Its a baby!

[fish 'n' fries]

So I'm doing a massive rescape of the tank...getting rid of a bunch of plants with algae etc. Finally refill the tank and I see this little bit of movement under the wood. First thought is I somehow buried one of the corys...but I look and it's a little tiny peppered cory! Now this is in a community tank with danios and angels...not to mention that the first time I saw the peppered corys spawn I watched the mama eat the only egg the danios missed. So I'm a bit shocked. But he's cute...at least he won't need a new tank!

 

[bs6749]

Awww, what a nice surprise. Would be nice to see some pics though.

 

[kaz]

how can you tell female from male cories?

 

[fearlessfisch]

Congratulations! The same thing happened to me with peppered cories last year--found a little guy when I turned over a rock. I guess they are good at hiding until they are big enough to survive.

My little guy is so big now that it's hard to tell him from the others.

 

[fish 'n' fries]

My female is much rounder and bigger than the male. Plus I keep seeing them spawning and saw the mama laying her eggs one day (just a bit of a tip off! )

I've just found another (much smaller) baby today...if they keep this up I'll be trying to figure out what to do with spare corys. I really wasn't planning on breeding anything.

Unfortunately, no pictures, the babies aren't cooperating with coming close enough for the camera to focus...I'll keep trying.