exhuasting old man.... exhausting LOL!

I am about to pack my bags, sort out my buckets for the treated tap water, a couple of heaters, pump etc and them im off to bloody bed!!!

Was at the gym this morning at 9, spent 2 hours there and then i went and played 18 holes of golf!! I is pooped!

I have to be up and out at 6.30 in the ...

I'll be there from early Friday through to kicking out time on the Monday :)

Excellent, are you coming on the shop tour?

Jools


Probably not im afraid as it will be I that is picking Kim M up from the airport in the morning. Kim lands at 8,25 and there are another trio coming in from the ...

This was always going to be a mudslinger of a topic. My views are to leave it more or less alone as long as we don't start using language inappropriate to the family friendly nature of the site. However, it is also my aim to ensure this doesn't spill over to the rest of the site and I am sure the ...

I'll be there from early Friday through to kicking out time on the Monday

I have read through all the posts and would just like to add my views on this.

I re-introduced myself to fish keeping after a long break in late 2006. I wasnt looking to specialise in any particular species and kind of fell into Corys. After much searching around on the net, i learned of a chap ...

any chance of some pics and what else are you feeding them other than algae wafers ?

Bit late with this one, but i have a 3ft cube discus tank with about 40 C.sterbai in it and they are perfectly fine. Ideally, if its a cory only tank, it needs to be deeper than it is tall. Ideally 12" tall and 15 - 18" deep

One cause of loss of barbels is caused by infection. If they are young, the chances are they could grow back. If infection is not the cause then it could be something genetic.

Have they ever had full barbels?

Is there any redness?

AKA C. sp Green Laser

saw these the other day Allan, some good shots mate

This is a messy discussion. First, there exists nothing like CORYDORAS VENEZUELANUS "BLACK". The fish on the picture is simply CORYDORAS VENEZUELANUS.



mmm which is what i said LOL



Corydoras sp. Venezuela Black is a black fish resembling Corydoras aeneus, but with a black-violet body and ...

C.aneues Black were line bred in the CR from true C.schwartzi until they got as black a cory as they possibly could. They will NOT be found in the wild at all, unless someone has actually added them to the wild LOL.

As for the C.venezulans, the black bit seems to have been added onto the end by ...

hmmmmmm

from the pic of the "sterbai" you have posted i would be mor einclined to think that they are are C.haroldschultzi than sterbai. this assumption is made of the length of the body that appears in the pic that the not so distinctive spotting that is displayed by C,sterbai. any chance of more ...

hmmmmmm

from the pic of the "sterbai" you have posted i would be mor einclined to think that they are are C.haroldschultzi than sterbai. this assumption is made of the length of the body that appears in the pic that the not so distinctive spotting that is displayed by C,sterbai. any chance of more ...

from conducting a small test on some of my own tank bred corys, i found that those that were placed in a cory community tank with 1 water change a week grew ALOT slower than those in a nursery tank with daily water changes.

when i say they grew alot slower in community tank i mean about 80% slower ...

Here's a picture of the oldest Cory in my tank. He's about 10 years old now and the only surviving member of an original colony of 10.

I'm not even sure what type of Cory he is so any advice would be appreciated. Researching this site I assume it's either a leucomelas or schwartzi but could be ...

Hi deb,

Yep, high protein as in chopped earth worm and blood worm as well as Tetra tabimin and tetra prima which is what i condition all my corys with

i used to get these growths on my C.paleatus when i was conditioning them to spawn. Always wondered what they were. They didnt seem to cause any problems and went away of their own accord when they were rested.

Has anyone ever suffered fatalities from this ailment?

Hi Andy,

I have been watching for this one to show up on the lists myself as I have been collecting and breeding dwarf Corys. It and C. cochui the only ones I have not seen or been able to buy.

I wouldnt say that C.garbei was a dwarf cory as such given the SL is 50mm. This size is comparable by ...

U lucky lucky man!! i just wish i could find some for myself.

congrats not the less (i am rather green right now LOL )

maidehead in swindon cheney manor have some about 1'' to 1.5'' in stock now. looked yesturday


Just called them, they have a dozen in !! I dont suppose (and i understand if you say no) if i give you the dosh you would be prepared to pick me them up and post them up to me. If you dont know how to ...

paulf wrote:Looking at your location, have you tried Pier Aquatics in Wigan?

guy there says he's never heard of them LOL

Pidge wrote:Hi. Maidenhead Aquatics in Thatcham near Newbury had some a few weeks ago. Not sure if they still have but might be worth giving them a ring.

Cheers mate. will do

Hi there. Sorry if this shouldnt be in the this section but im desperate to find these.

Does anyone know where i can locate some Albino Sterbai in the UK. I dont care where they are, if they cant be posted i will collect.

Cheers

Sp00ks

i also believe another way to tell them apart is sterbai have white spots all the way down the face whereas haraldschultzi dont.

Isn't that what's been said in the Cat-eLog as well: C. sterbai have "white" spots in the face, whilst C. haraldschultzi have "black" spots in the face.

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Guppyman wrote:

Sp00ky wrote:My bad. LOL. Should have looked at your location first ! Sorry

No problem! This is Lee from UK, correct? - Frank

Indeed it is. just updated my profile. not had time to do it since i registered.

Guppyman wrote:

Sp00ky wrote:Is this the frank i got my nats from on ebay??

Don't think so. I never sell of fleaBay. Just AB. - Frank

my bad LOL, should have looked at your location first ! sorry

Guppyman wrote:

Sp00ky wrote:How have you found them? difficult to keep happy or not?

In my experience they are no more difficult to keep or spawn, than any common Cory. Good luck with them. - Frank

is this the frank i got my nats from on ebay??

if after a few hours they go white then they are infertile. They should be a creamy/tranparent sort of colour. as they mature, they will become darker looking.

Hope you got some good ones and they should have hatched by now