Can someone id this Cory I rescued?

Did you know fantastic help is an anagram of Planet Catfish? This forum is for those of you with pictures of your catfish who are looking for help identifying them. There are many here to help and a firm ID is the first step towards keeping your catfish in the best conditions.
Post Reply
User avatar
quatermass
Posts: 23
Joined: 22 Nov 2005, 17:56
My images: 2
My cats species list: 1 (i:0, k:0)
Spotted: 1
Location 1: Livingston UK
Location 2: Livingston, Scotland
Interests: Lots!
Contact:
Contact quatermass

Can someone id this Cory I rescued?

Post by quatermass »

Hi folks,
I've rescued a Cory from a very dirty 3' tank containing a 12" Crayfish and this lone Cory.

Can anyone id the species?

He appears to have lost his barbels and has some dorsal damage which will probably heal.

Will the barbels grow back do you think?

Image

Thanks for your time. :P
Stuart Halliday
http://theaquariumwiki.com/
The Aquarium Wiki Encyclopaedia
Top
User avatar
Dave Rinaldo
Posts: 2178
Joined: 31 Dec 2002, 10:49
I've donated: $601.00!
My images: 238
My cats species list: 64 (i:0, k:0)
Spotted: 97
Location 2: Austin, Texas

Post by Dave Rinaldo »

Corydoras sterbai
Contribute to Planet Catfish!

Use this Amazon.com link to benefit Planet Catfish!!
Top
User avatar
quatermass
Posts: 23
Joined: 22 Nov 2005, 17:56
My images: 2
My cats species list: 1 (i:0, k:0)
Spotted: 1
Location 1: Livingston UK
Location 2: Livingston, Scotland
Interests: Lots!
Contact:
Contact quatermass

Post by quatermass »

Dave Rinaldo wrote:
Corydoras sterbai
Wow. That was quick! Many thanks Dave!

I did look through the Corydorus thumbnail page but I guess I got overloaded with images and couldn't see it.

Do you think the barbels will grow back then?

It seems to have no difficulty finding food without them.
Stuart Halliday
http://theaquariumwiki.com/
The Aquarium Wiki Encyclopaedia
Top
User avatar
MatsP
Posts: 21038
Joined: 06 Oct 2004, 13:58
My articles: 4
My images: 28
My cats species list: 117 (i:33, k:0)
My aquaria list: 12 (i:10)
My BLogs: 4 (i:0, p:164)
Spotted: 187
Location 1: North of Cambridge
Location 2: England.

Post by MatsP »

If you keep it in good water and with fine rounded substrate (sand or fine gravel), you'll be giving it the best chances of growing new barbels. It very much depends on whether they are recently lost or have been eroded continuously for a long time (in the latter case, it's unlikely that they will grow back again).

--
Mats
Top
Post Reply

Return to “What is my catfish?”