minkweir wrote:Lovely fish!

I thank you and Mother Nature thanks you. - Frank

Having recently imported 200 of these, I can tell you that in my box, there are at least three different species and possibly four. It's not simply a matter of great variability as there are marked differences between the specimens. I would not hazard a guess on any of them, until they have fully ac...

Thanks, Birger. I will certainly give that a try. Cheers. - Frank

Guess I dont have to give you any tips on how to get them spawning my friend;) Not, true. I could use all the help I could get. :-) While you're at it, how about some pointers on the beautiful CW022's that I acquired from you. My females are either carrying a gazillion eggs, or they are dying of bl...

I`w noticed that there is almost no picks of youngsters from C boesmani, well, here is one... Sweet, Birger. The 3 juveniles that I received from Ian have grown into 3 of the prettiest fish in my room. Just stunning. It appears that there are 2 males and a female, so it's time to set them up for a ...

How could you even do that? You would be shocked and dismayed at how many times people have written me and said, "I took a piece of rigid airline tubing and poked and prodded them to get them moving, but it didn't work." Yes, some folks think that their fish are there for entertainment pu...

Hi Frank, Thanks for the spawning info which suggests they are very atypical compared to the usual cory methods. I think I'll make do with trying to source some more adults, as with most corys they look so much better and settled in a larger shoal like yours. :-BD Cheers Matt Hey Matt. LMK if you l...

Very nice looking fish Frank. The male with the big spot pattern is a cracker! What temperature are you keeping these in? Greetings. During the summer around 76 and during the winter around 74. They have been trouble free for the almost 2 years that I have had them. One of my absolute favorites. :-...

Some real beauties in there Frank. Hi Matt. Absolutely. :-) I have 3 of these, but what I think is the only male I have, is just beginning to develop the spotted pattern that yours have. I thought that I only had one or two males, but was I ever mistaken. Have you spawned these as I've not read any...

Chris told me that they take a while to mature. Also the Barbatus I have are maybe 1.5"-2" and are not showing any sexual dimorphism yet. I figured that would be a good clue that they were of breeding age too. Well, I guess it depends on what temp you keep them at - as well as what you fe...

Also since I have these in a tank with my S.Barbatus I have noticed that the barbatus seem to shoal more than the Schultzie. Is this normal or could it be attributed to the fact that the Schultzie were recently added to the tank? There is no "set" thing for Cory shoaling among individual ...

The F1 S. kronei in the spawning video are 8 months old. No reason why S. barbatus would be much different than that. - Frank

Birger Amundsen wrote:I`w downloaded the wids Frank. and would like to share them, courtesy of you:)

Certainly, Birger. Thanks for asking. . Cheers. - Frank

Excellent video and beautiful fish Frank! Hi Brandon. TYVM. Hopefully in a year or so I can get my Barbatus to do some of the same. I'm sure you will. :-) They're not all that hard. I also just acquired some Black schultzei that are in the same tank with the Barbatus I think that you would enjoy bo...

Enjoy, folks. - Frank

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Frank, the wet thumb, has struck again. Congratulations, Frank. Thank you, sir. These are not a new one for me as I have been spawning them for years. These are F1's. I used to have so many that I would put 5 or 6 juvies in every box of fish that I shipped. After 4 spawns in the past week or so, I ...

Birger Amundsen wrote:Nice Frank:)

Thanks, Birger. I will email you, today. Cheers. - Frank

Nice video. TY. Re- the other fish... is there a catch? No, lol. Look like beacon tetras, Hemmigrammus Ocelifer No. The problem with this species is the larger they get, about .75" max, the less intense the coloration. That could be because of my water parameters, but in my tanks the smaller t...

corywink wrote:awesome, those are really nice looking males. Do they require cool water like barbatus?

Theoretically, although I have found them to be tolerant of my water conditions year round and I don't recall ever losing one, for any reason. Bullet proof. - Frank

lotsabettas wrote:Great video Didn't have any delay at all on my laptop and was buffering ahead of watching so no delays

Kewlio. And YOUR guess on the other fish? Cheers. - Frank

mummymonkey wrote:Took a while to download but a nice video Frank..

Cool, TYVM.

The other fish are Axelrodia stigmatias.

Nice try. Guess, again. lol. - Cheers. Frank

Greetings. My first attempt at learning new hardware and software. I hope you don't get seasick. Depending on your connection speed, as soon as it starts to play, I'd pause it and let it buffer for a few minutes, so it doesn't start and stop, continuously. Like I said, I'm still figuring this stuff ...

I've reread the whole thread and afaics no-one is talking other people out of keeping Corys (or other species). Right. The key word in the sentence is "can." I stand my my contention. - Frank P.S. Improper use of language on my part. I should have used the word, "may," instead o...

Greetings. In my experience, trying to label a species as "shy" simply does not hold uniformly true among groups of fish within a species. Simple things like the amount of light, degree and direction of current, type and location of cover, tank mates, weather conditions, physical location ...

Greetings. I do spawn these on occasion, but it is not easy to raise the fry. Mine spawn without any trigger at pH 7.0, temps from 68 to 72 and 75-125 whatever the abbreviation for microsiemens is. :) I think you'll agree after seeing a juvie - they are most certainly a stunning little fish. Good lu...

Time will tell. - Frank

dconnors wrote:either C. semiaquilus or C. coriate. just my .02...

I really don't think so. They look entirely new to me - but hey, I'm never correct. lol. - Frank

OK. I am now able to discern some fry that I have never seen, before. A few more days and they should photo ready. Additionally, they have spawned twice more since these fry were born. They, too, have gone into a mixed egg/fry tank with a good hatch rate and almost zero losses, so there might be a f...

Looking for an update Frank!! If you don't have pics, words will do! I was very excited to see the fry when I was there... but even more anxious to find out what they are! Hi. Well, the fry are still unrecognizable, to me - so I'm hoping they are these. Another week or so should be sufficient time ...

I have unidentified fry in a mixed egg tank that can only be from this spawn. Not one that I have seen in my tanks, before, so I am almost certain it is these. Time will tell, though. Quite rambunctious, hurtling around the tank at Cory light-speed. They never pause where visible, so pics are a bit,...