A NatGeo article on Corydoras.

This popped up on my phone, thought I'd share it as it was a interesting read.
How these fish—'tiny tanks of the Amazon'—survive piranha attacks

 

Thanks! I just got 6 pygmy corys for my tank.

 

Just wanted to share.
How these fish—'tiny tanks of the Amazon'—survive piranha attacks

 

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How these fish—'tiny tanks of the Amazon'—survive piranha attacks
Try this one

 

Interesting article, I liked the description ‘tiny tanks’ that suits corys very well

Edit: I didn’t have to register using the first link

 

Hahahaha go Corys go.
What I think is strange nowhere the secretion of a defense-poison is mentioned.

Also I don't like the kind of experiment, but love the result hahaha.

 

Neither of the sites let me in.

 

How these fish—'tiny tanks of the Amazon'—survive piranha attacks

Thought this was cool.

 

My dad just saw this on his news feed. Pretty amazing!

I guess there was a reason they were called "armored catfish!"

How these fish—'tiny tanks of the Amazon'—survive piranha attacks

 

Lol there was a thread about this a few days go. Still really cool to read about

 

Lol there was a thread about this a few days go. Still really cool to read about

Yeah, I think the mods moved my thread here LOL.

Hahahaha go Corys go.
What I think is strange nowhere the secretion of a defense-poison is mentioned.

Also I don't like the kind of experiment, but love the result hahaha.

I agree that it is kind of cruel, but if it helps save lives, then I personally think it is worth it. But, on the other hand, they even mentioned the live food many piranha are fed, so it is really just the piranha getting a different dinner...

 

Interesting....Survives attack by piranha. Is rendered blind by having its eyes pecked out by a 1" female apistogramma. Life is interesting

 

This popped up on my phone, thought I'd share it as it was a interesting read.
How these fish—'tiny tanks of the Amazon'—survive piranha attacks

Very cool, thanks for sharing

 

Interesting....Survives attack by piranha. Is rendered blind by having its eyes pecked out by a 1" female apistogramma. Life is interesting

apistos are crazy little things.

 

Yeah, I think the mods moved my thread here LOL.


I agree that it is kind of cruel, but if it helps save lives, then I personally think it is worth it. But, on the other hand, they even mentioned the live food many piranha are fed, so it is really just the piranha getting a different dinner...

Uhhhh how exactly does this save lives?
Corys appear not to be the "staplefood" of piranhas as well.
So what is the use of this experiment.
Next one is Polar bears vs pinquins ?

 

Uhhhh how exactly does this save lives?
Corys appear not to be the "staplefood" of piranhas as well.
So what is the use of this experiment.
Next one is Polar bears vs pinquins ?

The article mentioned body armor, but the principle might be modified for use in cars too at some point (maybe not, I'm certainly no material engineer). Or shark proof wetsuits...
I meant no offense, I was honestly kind of shocked that they published such an experiment in Nat Geo.

 

Interesting....Survives attack by piranha. Is rendered blind by having its eyes pecked out by a 1" female apistogramma. Life is interesting

My male was the one the Cory's had to worry about. He figured out the weak spot around their gills and mass murdered my Sterbai. It sure as heck wasn't to protect fry, either. He ate more of them than the Cory's did. The female just gives them a peck on the haunches to shoo them off.