Many people believe that catfish, or in particular Loricariidae and Corydoradinae are algae eaters, some loricariidae are pure vegetarian but others are pure meat eaters, so giving them all the same diet will cause long term problems. Corys are not vegetarian they are omnivores and mainly feed on mi...

I have seen these quite often on Cory fins, I think they are a form of Flagellate.

A little salt will usually get rid of them.

Ian

The whole image has a green cast to it, making the fish difficult to be sure. for CW009 the stripe is bright metalic green. CW010 (gold laser) has olive colored fins and a golden yellow to orange stripe. There is a comparison image here

Ian

CoryfanAad,
Sorry not good advice to feed Corys high protein foods unless young growing fry.
Feed quality commercial food by all means but not the high protein types that are made for Discus and the like. live or frozen foods are good especially Daphnia.
Ian

It looks more like C. agassizii in that image, the problem is there are 3 or 4 species from the same location that look similar and as they grow the patterns change which adds even more confusion.

Ian

I would say C. agassizii in front and possibly C. delfax in the rear, but the image is not the best.

Ian

The reason most fish 'shoal' together is in defense of possible predatory activity. Also it is a numbers thing. To me 6 fish would not constitute a 'shoal' nor would they react as such. A larger group 20 or 30 would make up a small 'shoal'. However in a safe environment the instinct to group togethe...

I will come back in on this discussion and add my 2pence worth. The biggest problem I have with the main characteristic defining CW052 is the black caudal fin in juvenile specimens, which fades out into 3 or 4 vertical bars when mature. The colour patterns of mature specimens of both species is very...

Have you read my 'Hatching & Raising fry' sticky at the top of this forum?

Ian

No problem Jools, I would contact Brian Perkins for his ok to use the CW080 picture. The CW081 is mine so OK there.

I will send you a couple of other images.

Ian

Andrew,

I have C35's an although it is a year away, I can bring you some at the next AACC. Also Frank Falcone (NJ) may still have A. albater and possibly others.

Ian

Well done Andrew, good to see you have finally joined the catfish breeding fraternity.

There should be a few more species available on your side of the pond, I will check a few people and see who has what.

Ian

I have issued CW-numbers for 2 recently discovered undescribed Corydoradinae species. CW080 this is a saddle-snouted species from the Madre de Dios drainage in South western Peru. CW081 is a short snouted species from the Rio Icana an affluent of the upper Rio Negro, Brazil. In accordance with Marko...

I would appreciate a copy as well please.

Ian

The full line up of speakers for the CSG 2014 convention is:- Hans-Georg Evers - Hamburg, Germany - (TBA). 1."Big bony things" - Armoured catfish of the genus Brochis and family Doradidae 2. "The Brazilian shield" - land of waters, home of Plecos Barbie Fiorentino - Spokane, Wash...

Mark,
Drop me an e-mail with your dates and I will see if I can arrange a day off at work so that I can meet up with you and take you to Pier & Aqualife.

Ian

In the last pic, the tow fish at the back are and the on in front is .

Ian

The Catfish Study Group Annual Convention. Everything is arranged and ready to go. Hotel booked, speakers booked, programme is all set. All we need now is YOU:– To book your place just go to the CSG website Here and download the booking form, alternatively you can book on line. Any questions just dr...

Young C. agassizii, I do not know of any recorded breeding of C. robustus, but the one feature that would be distinguishable this species is the dorsal/body band, in C. robustus it starts in front and below the dorsal spine and passes diagonally across the dorsal fin and not virtical like in your pi...

With any Cory species sand is a must, and for straight snouted species like C102 and C. leopardus I would have it at least 3/4" deep. Although neither of these species have been recorded as being bred in aquaria there is a possibility that they spawn at night and may even deposit their eggs in ...

At the first sign of the "Red Blotch" My advise is to make a 75% or larger water change, and then add a full dose of API's Melafix and a fairly strong air stone. If things have not improved, make a second 50% water-change after two days and repeat the melafix dose. With this treatment I ca...

I have looked at the images that were posted on aquabid and those fish are C. sp schultzei "Black" they are descendants of the fish first raised in Germany. Definitely not wild fish.

Ian

If the exporter can be more precise with the catch location then there is a possibility to identify it or ay least give it a recognition CW-number. Having said that there is C061 from Venezuela that looks pretty close, and a lot of fish from there ccome into the hobby through Brazil.

Ian

Difficult to be exact, but based on the colour of the stripe on the back I would go for CW038. In C113 it has a greenish tinge.

Ian

CW023.

Ian

CW010 is distinctly different from CW014/CW023, the have a different body shape and the strips are also different. With the "Lasers" Cw009 & CW010 the stripe is pretty much a constant width along the length of the body, with CW014/CW023 the stripe actually starts as a prominent shoulde...

Hi Jenn,

Welcome to Planet Catfish.
I thoroughly enjoyed my time in Edmonton and hope to return again in the not too distant future.

Ian

I have my table booked and will be there with Green and Gold Lasers, C. adolfoi and CW049 (Black diamond, these are all my own tank bred youngsters. I will also have a demonstration tank set up for Matt filters with 3 sizes of the very efficient air driven Power Lifters and supplied by Swiss-Tropica...

Possibly C154, but without accurate catch location information it is very difficult to identify many Cory species.

Ian