DoubleDutch's tanks and fishies

[aliray]

I have a feeling your wife is not going to allow you to set up a fish tank on her bed unless you want to be sleeping in the cellar with the your fishy friends. You have plenty of extra tanks now. Time for more cory. Alison

 

[DoubleDutch]

Advantage of a new phone / camera : better pics Man those Venezuelans
Godzilla my carnivorious rubberlip

 

[Coradee]

Great new photos, really shows the colours of the venezuelanus off well.
Love the way they're looking at the camera too "quick, hide behind the food & he won't see us"

 

[Five 97]

Ever since I saw your avatar I've been looking around for corydoras that look identical to the one in it, but unfortunately I never found any anywhere.... where did you get yours?
beautiful pictures by the way, cories, cories, and cories! + plecos, and inverts... I love em' all!

 

[DoubleDutch]

Thanks. The one in my Avatar is a a Xanthist (yellow blue eyes) that I adopted by coincidence. Only saw one lately in Germany (tried to get it hahaha). Nowhere else.

 

[Five 97]

Oh, and you only have one right? don't worry I'm not trying to steal yours or anything...

 

[DoubleDutch]

Oh, and you only have one right? don't worry I'm not trying to steal yours or anything...

Yep one male. Trying.to breed (albino.female)

 

[Five 97]

Yep one male. Trying.to breed (albino.female)

Oh, really? do you think any of the offspring will come out Xanthist?

 

[DoubleDutch]

Oh, really? do you think any of the offspring will come out Xanthist?

To be honest I doubt it, but if not the next offsprijg probably will.

 

[aliray]

Love the new camera shots. Alison

 

[Five 97]

Interesting... what species is your xanthist cory?

 

[DoubleDutch]

Interesting... what species is your xanthist cory?

Paleatus = peppered

 

[Five 97]

So it's possible to breed different species of cory together? or is it just possible with albino, and peppered?

 

[marijo]

Beautiful pictures DoubleDutch, your new phone is doing a great job!

 

[DoubleDutch]

So it's possible to breed different species of cory together? or is it just possible with albino, and peppered?

No those are all paleatus (I keep 7 normal, a longfin, a xanthist, 11 albinos)

 

[Five 97]

No those are all paleatus (I keep 7 normal, a longfin, a xanthist, 11 albinos)

Oh, ok, so yours are paleatus albinos? I got a little confused there because albinos are usually aeneus, here in the states.

 

[DoubleDutch]

Oh, ok, so yours are paleatus albinos? I got a little confused there because albinos are usually aeneus, here in the states.

Keeping 6 of those too



Todays menu : corydoras paleatus albino on a bed of seaweed dressed with tankwater

Todays menu : corydoras paleatus albino on a bed of seaweed dressed with tankwater

OMG that new telephone needs some new skills as well

 

[DoubleDutch]

Miss aliray waiting for a snack

"Do you see what I see?"

 

[CowBoYReX]

"Do you see what I see?"

I see 3 cories and another fish, a v from the dosals.... I have no idea what you see though lol

 

[DoubleDutch]

Hahaha. My venezuelas in conversation with a Silvertip. Mwaa Spanish / Portuguese !

 

[aliray]

Miss @aliray waiting for a snack

My girl gets prettier and prettier. I love those pictures , just made my morning. Alison

 

[aliray]

I love that chubby healthy pleco belly . What kind of snail is that on the glass in between the re shrimp and the other shrimp. It has an odd shape at the bottom of the shell? Alison

 

[DoubleDutch]

Malaysian Trumpet Snail.
Think it is the pic, but might have a disability. There are tens / hundreds so I can't find this one again hahaha

 

[aliray]

That's what I was thinking at first as I have seen them in your pictures but he seems to be missing part of his shell. Alison

 

[DoubleDutch]

Last maintenance before I leave for Austria. Not to bad. aliray having her zuchini. All the fishies love fresh fresh water
The C.aeneus loved it too

 

[DoubleDutch]

I'll be visiting a forum-mate in Manchester next week. A visit to Pier Aquatics is in the pipeline.
I'll probably share some pics after I've been there.

