Does Anybody Have A Picture Of A Really Big Cory?

[kelp]

I'm just attracted to big cory's... I saw this one at my LFS yesterday that was pretty huge. I've never had a cory reach its final size before dying, and I'd really like to see a mature cory.

 

[PC1963]

I'm just attracted to big cory's... I saw this one at my LFS yesterday that was pretty huge. I've never had a cory reach its final size before dying, and I'd really like to see a mature cory.

What kind the cory that you had. And what is cory you see in your LFS?

 

[kelp]

I guess it wasn't "huge", since sterbai's get huge, but they had an albino cory that looked like it was three inches. I used to have albino corys, but they died before they reached that size. I didn't know they could get that big.

 

[Coryologist]

I guess it wasn't "huge", since sterbai's get huge, but they had an albino cory that looked like it was three inches. I used to have albino corys, but they died before they reached that size. I didn't know they could get that big.

Yes. Frank

 

[dream250578]

My Albino is about 2.5 inches........don't know if thats huge but he looks big to me!

 

[ghent_3rd]

I seen some really good sized pandas at my LFS today, better than the real tiny ones you usually see. only £4.95 each aswell but he only had 3 of them and my tank ain't quite ready yet.

 

[Bozza]

I saw some really huge sterbai's at a LFS the other day. They are the biggest corys ive seen in person.

 

[PC1963]

Here is C. semiaquilus 3-3.5 inch in size

 

[PC1963]

C. robustus 3-3.5 inch

 

[kelp]

How many months does it take for cory's to grow that large?

 

[PC1963]

How many months does it take for cory's to grow that large?

My cories was wild cought, and it is adults size. It should be about year old or more to reach adult size. I have mine about 6 months now.

 

[puppyduck]

Well sterbai dont grow much bigger than any bronze or peppered corys. We popped down to a very good fish store nearby and saw a tank full of normal sized sterbai and what looked like giant sterbai. The man in the fish store said the smaller ones were sterbai but the larger ones were actually a different species but with almost identical markings that grow much bigger than sterbai. Next time we're down there I'll find out what species.

Our melanistius corys are massive, about 2 an a half inches. They're whopping compared to the little robinae corys.

I dont know if they count as corys but brochis are ginormous. Theyre like UBER corys!

 

[PC1963]

Well sterbai dont grow much bigger than any bronze or peppered corys. We popped down to a very good fish store nearby and saw a tank full of normal sized sterbai and what looked like giant sterbai. The man in the fish store said the smaller ones were sterbai but the larger ones were actually a different species but with almost identical markings that grow much bigger than sterbai. Next time we're down there I'll find out what species.

Our melanistius corys are massive, about 2 an a half inches. They're whopping compared to the little robinae corys.

I dont know if they count as corys but brochis are ginormous. Theyre like UBER corys!

puppyduck

This is your talking about left C. haraldschultzi and on the right C. sterbai.
C. harldschultzi is growing a littler bigger than c. sterbai.

 

[puppyduck]

Yes theyre the ones!

I had a look earlier and realised it was them. In that picture they look very different but in the fish store they look so damned similar I got well scared that ours would grow to that size.

 

[Coryman]

One of if not the biggest Corydoras species is C. robustus, the largest member of my group measured 105 mm SL. (4.25"). There is of course Scleromystax barbatus, which is also in the family, also grow to a similar size. To answer you question, "how many months it takes for a Cory to grow to full size" is a little like asking "how long is a piece of string" C. pygmaeus can reach adulthood and be fully grown in less than a year, but when it cones to the larger species you measure in years not months. I have C. sterbai that are at least 14 years old and they are still growing, albeit very slowly. The largest female is now 65 mm SL' (2.62"). SL = Standard length (Body length) If you count the caudal fin (tail) then that is the total length and then for all the above you can add at least another 13 - 14 mm (9/16").

Ian