smidey Posted January 1, 2007 Report Share Posted January 1, 2007 Hi all, I have aquired a Schwatz cory for my community tank. Is there any special advise I need for this? Are they happier in a group? Mine is around 1 1/2 inches long, what size do they grow to? I have a BN, two clown & two skunk loaches as well in the bottom end of the tank. Anyone had any negative experiences with these? Smidey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
penguinleo Posted January 1, 2007 Report Share Posted January 1, 2007 Hi Smidey, I currently have 10 Schwartz Cories in my community tank. I really love them. Very cute They should be fine with the fish you have but really, you should have more than one cory in the tank. He/She will probably freak out and cories need to be in schools. I may be able to offer you 2 extra Schwartz cories in a few weeks time. And I have never had any bad experiences with these cories. One of my favourite cories. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smidey Posted January 2, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2007 thanks penguinleo, do you know what size they grow to? I may be interested in a couple more of them. Also do you know how do determine the sex of them? Do they breed in aquariums? Smidey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
penguinleo Posted January 2, 2007 Report Share Posted January 2, 2007 Schwartz Cories grow to about 6-7cm long. But they are very slow growers. Well, in my experience anyway.. You can sex Schwartz cories by looking at the body of the cory. The female is wider bodied then the male (look at them from a bird's eye look) and the female is a little longer then the male at maturity which is about 3-4cm excluding tail. According to what I have read and kept Schwartz cories are extremely difficult to breed in an aquarium. All of the Schwartz cories we see in LFS are imported from Brazil in the Rio Purus Drainage. I have seen one guy on the net who claims that he has bred them but don't know really... :roll: But my advice to you now is get some more!! One cory is honestly not enough. Good Luck with them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
penguinleo Posted January 2, 2007 Report Share Posted January 2, 2007 They are pretty expensive usually for cories... :-? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
penguinleo Posted January 2, 2007 Report Share Posted January 2, 2007 Oh and I just found something here. Someone bred Schwartz cories in these water conditions: Water depth of 20cm, pH of 7.5, GH of 11°, KH 3° at a temperature of 23.3°C in a heavily planted tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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