What a coincidence, I just bought 10 cory barbatus on Saturday! They are 1 1/2 " to 2" in length. Eating well and looking great. Now if I can just keep the temp down in the tanks where they are in. Temperature fluctuates between 70 & 75 degrees. I waited months for these to finally arrive and I am ...

They look just like c. bilineatus.

There was no other info on the bag of 5 of them. Anyone know what they are under?

I don't see anything on them on the web and I purchase c. adolfi and they look exactly alike! I placed both pairs in a 2 1/2 gallon tank with a divider and could not see any difference. Looking down from the top both females had a stripe that was 2 or 3 times wider than the males. Also, picked up 2 ...

Anyone know a way to sex them?

They look just like the bottom one. The stripe does have a matt black look with no metalic sheen.
Thanks!

After 2 weeks of reading posts here and corresponding with Ian about breeding my sterbai's & ehrhartdi's I just can't get enough cories. Last night at our Local fish meeting I bought a bag of 6 albino aeneus & my friend brought me 6 nice adult c. rabaulti! Now if I can just get all 4 types to breed ...

Thanks Ian! I have learned so much about cories from your site and here at Planet catfish! I have them on my mind for the past 2 weeks 24-7. I am going to an Auction on Saturday at a local club and will be lloking for cories to bid on! Can't wait!

I have always kept my cories separate over the years and had always wondered if they would inter-breed? I have c. sterbai and c. ehrhartdi but will be buying more types and was wondering what I can mix? Especially ones that look similar. I have seen some websites out there that have more than one ...