Would anyone with experience with Parotocinclus jumbo/lda025/Pitbull Plecos take some time to educate me. I am considering adding a few (>3) to my catfish tank after I upgrade this Spring (33Long with handful of corys – busy busy Albino Bronzes). Info on web says corys and lda025 can live together, ...

Breeding LDA25, Parotocinclus jumbo, shane's world article not available.

Old post, but here's an interesting study Salt Tolerance in the Callichthyid Catfish (Corydoras aeneus) IAAAM Archive Rhonda Murphy; Gregory A. Lewbart North Carolina State University, College of Veterinary Medicine, Raleigh, NC https://www.vin.com/apputil/content/defaultadv1.aspx?id=3974764&pid ...

Yes, I hadn't thought of it in that way. The shape of the fish would effect the way the light bounces off the armor plates. The reason why I'm pondering such things is that I'm watching 4 young albino(bronze) corys "color up" in the QTank. Watching this happen in albinos (without pigment to color up ...

Can some one explain why some Cory catfish of the same type (Albino Corydoras aeneus, for instance) vary so much in the iridescence? Is is age or diet? Male vs Female? I'm assuming an individual's genetics has a big part, but are there environmental reasons also?

One more from USA.