NON-KILLIE... What cory is this?

**RonWill** · 17th Feb 2004, 15:19

Dear all,

I'd appreciate if someone can ID the species of this cory which I'm caring on Rashid's behalf (am I a day-care centre or what??

)

Rashid's un-ID'ed cory

BUT... I'm excited about a non killie because I found EGGS!!! and want to know more about them.

The eggs... discovered them in my tubifex/daphnia culture tank! I've transferred the 4 eggs to a smaller container where I can better observe and care for them.

TIA for any suggestions.

**Slaigar** · 17th Feb 2004, 15:39

Looks like Corydoras trilineatus. It is commonly sold as Corydoras Julii- though C. Julii is quite *rare* in the trade. Congrats on the baby corys!

Edit: Woops, forgot the word "rare" in the above sentence. Leipo is correct; Julii looks similar but the dots are smaller and densely speckled around the body(where trilineatus seems to have vertical lines).

**Leipo** · 17th Feb 2004, 16:08

Corydoras trilineatus is not the same fish as Corydoras julii. many stores make this mistake.

btw. I think it's the trilineatus since the julii has smaller spots on his head and the trilineatus has bigger spots in the form of lines.

**RonWill** · 17th Feb 2004, 19:13

Thanks Mark and Vincent,

I did a Google on "Corydoras trilineatus" and found some similar looking corys.

On that same page, this bugger looks very different from this... in that the former has spots instead of lines.

BTW, Mark, it's a little early for congrats... let's see how the eggs develop from here. Till then, stay tuned and watch for updates.

**zmzfam** · 17th Feb 2004, 20:05

Originally Posted by RonWill

BUT... I'm excited about a non killie because I found EGGS!!! and want to know more about them.

Ron, is the cory alone or does it has a partner?

**RonWill** · 17th Feb 2004, 21:31

Originally Posted by zmzfam

Ron, is the cory alone or does it has a partner?

Huh? I can see where this is going... so Zul, no... "Lady Tri" was home alone and we made 'whoopie' all night long...

Happy now? :wink:

I'll let you know when "Baby Tri" is delivered!

**benny** · 18th Feb 2004, 09:31

This is definitely a Corydoras trilineatus. This species can be a little varied in markings due to inbreeding.

Cute little fellas.

Cheers,

**whoppie** · 19th Feb 2004, 22:27

Its a C. trilineatus, also known as Leopard Cory locally.

**RonWill** · 19th Feb 2004, 22:53

Thanks all for the input. Seem like everyone hit the right notes.

Collected a few more eggs, but do these eggs fungus easy or what? Those found earlier has turned white! Bummer... no baby corys!

**A.Rashid** · 19th Feb 2004, 23:11

wah..... I say Ronnie.. your house is a real lovers paradise huh....
anyway I still got 3 more of them to pass you...that is if you want them if not I will open to those who wants to adopt them...

**RonWill** · 20th Feb 2004, 01:06

Originally Posted by A.Rashid

wah..... I say Ronnie.. your house is a real lovers paradise huh....

sssshhhh...! Don't say that too loud, my neighbours might hear that and think I'm running a brothel!

anyway I still got 3 more of them to pass you...that is if you want them if not I will open to those who wants to adopt them...

Rashid, the corys are cute and I don't mind having them in my daphnia culture... beats having goldfish in there!

Drop by this Saturday if you wanna pick up those film canisters for your BSeggs.

**RonWill** · 22nd Feb 2004, 10:40

Dear all,

Just when I thought all 3 eggs were 'lost' to bacteria, there is hope!

One of the lurkers in this forum, Yi Hong*, spotted a lone C. trilineatus fry and it looks more like a tadpole than a cory!

Rashid brought 2 more corys over to keep the pair company and he too, could spot the fry easily.... I think I need new glasses!!

Here are a few shots of the bugger...

Although larger than most killie fry at birth, it still require micro-foods, and there's plenty of it in the infusoria soup, where I'm raising the ANN fry.

