WHAT ARE YOUR FAVORITE CORYS AND WHY???????

[PPOHolbrook]

jUST WONDERING WHAT EVERYONES FAV WAS AND WHY THEY LIKE THIS PARTICULAR CORY?/

Brian

[Importskyline22]

DO YOU REALLY HAVE TO TYPE IN ALL CAPS?

I recently fell in love with cories, the only cories i have owned are pepperd cories. So i cant really say which are my fav.

[Cory Lover]

Hi,

Right now I only have ten Cories and three species:sad: I plan on getting some more species this year.

Out of the three species I have (C. aeneus (Bronze), C. paleatus (Peppered), C. trilineatus (Three-Striped) I would have to say I like C. trilineatus (Three-Striped) the most. They are just so cute and pretty!

What kinds do you have PPOHolbrook?

Cory Lover

[YoFishboy]

I like albino cories (the C. aeneus variety) because they are very hardy and extremely gregarious and active........I also like sterbai because they are, IMO, the best looking cory.....

[chunkoblue]

Sterba's cory all the way!! They are the most active species I've ever had

[GirlieGirl8521]

I love Panda cories (and Albinos, Schwartzi, Trilineatus, Sodalis).....haha I can't decide....since I keep all 5 of those types. I'm planning on getting some C. habrosus for my new tank...they are gonna be so cute!

[PPOHolbrook]

Thats just it, i dont have any!!!!!!!!! new to the game and am cycling a 75 gallon right now. Thinking of putting 3-4 in and wondering what I should get.!!!!!!!! Thats why I asked why you like them. I like something that is active, and fun to watch!!!!!!!!!!! and look at!!!!!!!
Thajks everyone for your help, keep them coming.

Brian

[chunkoblue]

Well whatever kind you get, they will definately be happy in a 75 gallon

[GirlieGirl8521]

Thinking of putting 3-4 in and wondering what I should get.!!!!!!!!
Get more than 3 or 4...they like groups...the more the better. In a 75g, you have room for 10-12 of these little guys.

Forgot to say why I like them....well because they are so darn cute. :)

[Shagmaster]

Get more than 3 or 4...they like groups...the more the better. In a 75g, you have room for 10-12 of these little guys.

Forgot to say why I like them....well because they are so darn cute. :)

Beat me to it.^

My fav is Panda Corys. Even though I dont have any. (YET):)

[monkey_toes]

Thats just it, i dont have any!!!!!!!!! new to the game and am cycling a 75 gallon right now. Thinking of putting 3-4 in and wondering what I should get.!!!!!!!! Thats why I asked why you like them. I like something that is active, and fun to watch!!!!!!!!!!! and look at!!!!!!!
Thajks everyone for your help, keep them coming.

Brian
Holy crap, you're hyper. Make sure your cories are captive-bred. Wild-caught cories often die suddenly for no readily apparent reason. You can usuallly count on bronze (green) cories and peppered cories to be captive-bred, and all albinos are. Sometimes julii (actually, they're usually trilineatus) and panda cories are captive-bred, but ask before you buy.

[PPOHolbrook]

I bought 3 Julii Corys today. Very small ones. They are spunky. Hope they do well. ANyone have these. WHat size do they grow to really?

[Cory Lover]

I bought 3 Julii Corys today. Very small ones. They are spunky. Hope they do well. ANyone have these. WHat size do they grow to really?

Hi,

Well, first off they are probably Three-Striped Cories (Corydoras trilineatus), because Juliis are rare. Most pet stores mislable them. If you post a pic, I could tell for sure.

They grow to about two to two and a half inches.

I have four of them. They are great little Cories!

Cory LoVER

[BigRun]

I have a soft spot for arcuatus Cories. I just like the way they look. I have 6 pygmaeus cories in a planted 20gal. They are fun and small, they like to swim about 2-3 inches off the bottom when not feeding or resting.

The 6 rarely school together (only when I am cleaning) I don't know if it is because the tank is not that long or because there are not that many in the tank, as I understand they school in the thousands in the wild.

[Gumby131]

pandas or pepperd

[PPOHolbrook]

No They are the Leopard or Julii Corys akright. Debating on whether to get a few more.

Brian

[Toirtis]

I am rather fond of C. robinae, C. loretoensis, C. haraldschultzi, C. aeneus 'lazer green', C. aeneus 'black'......and Brochis briyski and Scleromystax barbatus, which are strictly not corys, although they are arguably Corydoradine.

[cherule]

I really like all the corys because they are so active and kinda like little tanks! They don't seem to be intimidated by anything and just go about their business. I have a Schwart's and three pandas that love to pal around together.

[jerzsky]

sterba's are my fav! they are just such good lookin fish, and have quite the personality!!! CORY'S ARE COOL! oops sorry i wrote in caps...haha:sim:

[ILOVEBETTAS]

pandas!

[Bryterlater]

corylover--what is the cory in your avatar. That guy is identical to mine which were sold as "julii cories".

Looking online the julii cories also look exactly like the one in your pic, while the trilineatus look somewhat different

[Cory Lover]

corylover--what is the cory in your avatar. That guy is identical to mine which were sold as "julii cories".

Looking online the julii cories also look exactly like the one in your pic, while the trilineatus look somewhat different

Hi,

In my avatar that is one of my Three-Striped Cories (Corydoras trilineatus). Three-Striped Cories often get sold under Juliis. Trilineatus come in many different patterns, and the one in my avatar is different from most. Out of my four Three-Striped, only one is the 'common' pattern. Do you have a pic?

Cory Lover

[Bryterlater]

you mean try to take a picture of those guys???

I can try but thy DO NOT stay still. They are very zoomy...and when they are not out and zooming they are hidden and resting.

[Kamryn]

Emerald Green & Peppered Corys. My Emerald Green's school together and hang out with guppies (pretty funny to watch) they sneak up on the guppies and nudge them in the tail. Harmless fun, no damaged fins and they've been doing this for almost a year. My Peppered corys do not school together.They are fun to watch race to the surface for the occasional gulp of air and trying to hide in the plants (vertically) when I clean their tank. They all have their own personality and I consider them the "clowns" of my tanks.

[Bryterlater]

OMG! I actually got a shot...it took about 10 to get it, and I doubt I can get any better. Here they are:

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h318/bryterlater/DSCN0137.jpg

[Cory Lover]

Hi,

Those are C. trilineatus for sure.

Cory Lover

[Kyohti]

I've had peppered, bronze, and albinos... but I think my favs are pandas and sterbaii. I'm hoping to put a group of pandas in my 10g and a mix of sterbaii and albino in my 36gal-- but only after I've upgraded my bichir and my cichlids into a 125g+ tank!! :D

I have a dream...

[jm1212]

schwartz's are my favorites because they're alwyas on the move and have cool colors. mine will be cruisng around and then just stop (all at the same time)......... and thens tart cruising around again. its prety funny to watch. when one finds food, the rest come racing over to get some too :D

[teriba]

I just got 6 sterbai and they are amazing. By far my favourite fish now. :)

[Mgamer20o0]

C. aeneus...... why.... i dont know.