Black Band Cory – Corydoras zygatus

Black Band Cory – Corydoras zygatus

From the AquaticPassion forum we have a cool writeup on Black Band Cory. Thanks Matt!

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Scientific Name: Corydoras zygatus
Common name: Black Band Cory
Temperature: 22 – 26C
pH: 6.8-7.2
Care level: Quite easy.
Temperament: Very peaceful; will never injure or hurt another fish. Don’t keep them with any large or aggressive fish.
Size: Females up to 3in. (7.5cm.), and males up to 2.5in (about 6.5cm.).
Diet: Will eat a wide variety of food, but are not scavengers as some people are misled to believe. A good staple diet would be shrimp pellets (Hikari Sinking Wafers work even better if your willing to pay a little more), flakes, and tubifex worms. Should also be given algae/veggie wafers and blood worms sometimes.
Minimum tank size: 20 gallons

C. zygatus is a large species of Corydoras that suits a medium to large sized community tank. They aren’t that common in most places, and make sure you do not get them confused with a similar looking species, Corydoras rabauti. They do best if you have many hiding places, preferably driftwood/bog wood and plants. Sand substrate is the best, but smooth gravel also works.

Make sure you always get at least three C. zygatus, since, like other species of Corydoras, they are very social animals and need to be kept in groups. They’ll also be much more entertaining to watch if kept in groups. The females tend to be larger and plumper then males when fully grown. These cories breed in the same fashion as other Corydoras do. C. zygatus are relatively easy to breed if given proper conditions.

Like all species of Corydoras, Black Band Cories have protective ‘armor’ and a spine in their dorsal fin to protect them from predators, since, otherwise they would be defenseless. But in the aquarium setting please never put them in a situation where they’ll have to use their defences.

Corydoras zygatus are a great addition if you are looking for a large, attractive Cory.

By Matt M.

For more information about coryadoras see:
How to Feed Corydoras
AND
Breeding Cories

Plecostomus – No Name

No Name
"Check out The Boss!"
2009-05-03

Here’s what Korey Young says about No Name:

"He is the boss of the tank."

"Nice picture showing the way plecostomus (plecostomuses? , plecostomi?) stick to the glass. He’s getting pretty big too! Thanks for sharing him here. "

Red Footed Tortoises – Dora and Diego

Dora and Diego
"Massive eaters, massive cute!"
2009-05-03

Here’s what Lily says about Dora and Diego:

"These are pictures of my cute Dora and Diego. I’ve been taking care of them since last Christmas. Diego is bigger in size and moves fast compared to Dora. Both are massive eaters and need their food at the same time everyday or else they start scratching their aquarium/tub. They love their outdoor walk, more scratching when I put them back in aquarium…."

"These guys are the cutest ever! Great pictures too, they are really colorful and have great looking spots. Thank you for sharing them with us."

Aquatic Passion Forum

I am exited to let everyone know about our newest forum, AquaticPassion. We have lots of interesting articles and friendly members who answer questions quickly!

This month we have another Tank of the Month contest, it’s time to vote! We have some very nice entries this time.
To vote, login to your account and click here
http://aquaticpassion.animal-world.com/index.php?showtopic=670&hl=

Here are some of the things that went on last month.

It’s time for an update on ‘Aquatic Passion’ and here’s what’s new!

Aquatic Passion welcomed our newest moderator to the forums, Brooklynfish. Brooklynfish, will be and is willing to help you with almost any questions, or concerns you may have. So when your on the forums why not take some time and congratulate…Brookylnfish.

May Photo Of The Month Contest- The May Photo Of The Month Contest, is going rather well. The contest, has been taken over by ‘Aquatic Passion’. Remember to vote if, you haven’t!

Our Chat Room is working very swell now. Nice and smooth logins have been taking place now in our chatroom. We’re seeing more activity in our chatroom as the months go by. Why not stop by for a chat?

As the month of April is coming to a nice Spring end, Aquatic Passion , is seeing an increase of active members on the forums. These members come from all over the United States, Canada, Austrlia, and Europe.

