Oh...I saw some beautiful ones that other day. I didn't get them because they had some small julis and I really prefer to get them young so I can watch them grow. But these where white and had a black stripe that ran around their eyes, then down the top of the spine and wrapped around the base of the tail. Don't know what kind they are, but they were so pretty!
These sound like
arcuatus or one of the similar ones- they're among the prettiest Corys but are reputed to be somewhat more delicate than most species.
My species are all different- the
elegans are the most laid back energy conservers- they sit around the tank in plain view, not moving about much until they detect food in the tank. The
sterbai were very skittish and hyper when I got them 6 months ago (so much so that I suspect they were wild-caught), but now sit under the same plastic plant in the corner of the tank, and again only move when there's food about. The
weitzmani are super-skittish and spend most of their time hiding, coming out in quick bursts to look for food. They all buzz about like clockwork toys as soon as food is detected, but they were all fairly active when I got them. The
pygmaeus just disappear- I'm lucky if I see 4 of the 10 at any one time; several times I've moved what I thought were the survivors to another tank because I thought some had dies, only to discover that there were still 10 of them.
The
Brochis are by far the most active of the Corydoradine fish I've got, but the adults of even these have slowed down a lot; the juveniles are constantly active.
