cories,what should i get - Aquarium Advice

Biggles · 08-29-2005, 08:18 PM

I have 2 bronze cories and 2 albino cories I aknow they are just colour variations of the bronze and also heard there is a black variation,I want to have a gruop of six so do you think I should get 2 black ones?are they very common?these 4 are great friends,Is there an easy way to tell what sex they are and if a female is with eggs?Is there anything special I need to do to get the little guys to breed and will they eat their fry?

rich311k · 08-29-2005, 10:47 PM

The females will be wider when viewed from above if they are full of eggs. Any color variation of the same species will school together.

krap101 · 08-29-2005, 11:00 PM

pretty much any cory will school together but the same color usually school tighter?. i havent tried testing this in any way or anything. how are your albinos and bronze schooling? if their schooling well enough then im sure the blacks should be fine

Toirtis · 08-30-2005, 04:24 AM

Yes, they will eat their eggs/fry, and you can probably forget about getting the blacks....even in North America they are rare and pricey...assuming that you could even get any in Aus, they would probably be $100 each.

Biggles · 08-30-2005, 04:33 AM

wow that is very dear compared to bronze and albino's thye are only $5 each at fish shops here,My bronze and albinos are schooling very nicely,so I think I will just get more of each.

Bubble_B0y · 08-30-2005, 05:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Biggles

wow that is very dear compared to bronze and albino's thye are only $5 each at fish shops here,My bronze and albinos are schooling very nicely,so I think I will just get more of each.

u sure the black cory isn't the PEPPERED or JULII ??

Biggles · 08-30-2005, 05:49 AM

yep I'm sure,I have a peppered in my tank and I've seen Julli's at the fish shop,I read about black variation of the bronze cory on Planet Catfish

mattrox · 08-30-2005, 08:23 AM

You could get C. sterbae. But they are $26 a pop at the [acronym:27c4a4fadd="Local Fish Store"]LFS[/acronym:27c4a4fadd] here.

Toirtis · 08-30-2005, 07:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Bubble_B0y

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Originally Posted by Biggles

wow that is very dear compared to bronze and albino's thye are only $5 each at fish shops here,My bronze and albinos are schooling very nicely,so I think I will just get more of each.

u sure the black cory isn't the PEPPERED or JULII ??

No they are not...the black is a possible aeneus variant, or may be a different species altogether...here is a link to a photo on scotcat.com:
http://www.scotcat.com/images/c_aeneus_black.jpg

Article on Corydoras sp. [acronym:e3863deb73="Compact Flourescent"]cf[/acronym:e3863deb73] aeneus 'black' on planetcatfish:

http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog...ydora/34_f.php

Personally, I suspect that they will turn out to be a different species, based on their apparent somatic morphology.

Titus · 08-30-2005, 08:21 PM

Those are freakin cool looking. 100$ huh... wow. gonna ask my [acronym:1d2dfdb89d="Local Fish Store"]lfs[/acronym:1d2dfdb89d] if he can order them, maybe just a freak price thing. neat looking though to say the least.

08-29-2005, 08:18 PM	#1
Biggles Aquarium Advice Apprentice Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Ravenshoe Australia Posts: 27 Images: 7	cories,what should i get I have 2 bronze cories and 2 albino cories I aknow they are just colour variations of the bronze and also heard there is a black variation,I want to have a gruop of six so do you think I should get 2 black ones?are they very common?these 4 are great friends,Is there an easy way to tell what sex they are and if a female is with eggs?Is there anything special I need to do to get the little guys to breed and will they eat their fry?

08-29-2005, 11:00 PM	#3
krap101 Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Roscoe, IL Posts: 3,824 Images: 12	pretty much any cory will school together but the same color usually school tighter?. i havent tried testing this in any way or anything. how are your albinos and bronze schooling? if their schooling well enough then im sure the blacks should be fine __________________ Wizards first rule-People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true. Wizards second rule-The greatest harm can result from the best intentions. Wizards third rule-Passion rules reason. Wizards fourth rule-There is magic in forgiveness the magic to heal! In the forgiveness you grant, and more so in the forgiveness you receive. Wizards fifth rule-Mind what people do, not only what they say, for deeds will betray a lie. Wizards sixth rule-The only sovereign you can allow to rule you is reason. Wizards seventh rule-Life is the future, not the past Wizards eighth rule-Deserve victory. Wizards ninth rule-Contradictions don't exist, in whole or in part.

08-30-2005, 04:24 AM	#4
Toirtis Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada Posts: 6,768	Yes, they will eat their eggs/fry, and you can probably forget about getting the blacks....even in North America they are rare and pricey...assuming that you could even get any in Aus, they would probably be $100 each. __________________ G. A. Christian Bilou, Zoologist/Writer Founder/Director, Reptile Rescue Alberta Vice-President, Calgary Aquarium Society www.calgaryaquariumsociety.com Polypterid/Primitive Fish/Ctenopoma/Catfish Fanatic 62 Aquariums, 2200+ total gallons, Aquarist since 1971.

08-30-2005, 08:21 PM	#10
Titus Aquarium Advice Apprentice Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Whiteman AFB Missouri Posts: 47	Those are freakin cool looking. 100$ huh... wow. gonna ask my [acronym:1d2dfdb89d="Local Fish Store"]lfs[/acronym:1d2dfdb89d] if he can order them, maybe just a freak price thing. neat looking though to say the least. __________________ 29gal [acronym:402359c6ee="Freshwater"]FW[/acronym:402359c6ee], Cascade 700-- busted during move... 10gal [acronym:402359c6ee="Freshwater"]FW[/acronym:402359c6ee]- quarantine tank 50gal [acronym:402359c6ee="Freshwater"]FW[/acronym:402359c6ee]- Filstar XP2- 2 gold rams/3 juli's, 3 paleatus/ 2 oto's/ 6 fancy guppies/ 5 ghost shrimp, [acronym:402359c6ee="Malaysian Trumpet Snails or Multiple Tank Syndrome, depending on context"]mts[/acronym:402359c6ee].fish--6 Neon Gourami-2 Sunshine Gourami-10 Longfin Rosy Barbs-1 Chinese butterfly fish-1 kooli loach-1 red tail shark 10gal hosp, 29 [acronym:402359c6ee="Gallon"]gal[/acronym:402359c6ee] island tank, 50 [acronym:402359c6ee="Gallon"]gal[/acronym:402359c6ee] tree trunk tank.

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08-29-2005, 10:47 PM	#2
rich311k Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 8,972 Images: 35	The females will be wider when viewed from above if they are full of eggs. Any color variation of the same species will school together.

08-30-2005, 04:33 AM	#5
Biggles Aquarium Advice Apprentice Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Ravenshoe Australia Posts: 27 Images: 7	wow that is very dear compared to bronze and albino's thye are only $5 each at fish shops here,My bronze and albinos are schooling very nicely,so I think I will just get more of each.

08-30-2005, 05:49 AM	#7
Biggles Aquarium Advice Apprentice Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Ravenshoe Australia Posts: 27 Images: 7	yep I'm sure,I have a peppered in my tank and I've seen Julli's at the fish shop,I read about black variation of the bronze cory on Planet Catfish

08-30-2005, 08:23 AM	#8
mattrox Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Adelaide, Australia Posts: 1,328 Images: 36	You could get C. sterbae. But they are $26 a pop at the [acronym:27c4a4fadd="Local Fish Store"]LFS[/acronym:27c4a4fadd] here.

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