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My sister got 4 little albino cories(not sure what species exactly) about a two months ago. Once released I noticed that they had no whiskers! Assuming that they had been attacked by some fish or been rubbed off on rough substrate, I paid it no mind.

Now its 2 months later and not one of the catfish had started to grow any whiskers. There are no aggresive fish in the tank and we used fine gravel as substrate.

Why is there no whiskers? Do we have mutant catfish with no whiskers?

Freyr wrote: Do we have mutant catfish with no whiskers?

Well, mutants.... Could be a case of inbreeding. I myself have a number of C. sterbai, of which two lack the whiskers, pectoral spines and dorsal spine. Apparently they came from Eastern Europe. Do I need to say more??

What kind of gravel is in the tank where the eggs were hatched? Also, did you use one of those net-breeders, which hangs inside the tank? Either of these can be responsible for barbel loss in young Cories. I learned the hard way...
Amanda