Male of female corydoras sterbai

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Male of female corydoras sterbai

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Not sure if this is a female or male. It is the biggest of them all. Any guesses ImageImageImage


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Re: Male of female corydoras sterbai

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The left and center photos look like females. The fish in the middle right photo is a male.

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Re: Male of female corydoras sterbai

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Females are larger and fatter. I have seen mine breed, and this rule has always held, at least in my tank.
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Re: Male of female corydoras sterbai

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Yeah I separated them trying to see if they will breed


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Re: Male of female corydoras sterbai

Post by Oceanica »

Erm... I am not sure what you mean by you separated them? If you mean you remove other species from their tank, that's probably wise if you want fry. My discus have eaten up nearly all the Sterbai eggs. If you mean you separated some of the sterbai from the group, that seems like a terrible idea.
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Re: Male of female corydoras sterbai

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I meant I placed the trio in a tank by themselves


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