Cory's clouding the tank

ianmoede · 12-08-2006, 05:59 PM

After adding 5 new little cories (C. zygatus something or other i think?) yesterday, I'm pretty sure they're clouding up my aquasoil. Any experience with this/suggestions short of getting rid of them? Does it calm down?

ianmoede · 12-08-2006, 06:15 PM

Thers a picture of the little guys.

ianmoede · 12-08-2006, 06:16 PM

Or that could completely not work. How about this

http://www.scotcat.com/images/c_zygatus.jpg

New 2 fish · 12-08-2006, 07:11 PM

I have a nice little shoal of cories in ecocomplete/flourite. These guys don't stir things up enough to cloud anything for me. I'm not sure if it's due to your substrate- I'm assuming you mean they're rooting through it and creating cloudy water near the bottom? Or is all of your water cloudy?

ianmoede · 12-08-2006, 07:18 PM

The whole column is cloudy, and its been clear for months, just getting cloudy yesterday after i added the new cories. Supreme coincidence or painfully obvious, you decide.

spypet · 12-08-2006, 08:39 PM

maybe your substrate is long overdue for a gravel vacuum.
also try feeding your fish tank a lot less food from now on.

New 2 fish · 12-08-2006, 09:32 PM

Sounds like a bacteria bloom, which I think can be brought on by ammonia. What size tank is it?

ianmoede · 12-08-2006, 09:59 PM

It's a 55 long, with about 30 cardinals, a pair of rams, 5 c. zygatus and a farlowella. No ammonia tested recently. I think i can see particulate dust settling on moss.

New 2 fish · 12-09-2006, 12:45 PM

You got me there. Have you cleaned your filter lately?

12-08-2006, 05:59 PM	#1 (permalink)
ianmoede Banned (View User Tanks) PTrader: (12) Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Austin, Tx Posts: 579	Cory's clouding the tank After adding 5 new little cories (C. zygatus something or other i think?) yesterday, I'm pretty sure they're clouding up my aquasoil. Any experience with this/suggestions short of getting rid of them? Does it calm down?

12-08-2006, 07:11 PM	#4 (permalink)
New 2 fish Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (19) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Lehigh Township, PA Posts: 468	I have a nice little shoal of cories in ecocomplete/flourite. These guys don't stir things up enough to cloud anything for me. I'm not sure if it's due to your substrate- I'm assuming you mean they're rooting through it and creating cloudy water near the bottom? Or is all of your water cloudy? __________________ 30g planted with cories, white clouds, Harlequin Rasboras ,ottos. 10g planted with glowlight tetras and an otto. Outdoor pond with one common goldfish and comets. 5.5g with endlers.

12-08-2006, 08:39 PM	#6 (permalink)
spypet Banned (View User Tanks) PTrader: (56) Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Forest Hills, NY Posts: 3,298	maybe your substrate is long overdue for a gravel vacuum. also try feeding your fish tank a lot less food from now on. __________________ {Clear Mesh Net Sale} {my 29gal planted tank} {my 10gal crayfish tank} {DIY moss rope ladders} {my 100% Co2 Diffuser} {DIY Lava Rock Background} {30g full of Nano stuff}

12-08-2006, 09:32 PM	#7 (permalink)
New 2 fish Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (19) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Lehigh Township, PA Posts: 468	Sounds like a bacteria bloom, which I think can be brought on by ammonia. What size tank is it? __________________ 30g planted with cories, white clouds, Harlequin Rasboras ,ottos. 10g planted with glowlight tetras and an otto. Outdoor pond with one common goldfish and comets. 5.5g with endlers.

12-09-2006, 12:45 PM	#9 (permalink)
New 2 fish Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (19) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Lehigh Township, PA Posts: 468	You got me there. Have you cleaned your filter lately? __________________ 30g planted with cories, white clouds, Harlequin Rasboras ,ottos. 10g planted with glowlight tetras and an otto. Outdoor pond with one common goldfish and comets. 5.5g with endlers.

12-08-2006, 06:15 PM	#2 (permalink)
ianmoede Banned (View User Tanks) PTrader: (12) Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Austin, Tx Posts: 579	Thers a picture of the little guys.

12-08-2006, 06:16 PM	#3 (permalink)
ianmoede Banned (View User Tanks) PTrader: (12) Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Austin, Tx Posts: 579	Or that could completely not work. How about this http://www.scotcat.com/images/c_zygatus.jpg

12-08-2006, 07:18 PM	#5 (permalink)
ianmoede Banned (View User Tanks) PTrader: (12) Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Austin, Tx Posts: 579	The whole column is cloudy, and its been clear for months, just getting cloudy yesterday after i added the new cories. Supreme coincidence or painfully obvious, you decide.

12-08-2006, 09:59 PM	#8 (permalink)
ianmoede Banned (View User Tanks) PTrader: (12) Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Austin, Tx Posts: 579	It's a 55 long, with about 30 cardinals, a pair of rams, 5 c. zygatus and a farlowella. No ammonia tested recently. I think i can see particulate dust settling on moss.

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