Are these a 'true' cory??...has anyone bred these?....I think ours are from a guy downstate Ill., Jan bought them at a swap, a while back....
Yep, they sure are. There are three of them: C. hastatus, habrosus, and pygmaeus. All dwarf Cory catfish. I've spawned pygmaeus and habrosus, but I've never kept hastatus.
Ok,,,cool, they'll have similar spawning behavior,etc....??...if so, I may try to separate them...neat little critters.....
Everything's the same. They don't have an appetite for their eggs like the other Cory varieties. That's a good thing.
Hmmm...will they raise them?...or at least let them survive??
That reminds me I forgot to list them on the how many Cory thread. Same with the melanotaenia. Oh, well.
Yep, they will leave the eggs and fry alone. I used to have hundreds of them. Especially the pygmaeus.The bottom of the tank looks like its moving with 200 or more in a 55. They are a little hard to count because they are extremely fast. Like little bullets. You don't catch them, you herd them. LOL
I think ours are the Habrosus.....they're kind of spotty/splotchy....I'll have another look later..
C. hastatus has just one black spot by the tail. Habrosus are more like tiny paleatus. Pygmaeus have a black lateral line.
Quote from: Rjb3 on October 20, 2012, 06:45:23 PM
C. hastatus has just one black spot by the tail. Habrosus are more like tiny paleatus. Pygmaeus have a black lateral line.
If memory serves me correct....they're definately the Habrosus
I don't watch mine very closely like when I was making an effort to breed them. They just kinda do their own thing.
I have thought about getting some Pigmy cory. But can't find them around here.
Was had a chance to get some at the last meeting of the GCCA. Just was not sure where we would but them so passed on it at the time. Looking back I wish we would have gotten them....
I sold most of mine off. I don't pay attention if the ones I have left are breeding or not. They keep the guppies company.
Another thing about the pygmaeus is they don't spend all their time on the bottom. They swim up in the water column with the guppies. Sometimes, they rest on the plant leaves.
Quote from: Rjb3 on October 21, 2012, 05:37:46 AM
I sold most of mine off. I don't pay attention if the ones I have left are breeding or not. They keep the guppies company.
Another thing about the pygmaeus is they don't spend all their time on the bottom. They swim up in the water column with the guppies. Sometimes, they rest on the plant leaves.
I've noticed that too...they'll get out with the other fish...I have Celestial Pearl Danios and a few Pinkish Neons(think Jan..) and it can get quite active...