crispy0

oh does anyone no what to feed corys. ive been giving him algae wsfers

agabr123

algae wafers are good, they'll also eat whatever food makes its way to the bottom from any other fish you have in the tank, and sinking shrimp pellets are also a favorite

Toddnbecka

I recently (last week) got a good deal on a box of small Malaysian chunks (correction on earlier post, Mopani and Malaysian, not Manzanita, are instant-sinking) for $36, shipping was $11 more. I needed some more for my L204's and L333's.
Here's a link to the closed auction page, to give you some idea of what a relatively good deal looks like: http://www.aquabid.com/cgi-bin/aucti...wood1232326200
Larger pieces are generally more expensive, and if there are plants attached you're also paying for them as well.

Corydoras do not need algae wafers, they're fine on whatever flakes or pellets you feed the other fish. If the other fish don't allow much past them, feed them a few sinking pellets.

crispy0

alright then my cory must be stressed a litle its only his second night and he has no other cory friends(yet). just wanted to make sure.and could you answer the question about the beach please. thanks it would save me so much money and there are a billion pieces.

Butterfly

Wood from the beach( an ocean beach) would be soaked in salt water and would need extensive preparation before you could use it in your tank.
Wood from a lake beach would need to be boiled (or baked),and dried before using it to kill any nasties that may have laid eggs/live in the wood.
Plecos that need wood to rasp on use the lignan found in real wood to aid in digestion. there are many nice looking wood look a likes out there but they will not provide what the Pleco needs.
carol

crispy0

wow i realy didnt no they had to eat driftwood. thanks for all the help. plus the info on the dwood especialy bout the beach.and thanks for that aquabid thing . since im going with the dwood i think ill use that as an excuse to start my first planted tank. i have low lighting so ill be using java moss as my foreground. my cory seems to like the fake java moss so it works both ways.im also thinking about java fern sword plants and ive heard of thos plant called anarhis but i have yet to see it. ive been told to use this stuff called laterite. is this good fert? any suggestions are welome.

Toddnbecka

Java moss and java fern should work w/low light, but the only other plants likely to survive are Anubias. Swords and anacharis need more light.

crispy0

how bout crypts. and should that fert do fine

Toddnbecka

Never tried crypts in a low-light tank, laeterite isn't a fert, it's a substrate material similar to gravel. More useful for growing higher-light plants that actually feed through their roots. Java fern/moss doesn't, sand should be a good substrate for crypts.

crispy0

oh and i wanted to get some flame moss. is there some kind of moss that looks like weeping willow.i think it would look cool falling down in the front of the cave and all of the rest of the cave would be covered in flame moss

Butterfly

There really is a larger selection of low light plant than one would think
http://www.plantgeek.net/plantguide_...=1&filter_by=2
My favorites are- all kinds of Anubias, Java ferns and Bolbitis heudelotti
Carol

crispy0

oh perfect would black or white be better.i think maybe some black onyx sand from sea chem.i kinda wanted the sand anyway.

crispy0

with the anubias i dont get what they are saying about this rizome thingy. sorry its my first time with plants. could somebody explain please

do people on this website sell stuff.

Butterfly

Hope you don't mind I merged your last two posts. If you think of something else you want to say you can use the edit button to add it

The Rhizome on an Anubias looks like a stick and the roots grow out of one side and the leaves grow out the other. click on the image button.
http://www.plantgeek.net/glossary_se...me&type=Search
Usually they are attached to wood or rocks. Occasionally they are laid on the substrate but the rhizome is not buried.

People occasionally sell things in the Buy, Sell, Trade forum. Or you could post what you want and if someone has it they can answer you. Hope that helps

Carol

crispy0

a lot actualy. but what does it look like

crispy0

do you know of a place that sells thin driftwood all i see is the big huge chunks

Butterfly

Click the link I gave you, at the bottom is a button that says images, click that and a picture of a Rhizome will open up.
Carol
I have bought small pieces of driftwood in bags at Petco. scroll all the way down to the last line and look at the wood. You can probably get these in the store also. http://www.petco.com/Shop/SearchResu...&Ntt=driftwood

crispy0

oh oops.lol

crispy0

do you think 5 false julie corys would be okay in my 29 gal with: 7 leopard danio, 7 red tail rasboraand 1 i gues clown pleco.or would hastatus be better

crispy0

oh wow i live next to a petco and never even thought of going there for it. that is real driftwood right not some look a like substance. its safe for my fish to eat

crispy0

sorry i havent any pictures up yet my pleco is a bit shy and my cory is a bit too fast. i gueas i could take a whole tank pic though. i looked at that low light plant website and wow. i picked out like 10 plants. im gonna love my new tank. but is this onyx ssand some good stuff.

crispy0

just went to petco and picked up a nice piece of mopani driftwood

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crispy0

this is my old and now(left to right) picture but the now is soon to have the dwood. also my cory from 2 days ago.(he looks much better now)
and the best shot so far of my pleco

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