 

[DoubleDutch]

Mixed emotions yesterday. I discovered a tuny Cory in one of my tanks. On the other side I discovered a sick aeneus-female in the 90cm tank. Quite progressive I think cause I watch them quite often. The other 15 Corys in are perfectly allright.
She is in a q-tank now and treated with JBL ektol fluid.

 

[Corydora Pro]

Your tank looks amazing! Gorgeous fish aswell! What fertilizers do you use for your plants?

 

[DoubleDutch]

Your tank looks amazing! Gorgeous fish aswell! What fertilizers do you use for your plants?

Thanks. Easylife Profito and some homemade roottabs (last ones don't do much).

 

[Corydora Pro]

Thanks. Easylife Profito and some homemade roottabs (last ones don't do much).

Cool. I will have to try that out. Thanks!

 

[DoubleDutch]

Visiting a member of the British forum. Yesterday we went to three shops. The last one was Pier Aquatics in Wigan. Had a great day and saw some awesome fish (including Corys)

Pier Aquatics


Brusco Aquatics (specialized in Marine)

Aqualife Leyland (great shop for Corys) You'd know how to find it (in a gardencentre) but they have the largest collection of Corys I've seen (a lot bred regional). Great chaps with an enormous knowledge.

 

[CowBoYReX]

Those are awesome DoubleDutch, what are the last cories in the first set? I don't recall ever seeing those.

 

[DoubleDutch]

Those are awesome DoubleDutch, what are the last cories in the first set? I don't recall ever seeing those.

Think you mean the CW010 gold lasers

 

[Coradee]

Sounds like you had a great trip DD
Aqualife is one of my favourite Lfs, I call it cory heaven & am often up there, they know their stuff.

 

[DoubleDutch]

No these

Oh those. They were labeled as "Corydoras species" hahaha. Friend says it is a C.burgessI variaty. Will have a look in my ID book when I get back

 

[CowBoYReX]

Oh those. They were labeled as "Corydoras species" hahaha. Friend says it is a C.burgessI variaty. Will have a look in my ID book when I get back

They look concolor-ish

 

[DoubleDutch]

They look concolor-ish

Shapewise they do !!

I liked these

 

[CowBoYReX]

Shapewise they do !!

I liked these

Ok, I'm jealous lol

 

[aliray]

I can't believe you didn't buy any or did you? What is the black and white catfish that looks something like a pleco with the short whiskers around the mouth from the first store you went to? Alison

 

[Justkeepswimming01]

I wish I had stores like that near me! I'm trying to get my brother to take me to a specialty fish store today but it's two hours away!

 

[DoubleDutch]

I can't believe you didn't buy any or did you? What is the black and white catfish that looks something like a pleco with the short whiskers around the mouth from the first store you went to? Alison

I didn't hahaha. Think it is a Cameleon whiptail Alison.

 

[aliray]

I am overwhelmed by your willpower. Alison

 

[DoubleDutch]

Cleaned the venezuelan and albino paleatus tank (forgot the glass though)


They loved fresh water

 

[yukondog]

It's amazing how much they like it when I do partial a WC, your tank looks good I love the amazon swards.

 

[DoubleDutch]

DD's leaf-hunt


One bag done. Other tomorrow

 

[sunshine2012]

One bag done. Other tomorrow

What are the leaves for if I may ask?

 

[DoubleDutch]

What are the leaves for if I may ask?

To drop in my tanks. My Corys love leaf-litter

 

[sunshine2012]

To drop in my tanks. My Corys love leaf-litter

That's cool!! Never knew that.

 

[DoubleDutch]

One bag prepared for storage. Now the second one

Next episode

Only thing is they need to sink now.

 

[jpm995]

Always love it when you have to look carefully to find the fish, just like in nature. Good job dutch.