Well, they definitely aren't C. agassizii. I do think they look a lot like C. lamberti, but then again I'm not very familiar with the fish. I just don't know how likely it is that my fish are actually C. lamberti... Sort of the same case as with true C. julii. I'll post up some more updates in the ...

It's been over three and a half months now, so I guess I'll post an update. The cory in question is about 41.5 mm in length, and is growing slowly. This could be affected by the relatively low temperature in my tank, 23 degrees or so. Two pictures follow:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v417 ...

You won't be the only one. Thanks for the pointers on C. lamberti as well. I checked and most sources say that this species only reaches four to four and a half cm in length. If my fish grows beyond that, then I guess C. lamberti will be for sure ruled out.

It is just short of four cm SL, and appears to be about one and a half cm wide at its widest point (behind the pectoral fins, midway up on the body).

I took another picture of it tonight:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v417/sirbooks/catfish/knicklehead003.jpg

It isn't that clear and again there is another Corydoras trying to hog the spotlight (those pests!), but you can see that the spotting has darkened up. The first picture was taken on ...

I was thinking that as well, but C09 is apparently C. cf lamberti, and that cf means that it is likely to be the same species, right? Correct me if I'm wrong.

Also, I can't see a difference between C. lamberti and C09.
C. lamberti- http://www.nettaigyo.com/corydoras/encyc/corydoras/lamberti.html ...

I just bought a Corydoras yesterday that was labeled as "Corydoras reticulatus". My catfish obviously isn't that, but I'm having a little trouble with it. Maybe someone here can help.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v417/sirbooks/catfish/knicklehead001.jpg

I think I have a Corydoras lamberti ...

Yes, and it looks like C. leopardus is another possibility. Unless I'm missing something, leopard cories look remarkably similar to your catfish. The patterning of these cories varies greatly as well, as can be seen by looking in the Cat-eLog.

When cories are at rest, does the posture of their dorsal fin say anything about their health, mood, or stress level? I'm just curious, as my cories sometimes hold their dorsal fin fully erect, but usually let it sag a little. Most of the pictures I see of other Corydoras show nice, tall dorsals ...

I rescued a lonely cory from work this weekend. It had been brought in by a customer, and there were no similar cories in the store that could serve as companions. Though I don't have any of the same species either, I figured that the fish would be treated better in my tank than at work or with a ...

I sincerely doubt that the cories would eat the BN fry, for two reasons. Number one, the babies will be too large for the cories to easily consume. Secondly, I've never known cories to attack or try to eat a live, healthy fish. Even sickened fish that barely move are left alone by cories, until they ...

I *may* be able to buy a seventy-five gallon tank ($220 or so for the hood, tank, and stand), and I wouldn't mind a nice-looking breeding setup. I'm not shooting for a bare-bottomed thing with only PVC pipes and slate as decoration, but something more along the lines of a traditional tank.

Anyways ...

Nah, they are definitely still around. My work gets a few of them in every month or two, including a flag-tailed version. These fish are moderately hard to find, but they aren't rare by any means.

I've read a theory which suggests that the males use them to sense the strength and direction of water current, so that they know when their eggs need extra fanning. I can't say that I've seen proof of this theory, though it is worth at least a thought.

Panda cories are supposedly one of the most playful and active cories of all. I've heard plenty about their frolicsome activities, and I must say, they seem to trump all the cories that I've ever kept!

They can't really be sexed when young, as there aren't any obvious physical differences between the two genders. However, adult female specimens are slightly larger and broader than males. This difference becomes apparent when the fish are viewed from above.

Well, if nobody here knows anything about either of these plecos, I will have to assume that they are very hard to come across. I guess I will stick to telling customers the information I listed in the original post. Thanks for indirectly helping me out!

I've read that these cories are more sensitive to nitrates than other cories, and are a little less hardy. With that having been said, you shouldn't have any problems with them as long as you control your nitrate levels through water changes and careful tank maintenance.

The skunk cories are ...

I can't be positive that they are truly L154, as I have no say in what fish we get and/or whether they are labeled correctly. However, the fish are labeled as L154, so that's just what I'm going by. They look like the fish in the link below, if that helps at all with identification.
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We recently got in each of the above plecos at work. The L080 plecs are labeled as the "Gold tiger pleco", while the L154 catfish are called "Liposarcus plecos". I had never heard of either of these fish, so I looked them up on the Internet. Unfortunately, I found very little usable information ...

Yup, that sounds like what happened. Out of curiosity though, how exactly does the fluid affect potential predators? Is it poisonous or repulsive, or does it just serve to confuse them?

This Saturday I was at work doing routine maintenance on some of our tanks, when I came across one of our striped raphael catfish. It was in a tank with quite a few others, though this was the only one out in the open. It was also not moving, and appeared to be dead. I reached into the tank to ...

That tank plan includes too many fish, and should be toned down a little bit.

First of all, three plecos in a ten gallon tank? Plecos produce huge amounts of waste, and ten gallon tanks are prone to sudden changes in water quality and/or chemistry. Those fish would add all kinds of waste to the ...

If I remember correctly, Brochis catfish are in their own genus because they have more rays in their dorsal fins than cories do, and the Brochis fish get larger. However, I don't know why cories and Aspidoras catfish are seperated. What is the official difference? I'm curious more than anything else ...

From the photos, your plec looks more like L002 (tiger pleco) than L066 (king tiger pleco) to me. The colors remind me of the tiger pleco, because your fish has dark orange stripes. The king tiger plecos at my work have nowhere near as much orange (if any at all), though our tigers are nice and ...

I've often noticed that when I see sick or dying Corydoras catfish, they seem to spend an awful lot of time near the surface of the water, and in some cases gulp down air like it was going out of style. They also move much more slowly than is normal, and do not hang out with their shoal nearly as ...

Yup, they are C. septentrionalis all right. While their body patterns don't really show up in the pictures, their tails look just like the ones on my septentrionalis. Yours appear to be pretty active. How many do you have?

It should be okay, but compatibility does have a lot to do with it. For instance, how large is the gar, and what species is it? Also, are you planning to raise the pH and hardness to accomodate those Africans? If it is the latter, than that tank won't really be suitable for cories. If the gar is ...

Hey folks!

Does anyone know any information about breeding this fish? I bought five Corydoras septentrionalis (longnosed cories) around a month ago. Now, I'm interested in trying to breed them. I don't think I'll be trying it soon, I would just like some info for future reference. After a thorough ...

It looks like C. trilineatus to me. The differences between that and C. julii are slight, but they are there. Trilineatus cories have interconnected spots, whereas julii spots are all seperated from each other. You can check out the Cat-eLog to see the difference for yourself.