C. trilineatus with an ANN fry. Larger pic here.

Oh... and Jian Yang managed to find another 20+ ANNs from the breeding container :wink:

*Yi Hong, I think it's time you said hello to the group! Maybe you're a killie-newbie, but worry not... we don't bite! :wink:

**learner** · 22nd Feb 2004, 20:41

Originally Posted by RonWill

*Yi Hong, I think it's time you said hello to the group! Maybe you're a killie-newbie, but worry not... we don't bite! :wink:

First of all, thank you Ronnie for your introduction.

Hi guys and gals,

I'm Yi Hong, and as my name suggests, I'm new to killies. Managed to get my hands on some australe orange and still trying to leran more about killies.

It's coincidental that I too have some cory fries but I have no idea what strain they are. They came from my planted tank that had many kinds of cories.

Anyway, here are some pictures. Have about 22 of these fries.

Cheers,

Yi Hong

**TawMee** · 23rd Feb 2004, 12:54

Hi Ronnie,
The cory eggs in the pic.. are they stuck to the wall of ur aquarium?

2 weeks ago, I had a bunch of eggs stuck on the walls of my comm tank(tetras, cories, half-beaks) and I didn't know whose eggs they belonged to.

Suspected they belonged to the halfbeaks as I've noticed the pair's courtship-like behavior.

After seeing ur pic, am starting to wonder if they actually belonged to the cories instead.
Sadly, the eggs disappeared after 4 days, most probably eaten by other fish.

Rgds.

Originally Posted by RonWill

Dear all,

I'd appreciate if someone can ID the species of this cory which I'm caring on Rashid's behalf (am I a day-care centre or what??

)

Rashid's un-ID'ed cory

BUT... I'm excited about a non killie because I found EGGS!!! and want to know more about them.

The eggs... discovered them in my tubifex/daphnia culture tank! I've transferred the 4 eggs to a smaller container where I can better observe and care for them.

TIA for any suggestions.

**RonWill** · 23rd Feb 2004, 19:04

Glad you decide to get off lurk mode, Yi Hong. It's more fun when we can join in the discussion instead of sitting behind the monitor.

With so many young cory fry, that's gonna keep you busy for a while. What are you feeding them? If you need microworms, swing by and I'll fix you one.

Have fun!

**RonWill** · 23rd Feb 2004, 19:12

Originally Posted by TawMee

The cory eggs in the pic.. are they stuck to the wall of ur aquarium?

Tom, I was observing the growth of some ramhorn snails I'm raising and saw the 3 cory eggs on the tank wall.

Knowing that the water is quite 'thick' (full of infusoria and bacteria for my daphnia & tubifex culture), I removed the eggs to a separate, cleaner container. Lost sight of them and thought that it decomposed. The pic was taken with them on java moss.

All,
I was at the LFS for more tubifex and saw a few corys staring at me and begging me to bring 'em home... I couldn't resist and did a killie-for-cory swap.

Here's 3 of the 5 I brought home... so what species is this one? :wink:

Larger pic here.

**Leipo** · 23rd Feb 2004, 20:23

could it be the Corydoras davidsandsi?

but it could also be Corydoras sp. cf. melini

**TawMee** · 23rd Feb 2004, 23:25

Originally Posted by RonWill

Tom, I was observing the growth of some ramhorn snails I'm raising and saw the 3 cory eggs on the tank wall.

Thks Ronnie, think that answers my qn.

**stormhawk** · 24th Feb 2004, 00:17

Ron, those are young Corydoras melini. Very cute buggers. You should try searching for them adult melinis. Even cuter.. and FATTER. :wink:

**RonWill** · 24th Feb 2004, 01:34

Thanks all, for helping to sort out the corys. Next on my killie-companion list are more dwarf or pygmies namely;

Corydoras hastatus
Corydoras xinguensis
Corydoras gracilis

I have the Corydoras pygmaeus & C. habrosus, and will pass on the C. gracilis since I'm told these are very expensive.

... or maybe I should just breed what I have! :wink: