I just want to say thanks!

[jaylach]

I've always had corys but never knew they were shoal fish and only kept one or two. Due to this site I have learned better. I started out with just one albino cory. Due to info I gained here I added five generic corys. It has taken a little time but the albino has joined the group. In the past I have never seen corys this active and seeming happy.

Once again I offer thanks for the great info I have gotten here.

 

[GaryE]

The great question is what the albino is an albino version of, and if 'generic' Corydoras are the same species. Most of the albinos on the market are either paleatus or aeneus, which are the most common Corydoras in pet stores.
You'd expect the Cory to gravitate to its own species. They don't always form mixed species sleeping shoals.

 

[jaylach]

The great question is what the albino is an albino version of, and if 'generic' Corydoras are the same species. Most of the albinos on the market are either paleatus or aeneus, which are the most common Corydoras in pet stores.
You'd expect the Cory to gravitate to its own species. They don't always form mixed species sleeping shoals.

I have no idea as to the actual breed of any of the corys. I just know that they seem happy and are all getting along. That is good enough for me. I got the last 5 from a local Petco which labeled them as miniature corys. I doubt that is even a legit common name but hope they stay small. The fish department manager assured me that they would be smaller than most corys but I really know nothing about the critters...

 

[GaryE]

If you search by Latin name, you'll get images. For albinos, you need to look at the shape.

It changes nothing if you know, for sure. But there are so many species of Corys that it's a wonder to look at them, once you start into the identification game. It really affects behaviour, ideal temperature, etc.

 

[jaylach]

If you search by Latin name, you'll get images. For albinos, you need to look at the shape.

It changes nothing if you know, for sure. But there are so many species of Corys that it's a wonder to look at them, once you start into the identification game. It really affects behaviour, ideal temperature, etc.

Thanks. May be a future project to find what they actually are but, right now, I'm all involved with checking out my new Stardust 262 pleco when it comes out of hiding.