We’ve installed some very professional skin choices on the forums, they’re called the Clients Series of Skins, and they come in the following colors…Green,Hot Pink, and Red. They also have an interesting twist that they add you your profiles, which we think you’ll enjoy.

The blog and gallery have been recently updated and repaired. We’ve come to find that some skins refuse to integrate with the blog. The ‘Professional Blue’ Skin makes the blog look great and we’re starting to see more entries in the blogs.

The gallery now has re-organzied categories for you to upload your great pictures to. Speaking of uploads, we think, we have the upload thing fixed on the forums.

All and all, the Aquatic Passion community is coming along great! We’re close to 5,000 posts, and we’re still a very young forum. We would love for you to come by and chat/post/ or engage in conversations with us!

Quarter Horse – Gadget

Gadget
"Check out the sweetest horse ever!"
2009-04-22

Here’s what Diana Capo says about Gadget:

"This is my buddy Gadget. I’ve owned him for almost 2 yrs. and he’s the sweetest horse."

"Just by looking in the eyes of Gadget you can tell he’s a sweety. Great expression! Thanks for sharing him here."

Chinchilla Babies – By Jasmine and Casper

Jasmines and Caspers Babies
"So small… but a whole lotta Cute!"
2009-04-22

Here’s what Diana Capo says about Jasmines and Caspers Babies:

"These 2 baby chinchillas were born April 3, 2009 while I was in the hospital. My son called me and I couldn’t believe it! I didn’t even know that Jasmine had even bred to Casper. They are my babies parents. Casper is a beige male & Jasmine is a black velvet. They are the cutest! Jasmine is a great first time mom."

"These guys are are so young! You just can’t get any cuter than these guys. Thanks for sharing them here."

Cute Dog – Chura

Chura
"Chura wrestles with her stuffed toy!"
2009-04-13

Here’s what jen snyder says about Chura:

"she is really funny. if i make a certain face at her she barks at me. and she’ll play with our cats if she gets the chance. she continually trys to make us believe that she’s the head honcho even though she cowers in fear at the site of one of our cats, baby."

"Chura looks like a lot of fun… and cute too! Thanks for sharing her with us."

BBC NEWS | Science & Environment | Meet the brains of the animal world

Corvids, a group of particularly smart birds, including ravens, crows, jays, magpies and more. Social animals, aware of others as well as themselves. Very cool report with videos.

Beautiful Macaw – Cesar

Cesar
"Multi-talented to say the least!"
2009-04-13

Here’s what nikki says about Cesar:

"Cesar is just like one of the family he will grab ahold of his cage with his beak abd raise his feet up until you say tada. He will say bad cesar if he screaches. If he enjoys what he is eating he will say mmmm and when we had the blades on our fan he would climb over to it and spin himself on it like a merry go round. He was breaking it so we took the blades off the fan."

"What a character to have around! Cesar sounds like ALOT of fun and what a beautiful bird. Thanks for sharing him here."

Miniature Pinscher – Maddie

Maddie Mae
"Check out the Smartest of the Cute!"
2009-04-13

Here’s what shannon peters says about Maddie Mae:

"Maddie Mae is a fun, energetic, loving puppy that welcomes everyone with excitement and love as if she’s just been waiting for you to come back (even if it’s your first visit). Maddie mae is a very smart dog that learns very quickly, within 1 week I was able to teach her to sit, shake, walk on two legs, give a high five, jump in circles, roll over, play dead, and to sit up on just her bottom with her hind legs flat to the ground and raise her hand to recieve a treat. She is able to identify each of her toys by name and retrieve them upon request. She is amazing with my children and although my cat isn’t real fond of her it’s not due to maddie mae’s lack of effort towards friendship and play and as sweet as she is about it, it’s hard to believe layla (my cat) can resist but….she does, and does so with authority. Maddie mae is honestly a blessing to have in our home, I’ve never really been a dog person but she has turned out to be much more then “just a dog” to our family!"

"Maddie mae has a really great name for such a really great puppy! Thanks for sharing her with us."