Of course, human genetics and animal genetics are not identical. Also, it may not be "albinism" in the true genetic sense. For instance, albino horses are not really albinos. It is also possible the the wild coloring is an incomplete dominant. This means instead of one gene obliterating the effect ...

Yipes, that's what I was afraid of. He's in a 10 gal right now, he was rescued from a goldfish bowl. About how many more months can he stay there until he has to be moved? And what would his approximate age be now, being as he's about 3 inches long?

Wow, feeding him was the ticket! Man did that fin go up! He has eight rays on his dorsal fin. Here's some pictures with his fins erect:

I'll try - I was lucky to get these since he likes his cave! As far as fins up - I have never actually seen him with his fins up. Any good tips on getting them to flare out?

http://home.earthlink.net/~idot84/pleco3.jpg We've had him about six months, he is three inches long, we have no idea what species he is or even how old he is. He has grown since we've gotten him so he was a juvie when we got him. The color is a little off, he's mostly grayish brown with brown dots ...

So, you play golf at UNT?

Sorry I can't help you with your question but being a former Dentonite and UNT employee your name caught my eye!

There ya go, one vote. Happy now?

Oh, thanks! I drew it right afer getting my trilineatus, using them as my model! It took hours to get it just right.

I've been using the Cat-eLog for months and finally decided to join the forum, too. I'm Leah, I'm 45, and I've helped my brother with fishkeeping for 20 years, and my son for 10, but didn't get my own tank until about 5 months ago. I had never even heard of corydoras before then, but now I LOVE them ...