How long untill a cory fry looks like a cory

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How long untill a cory fry looks like a cory

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I have seen no eggs but every 7-10 days I am pulling out of the main 50 gallon tank 10-20 fry. The first batch happened about three weeks ago and they are about 2 mm long and they still do not look like catfish. They are in a tank with (forgive me if it is bad) 2 of my 8 year old goldfish. I have three panda and a couple of normal cory and an albino. This is the third hatching and have about 40 fry in my nursery tank. It started when we added a cermic feature to the tank and it wont stop. My question is are these cory fry and if so how long untill they look like cory?

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You should be able to seethe barbels on the fry by now.

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Coryman (Ian) has an excellent book with drawings of fry growth...throughout the developemnet stage. I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in cories...beginner or experienced breeder. I see a banner link at the top of the page as I'm posting this. If you can't find the link...PM Coryman, and I'm sure he'll help you find a copy! I believe this one of the best cory books on the market. 1 or 2 sucessful spawns will more then cover the price of the book.
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