Boys Or Girls?

[jsmathieson]

How can you tell if the cories are male or female? I have 3 albino's. 2 of them are smaller than the other... I am a newbie and didn't think to ask when I bought them... They are great fish

 

[TwoTankAmin]

Basically you have to view them from above. The females are wider.

 

[jsmathieson]

I still can't tell oh well

 

[§tudz]

I still can't tell oh well

when they get older the females tend to be wide in the mid-section, having a plumper rounder body that the male, whose bodies tend to be more stream-lined and flatter.

what type of cory did you buy?

 

[jsmathieson]

3 albinos. I bought them at different times in different palces... two are still small. how long does it take them to reach full size.

 

[garraty]

3 albinos. I bought them at different times in different palces... two are still small. how long does it take them to reach full size.

Generally from the time they are bought it will take about six months of good feeding to get them to breeding size. Maybe sooner, maybe longer depends on their size and how well they do in the tank.

 

[jsmathieson]

Its been about 6 months. I hope they are all the same sex! I dont know what I would do with babies

 

[§tudz]

Its been about 6 months. I hope they are all the same sex! I dont know what I would do with babies

they wont last long if they hatch anyway, as the parents and the other fish will eat them up, so you dont have to worry about that. Just let nature takes its course.