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Post by guppylover on Jan 20, 2007 16:58:31 GMT
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Post by jackpike on Jan 20, 2007 22:00:46 GMT
Looks like two panda and a albino cory. Nice
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Post by ORCA. on Jan 21, 2007 6:28:56 GMT
guppylover,
I think the cories in the first two pics are Corydora's adolfo, common name Adolfo's cory and the third pic is a Corydora's paleatus albino, common name Peppered cory. I'm no expert on these fish so if I'm wrong please, anybody set me right. A little bit of info for you.
Adolfo’s cory: Scientific Name: Corydoras adolfoi Family: Callichthyidae Origin: Brazil Adult Size: 2.5 inches (6 cm) Social: Peaceful schooling fish Lifespan: 5 years Tank Level: Bottom dweller Minimum Tank Size: 10 gallon Diet: Omnivore, enjoys live food Breeding: Egglayer Care: Intermediate pH: 6.5 - 7.2 Hardness: 5-15 dGH Temperature: 72-79 F (22-26 C)
Peppered cory: Care and feeding: Since they are omnivores, the Albino Cory will generally eat all kinds of live, fresh, and flake foods. To keep a good balance give them a high quality sinking pellet or flake food everyday. Feed brine shrimp (either live or frozen) or blood worms as a treat. Distribution: The Paleatus Cory are found in the La Plata river in southeast Brazil. Size - Weight: The Albino Cory get up to 2.5 inches (7 cm). Social Behaviors: The Albino Cory are a very good community fish. Sexual Differences: Sexing is difficult, and breeding is best accomplished by natural pairing. Water Region: Top, Middle, Bottom: These fish will swim in the bottom of the aquarium. Acceptable Water Conditions: Hardness: 2-25° dGH Ph: 6.0 to 8.0 Temperature: 72-79° F (22-26° C) Breeding/Reproduction: The Corydorus have a very interesting breeding routine. After bumping the male on the vent, the female will receive the males sperm into her mouth. She then discharges a few eggs which she catches and clasps with her ventral fins. Then the female will swim around and deposit a bit of sperm and just a few eggs at a time in select spots, such as a strong plant, the heater tube or ever the aquarium glass. When she has runs out of sperm, she will go back to the male and repeat the process until the spawn is complete. See the description of how to breed these fish in Breeding Freshwater F
An albino variety is uncommonly available. Normally coloured adults are easily identified but young can be confused with some other Corydoras (such as C. barbatus and the like) or even young Aspidoras. Wild caught individuals look quite different from farm raised fish commonly encountered for sale. Wild fish have a higher contrast pattern, the pigmentation shimmers like foil in natural sunlight.
Hope this is of some help :rock:
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Post by karen on Jan 21, 2007 19:05:03 GMT
Lovely cories you cant go wrong with them :coo:
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Post by jackpike on Jan 21, 2007 19:31:32 GMT
Got to disagree with u there, orca. Those are c.panda's. c.adolfoi's have a blue-gray body colour with a black strip running from it tail fin along it back to it dorsal fin, It has a orange blotch on its head just in front of the dorsal fin, and a vertical black strip running through its head over its eyes. The albino cory is a c.aeneus. c.paleatus body is longer and thinner and the dorsal fin is higher than the c.aeneus.
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Post by ORCA. on Jan 22, 2007 4:40:00 GMT
Txs for the info jp :rock:
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Post by kelly on Jan 23, 2007 8:52:00 GMT
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