flickr

Happy to see some new growth on the Anubias coffeefolia
53806428429_7b731c2560_h.jpg20240621_212850 by Lenny Lim, on Flickr
 
I'm supposed to do maintenance for my tanks this weekend but I am a little sick at the moment. My head hurts so much. I might skip the maintenance this week if I'm not better tomorrow.

A friend of mine went for a short trip to Malaysia and came back to 13 dead Corydoras with red blotches on their body. I am thankful that I've never encountered such an issue but it does make me wonder what causes it. I thought it might be a bacterial issue caused by high temperatures as Corydoras don't like overly warm water but I have two CW51s in an unchilled quarantine tank and they appear to be fine.

I might do a water change later in the evening if I'm feeling up to it. Otherwise i'll just rest.
 
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chickennublet said:
A friend of mine went for a short trip to Malaysia and came back to 13 dead Corydoras with red blotches on their body.
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That could be septicemia, which is caused by a bacterial infection. If it were, it would have a high mortality rate, which would explain a lot of deaths in a short space.

Definitely, it is time to ensure the aquarium has lots of filtration and increased maintenance. Even with antibiotics, the recovery rate is hardgoing.
 
Bradders said:
That could be septicemia, which is caused by a bacterial infection. If it were, it would have a high mortality rate, which would explain a lot of deaths in a short space.

Definitely, it is time to ensure the aquarium has lots of filtration and increased maintenance. Even with antibiotics, the recovery rate is hardgoing.
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The fish in his breeding set ups are all doing fine though and they are in smaller tanks than the one in which the fish died. Not sure what happened.

I was going to rest but after hearing about his tank I decided to do a big water change. Glad I did because I actually feel a little better after doing it!
 
Gave the fish a cube of bloodworms earlier. They finished it quite quickly so I might have to give them 2 cubes sometimes.

Noticed that one of my CW155 seems to have lost a barbel. All of his other barbels are intact and all the other fish have all their barbels. The substrate is fine sand so I'm not sure how he lost it and it stresses me out a little because I don't want to have to isolate him when they are so difficult to net.

My two CW51s grew their barbels back from almost nothing, so I hope this guy will grow his back without incident.
 
Haven't updated in a while.

No full tank shot since not much has changed. I tried increasing brightness a tiny bit but I didn't really like how bright it looked so I've reverted the changes. I don't think my fish liked the brightness either. Unfortunately, the Anubias pinto seems to be reverting with not much variegation showing on its latest leaf.

Have suffered a small spate of fish losses recently:
1. I lost a CW51 that was in quarantine, after it developed strange growths on its body and a cloudy eye. 6 days of medication and constant water changes did not save him. His tank mate (another CW51 that I've had for more than a year now is absolutely fine. I've moved him from quarantine into this tank now.
2. My 2nd Otocinclus cocama died. I won't be getting more so soon.
3. I think my Otocinclus vittatus (not sure of the species to be honest) died as I haven't seen him much lately. I've had him for over two years. A little bummed
4. Have not seen all 3 CW155s together in a few days. During feeding last night, I only saw 2 of them. Honestly rather worried.

Not much has changed in terms of routine. Clean glass and big water change weekly. Trim the overgrown java sometimes. I was recently stressing over not seeing all 5 of the Hoplisoma caudimaculatum too but just a few days ago I saw all 5 of them so I know they are fine. I do hope the CW155 is fine too.

The two big CW51s that I bought in May that I was stressing out over a while ago are doing incredibly well. I took a picture of one of them a couple of weeks ago.

2024-08-04_10-40-42 by Lenny Lim, on Flickr

I also found their new favourite food: freeze-dried tubifex worms. They are quite messy as they float around a lot even though they are supposed to stick to the glass. They do sink when I tear them into smaller portions and squeeze them underwater really hard. The Corydoras love it, although I think that the smaller ones find it difficult to eat their share. Here's a video:

 
Hi everyone

Did a bit of rearranging recently. Unfortunately I only counted two CW155s and no Otocinclus so I really did lose them. Couldnt find their bodies either. My ember tetra and Trigonostigma somphongsi numbers are dwindling as well but I guess that's to be expected since I've already had them for a while. The rest of the Corydoras are all accounted for.

I decided to rearrange it so that there would be more room for the Corydoras to hang out on the left but as expected they still prefer to hide in the back. I'm trying to feed them on the left side so that they get used to coming out in the open but when I put food in, they still head to the right first because I used to drop their food there where there's more shelter. Anyway, here's a picture. Some of the Corydoras are out in the open but I did take this picture shortly after feeding. Hopefully they are figuring out where I want them to eat.

20240918_195810 by Lenny Lim, on Flickr
 
Small update.

Recently a friend of mine who works at a part-time fish store helped me to pick up a Hoplisma caudimaculatum and 3 Hoplisoma concolor. Probably one of the better stores in my city as they don't misidentify fish and take husbandry quite seriously. I would have gone down to the shop myself to buy them but I was way too busy so he kept them for me in his home tanks for a while. I just picked them up last Thursday.

I also finally had time to drop by the store on Sunday as I said I would pass him some Java fern and I ended up leaving with 5 Gastrodermus hastatus which were bred by the store.

I decided not to quarantine them, which I hope will not turn out to be a terrible decision. I realise that I am taking quite a risk here. Thankfully, all the new additions are so far showing no signs of illness. All very active (and greedy for food!). Only thing I did notice is the caudi having rather short barbels but I don't see any wounds or strange growths on his face. They will grow back.

I also decided to try feeding them JBL Novotabs again. A year ago when I started this journal I only had a few Sterbai and CW51s and they didn't seem to like this food very much but I bought a fresh bottle recently. I'm not sure what changed but the fish really seem to like it, especially my CW155s. Also happy to say that they are a lot more daring than before, they come right up to the glass to eat. They still spend most of the time hiding but at least they are confident enough to come out to eat. Here is a short video:

 
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