is this an albino catfish?

[lvlyldyuk]

if this is not an albino catfish what is it?

many thanx

 

[Bloo]

If the eyes are red (clear pink), then they it's likely to be. Though can't see they eyes

 

[lvlyldyuk]

yes eyes are a lovely reddy pink colour

 

[lvlyldyuk]

hopefully this will b a better pic

 

[Teelie]

Albino Aeneus (Bronze) Cories.

 

[lvlyldyuk]

they are not bronze corys as husband has those and they are not the same

 

[Bloo]

They are cetainly albino - as to what Cory they are, I don't know.

 

[Teelie]

They look like Bronze to me though I suppose they could be Peppered. The pics are kind of blurry and I don't have my glasses. I still think they are bronze though.

 

[lvlyldyuk]

lol yeah i know bout not having your glasses, these catfish are white with lovely pink/red eyes

 

[Teelie]

My eyes aren't that bad. What I meant is those look like an albino strain of Bronze cories. It's a normally recessive genetic disorder but with certain tank raised species, it's quite common. In the case of Bronze cories, I think albinos out number the regular colored cories 2 to 1 in the shops.

 

[lvlyldyuk]

ah ic what you mean.

 

[smithrc]

Hi lvlyldyuk - It all fits into place - They are albino Corys (which are a catfish)
As said above they a probubly the albino version of the Bronze corys.

Tieing this to the other thread it sounds like you've got them spawning too - Well done.

What else is in the tank?
Hopefully they wont eat the eggs themselves (althought they might)

By now they may well have started hatching! any fry spotted?

 

[-*-MicHAeL-*-]

yes they are albino cories and not channel catfish as you first thought LOL

good luck with the spawn

 

[The-Wolf]

they may not be C. aneus
they could be C. paleatus
either way definately a cory

 

[Tokis-Phoenix]

Ye definatly albino corys, feed them algae wafers and catfish pelets- the eggs they lay will hatch out within 5-8 days time although will almost certainly get eaten if you have any other non-cory fish in the tank, the fry though are virtually see-through and very tiny and will get trapped in that gravel though...