Update on 'Oddball'

[VoidParadigm]

Oddball the peppered cory still has a quirky habit the other cories don't want anything to do with;

He and Kiwi (gold gourami) now swim side by side every night around the tank a few times. Before Kiwi and Bubbles (dwarf) switched tanks he'd do the same with Bubbles. I guess he just likes gouramis. thumbs2:

However most of his other habits he's found company for. My largest female cory, the only other named one (Cherry, as she's about as big as one =]) has joined him in his odd-ballery.

They now rest under the decorations with each other - apart from everyone else, and she joins him when he goes up to clean off my plants - something the other cories look down their fins at.

Not to mention he still likes to 'sit' on her head for a moment before they eat. :lol: True love?

True love, or not, they don't seem particularly interested in the, uh, baby aspects of mating. They've seemed to be going through mating rituals several times (no one else has in the tank - except for those pesky danio kids up the gallons!) However as far as I can tell she's never so much as spread a single egg.

Ah well. Just thought I'd share in case there's even one person who remembers my original post stating the many oddities of Oddball. :ssmile:

[Lady Hobbs]

I think corys are just the funniest little creatures. I got 4 babies from Algenco several months ago and the minute they went into the tank, three stuck close together and have remained that way. One, however, never hung out with the rest but hangs out with an elder cory I've had for some time. Crawls on her, over her, sits on her and they sleep tight together in the corner of the tank. It looked so odd because she looked like a giant next to him. I guess he thinks it's mama.

[VoidParadigm]

Indeed. Lots of personality to be had with them. Unlike my danios. All they do is spawn. :lol:

[Oscar_freak12321]

Great update, sounds like a fun and quirky little cory! thumbs2:

[tori.lock]

Adorable. I can't wait until I can set up a tank of those little guys. Unfortunately in a dorm and having to move back and forth too often it wouldn't be very nice on them at the moment.

[bigdadm]

I have never seen a cory swim beside any fish! Great story, I really enjoyed it. if you see them doing the mating rituals they do, then I would bet the other fish are eating the eggs as soon as they are laid.