[Betta132]

I'm wanting to keep pygmy cories, but they slowly die off over a few weeks after I get them, and I end up with just one or two out of eight. I've read that it's from various parasites and things, and I'd like to stop that from happening. I'm going to set up a little QT tank just for this, so what should I treat it with?

 

[lauraleellbp]

Where are you getting them from?

I'd try very hard to get them from a reputable importer who has already quarantined and treated them BEFORE you get them... then you shouldn't need to do anything more than quarantine them again yourself to make sure they acclimate well.

 

[Betta132]

I'm getting them from a pretty good place, in fact I've tried a couple. I think the issue is just that the parasites take some time to get to the little guys...

 

[lauraleellbp]

Do you know what parasites you're seeing with them?

You could try worming them?

 

[Betta132]

I don't know what kind of parasite... Something that isn't visible.
Worming them is what I want to do, in general, so I'm looking for a good medication to do that. I know cories can be sensitive to various things.

 

[lauraleellbp]

I've always had good luck with the medicated fish foods from Angels Plus:

http://angelsplus.com/Meds.htm

 

[Betta132]

The problem is, my mom has a really bad gluten allergy, and it can't be allowed in the house. I can't find a list of ingredients on the site, so I can't check if there's wheat, oats, barley, or rye in there.

 

[lauraleellbp]

If you go to the regular foods links, they post ingredient lists there. I'm not sure if there are any gluten-free options, but I bet if you email Steve he'll try and help you out?

 

[garfieldnfish]

Prazipro is a good de wormer for fish. I had the same issue with pygmy corys and they do not ship well. Out of 2 orders of 6 and 8 pygmy cories, only 2 of them survived shipping. Those are still alive after 5 months. I treated them with Prazipro. The first of the orders I believe was packed too close to the heat pack and they fried. But the second order also had some hastatus corys (not in the same bag) and all the hastatus corys survived fine while 6 of the 8 pygmys were DOA and they were packed well. I would only buy pygmy corys locally from now on.

 

[Betta132]

I've been getting them locally. Do you think I should try hastatus instead? They're equally tiny... Not sure where I'd get them, though, my LFS only has pygmies and habrosus. Maybe I could order them online...

 

[garfieldnfish]

I got my hastatus on AB. They are hard to find.
Habrosus corys are very hardy and easy to breed.

 

[Betta132]

Alright, guess I'll go for Habrosus and get me some Prazipro. Thanks, all!