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For those that may be interested the Catfish Study Group hold regular monthly meeting on the third Sunday of every month at The Highfields Working Men’s Club, Ratcliff Street, Darwen, Lanc’s. BB3 2DF. We hold three very goo auctions per year, a Open Show in September and a Convention in March...

The Catfish Study Group's Annual convention will be taking place on the 5th - 6th - 7th March, at the Prince of Wales Hotel, Lord Street, Southport, Mersyside PR8 1JS Check the link for further details and booking forms. http://www.catfishstudygroup.org/core/convention_2009.htm Ian Ian Fuller...

The image that StrontiumDog has shown to depict C. leucomelas is wrong, the image shows a C. schwartzi. The black in C.lucomelas is intense and the dorsal/body blotch is almost diamond shaped and is dispersed fairly evenly on the body and dorsal fin. Ian Corydoras leucomelas Picture courtesy...

Sorry Fishadict, But the picture you have shown is of a C. schwartzi.The black in C.lucomelas is intence and the dorsal/body blotch is diamond shapped and is dispersed fairly evenly on the body and dorsal fin. Ian Corydoras leucomelasyoung male Picture courtesy Ian Fuller & Corydorasworld.com

Hi All, It's been a while since I have been here, the new day job, my fish, the CSG and my own site seem to take up all my time and some these days. Just to answer a couple of the points in this topic, firstly the Green & and Gold laser Cory's can be seen on page 164. They were put there under...

The images are not the best to determine the true identity of the fish, but they look like they only have 3 or 4 bars in the caudal fin and with the spotting on the head being pretty well defined they could be C120's image courtesy Ian Fuller & Corydorasworld.com The C. julii vs C...

The one with the triangular body blotch is as clos to C. septentrionalis as you are likely to get, the other one with the black dorsal I would favor as C. simulatus. Ian

The specimen wth the C. sterbai is a Corydoras sp CW008 "Gold line elegans". Ian C. sp. CW008 Picture courtesy Ian Fuller & Corydorasworld.com

The oldest Cory I new of was a C. aeneus that lived to the ripe old age of 42 years. I have a group of C. sterbai that are at least 18 years, a group of 4 C139's that are the same age, both are still producing viable fry and a group of C. pygmaeus that are approaching 14 years of age. Ian

It is Corydoras sp CW28 Ian Corydoras sp. CW28 Image courtesy Ian Fuller & Corydorasworld.com

Amerce, Your fish are C napoensis and not C. nanus. The latter is a species from Suriname, which does not have commercial fish exports. Species from Suriname only turn up in the hobby through hobbyists or scientists that go there to collect privately. C. napoensis come from the Napo river...

This is the real C. incolicana, Ian C. incolicana Image courtesy Ian Fuller & Corydorasworld.com

Hi Starfishpower, The first image is of a C. leucomelas the second looks very much like a young C. delfax. Ian

Hi Yvonne, A couple of questions, a) what is the surface area of the tank the fry are in at the moment. b) approximately how many fry are there. It is possible thst the container you have them in now will be OK. I would keep the depth of water to about 4 inches and add a couple of small...

Firstly I don't think your fish are C. rabauti, but C. zygatus, They are similar in looks but C. zygatus grows to about 3 inches. The white patch looks like it could have been caused a parasitic infection, resulting in a secondary bacterial infection. You say that the fish came to you after a...

Looking at the image it looks like the stripe extends, although faintly, all the way across the back, which would make me err towards C. schultzii. Ian

Briefly, and to put it in a nutshell, the answer is yes. However, and I am not going to get involved in any discussion, just state the facts from personal experience and information gained from observations from other Cory keepers/breeders. Any male kept with a female of another species could...

I think you are referring the the C. paleatus ("Peppered Cory"), I have seen these listed as C. cochui, C. ehrhartdi and a host of other names. They are certainly not C. cochui, these come from the Rio xingu, are one of the smallest Corys and are extremely rare in the hobby. Ian

without a doubt Corydoras delphax Ian

Sorry everyone, but this has to be said and it may very well be my last post here. I am generally very forthcoming with information and advise when it comes to Corys or any fish for that matter. I do however take exception to those that expect it or even demand it. Stiffler69. If you read the...

Hi Folks, I think it has reached the time when I need to clarify a few things regarding the so called Cory groups. However, firstly just to straighten out one or two things. Copyright is something that the majority of people using the internet totally ignore, whether through pure ignorance or...

Looking at the images I think the fish are C. ambiacus, this is a species that is quite variable and goes through pattern changes as it matures. Ian Image courtesy Ian Fuller & Corydorasworld.com

This is a subject that has been discussed here many many times and to be perfectly honest and without wishing to offend you or anyone else, I am not going to repeat my self yet again. If you put "Black Cory" into the search box I am sure you will be able to read all the many posts that have been...

Time to step in here, I have not read the PFK article, but if they have given the maximum age of Corys as 12 years then I have been breeding at least three species of Cory that have been dead for at least four years. I think PFK need to do a lot more research before making profound statements...

Without a doubt, C. sodalis Ian

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Kevin, Your membership was processed as soon as I got home from work. All memberships are processed personally. Ian

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I bred this species back in 1986. There is a copy of the spawning log on my web site Corydoras world and in my original book "Breeding Corydoradinae Catfish". Ian

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Hi Sue, Good to see you back, although I have also been a little scarce. The new day job has been getting in the way. Ian

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From back to front, C. trilineatus. C. aeneus (bronze) and C. agazissi. The name trilineatus (three lines) comes from the fact that there is one black and two white bands down the centre of the body. Ian

I would also say C. scwartzii and C. melanistius Ian

They are most definitely C. melanotaenia, like most species there will be variation due to the conditions they live in. Also there will be slight differences in appearance from different populations. Freshly imported specimens will certainly be less colourful that those that have been in a...

This question crops up in the Emergencies forum fairly frequently, but here is the reply I posted there to save you searching. "The best treatment for this problem, which is known as red blotch, is melafix. I do a 50% water change then add the suggested dose of Melafix and add a fairly strong...

Sorry for a late entry here, but only just picked up on this thread. The best treatment for this problem, which is known as red blotch, is melafix. i do a 50% water change then add the suggested dose of Melafix and add a fairly strong air stone. The air stone is there because the treatment...

I was at Franks place in September and he presented me with a trio of C. sp "Teniente" CW016 to bring back to the UK, They have settled down very well, just need to encourage them to breed and I will be well pleased. Cheers Frank my friend. I was sp delighted with this new and unusual Cory that...