Colourful Corys?

[pinkdolphin_113]

hey. im looking to replace my shoal of 2 inch peppers. i'll miss the funny things searching the bottom in one big like like the elephants do out of jungle book but i'm looking for something a little more colourful.
any idea's?
thanks

 

[Coryologist]

Any idea's? Thanks. - Quote edited by Coryologist

Hi. Pretty and inexpensive. - Frank

 

[pinkdolphin_113]

that looks more or less like the peppered cory. anything bright and colourful like with red on them? or yellow? colours like that.

 

[Griz]

Corydoras adolfoi is another beautiful species. These and the one above are about as colourful as I've seen.

http/www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/image.php?image_id=6763

 

[sylvia]

There are lots of bronze cory varieties like the green or orange stripe:
http/www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/image.php?image_id=143
http/www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/image.php?image_id=140
I also love the black variety but it's not 'colorful'

C. adolfoi mentioned above is also certainly a striking fish:
http/tal.ifas.ufl.edu/images/Corydoras-a...i-2x1_2-72-.gif
http/www.wallpaperfishtalk.com/wallpaper...ater/000070.jpg

If you are after something to replace your cories but are open to non-catfish suggestions, perhaps consider dwarf chained loaches or Botia rostrata (both small and peaceful) or zebra loaches (a bit larger at 4") or queen loach (5") or some other small loach. They are equaly active but generaly more colorful than cories. These species are all social and only the zebra is sometimes more boisterous than cories.
http/www.aqua-fish.net/imgs/fish/070.jpg - dwarf chained loach (Botia sidthimunki)
http/www.akvarieleks.dk/images/yasuhikot...dthimunki_2.jpg - and more
http/www.aqua-fish.net/imgs/fish/067.jpg - zebra loach (Botia striata)
etc
Look them all up here: http/www.loaches.com/species-index/species-index

 

[Corys4u]

Any idea's? Thanks. - Quote edited by Coryologist

Hi. Pretty and inexpensive. - Frank

such a tease frank LOL

 

[Teelie]

There are also Coryodoras sterbai with orange coloration on the fins and haraldschultzi.