jude Posted October 24, 2004 Report Share Posted October 24, 2004 Look at me. I'm being brave enough to move away from the beginner's corner .............. I've just found out that cory's like to school. My two albino corys are being given a hard time by the loaches. Should I put them in the tank with the bronze cory's? Will albinos and bronzes school together? I also think I have peppered cory's in the 3rd tank. Would they school with the others? Cheers Jude Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spooky Posted October 24, 2004 Report Share Posted October 24, 2004 I was under the impression that the albino cory is usually the albino form of the bronze cory so I would imagine they'd be fine. Admittedly I've never tried it myself. Have the loaches just started hassling the corys or has it been an on-going thing ? My skunk loach has this bad habit of chasing every cave-loving fish that gets added to the tank for the first 24 hours. After that some sort of agreement is reached and everything is fine. Well, it still hassles the kribensis, but that particular kribensis is evil and deserves everything it gets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jude Posted October 24, 2004 Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2004 It ongoing and seems to be getting worse. Both loaches do it and one seems to be worse than the other. Whenever it catches one of the corys grazing on the bottom it goes for it. It doesn't seem to hurt ithem but I suspect the corys might not be getting enough food. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucid Posted October 24, 2004 Report Share Posted October 24, 2004 Juse, I have two albino cories and A peppered cory [and they hang together on a regular basis, so you should have no problems at all. you never know you might get an albino with spots B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jude Posted October 24, 2004 Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2004 A salt and pepper cory perhaps .............. LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted October 24, 2004 Report Share Posted October 24, 2004 A cory is a cory no matter what its colour or markings. They will happily school together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Posted October 25, 2004 Report Share Posted October 25, 2004 For extra info: The albino corys can be either the bronze or the peppered cat, as both of these have albino strains. I'm not sure what trait is dominant, but it would be interesting to see the offspring Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kim Posted November 5, 2004 Report Share Posted November 5, 2004 have you seen the long fin bronze cory? very nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted November 5, 2004 Report Share Posted November 5, 2004 Is it the same species Kim? Or is it different one?? Alan 104 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kim Posted November 5, 2004 Report Share Posted November 5, 2004 i would say same looking at them , i will put some pic of them on my photo list in the next few days. they do look different Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kim Posted November 6, 2004 Report Share Posted November 6, 2004 i have up loaded the picks can be found in my photos of fish i have in the shop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kim Posted November 6, 2004 Report Share Posted November 6, 2004 page 7 of blue pleco, fighters, catfish is the pic of the longfin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clothahump Posted December 4, 2004 Report Share Posted December 4, 2004 Sorry I have not been here in quite a while but I just had to answer this one. Long finned Aeneus are selectively bred for abnormal fish, lets all hope that they will be left in the LFS's tanks and not in ours. http://www.corydorasworld.com/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=18 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted December 4, 2004 Report Share Posted December 4, 2004 I was not impressed by them either. Definately, each to his/her own. Alan 104 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jude Posted December 4, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 4, 2004 Another cory question. Are albino cory's blind? One of my friends says they must be because all albinos are blind but I wonder if that also applies to fish. Cheers Jude (who is now imagining everyone rushing out to test their cory's eyesight .... :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke* Posted December 5, 2004 Report Share Posted December 5, 2004 Albinos aren't blind, just like humans, but they definitely all have sight problems (this is my understanding anyway). I use to buy albino varieties but now I avoid any type of albino fish due to this reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clothahump Posted December 5, 2004 Report Share Posted December 5, 2004 They have the same vision as any other Albino creature, no need for the fishy optician. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
breakaway Posted December 11, 2004 Report Share Posted December 11, 2004 Oh, I was under the impression that Albino Cories were just cories with White colouration, Oh well, I have learnt something new, and now I feel 8) Haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted December 11, 2004 Report Share Posted December 11, 2004 Albinos of any sort are the same as the originals except lacking colour pigment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plecs Posted December 28, 2004 Report Share Posted December 28, 2004 hi Jude I dont think my albino's are blind! I have a selection of cory's in my tank, albino, peppered, panda and jullii and find that they do seem to stick to their own kind. I dont have 6 of any of them though and they seem happy. think minimum two of each would be ok, although the jullii's dont seem to hang together at all. What kind of loaches have you got Jude? Seems some are pretty aggresive, like the tiger loach, but others aren't. would be interested to know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke* Posted December 28, 2004 Report Share Posted December 28, 2004 Golden (leucistic) varieties are the same but lacking skin pigment, often they will have ghost markings of the original variety. Albinos usually have red eyes (no pigment so you see the blood vessels from the inside of the eye (iris)) and at least in the human form they often have eye problems due to this. Edit: "Albinism: Humans, animals, and even plants can have this condition. Most kids with albinism have problems with their eyes and have trouble seeing. For eyes to work properly, it's really important for them to have enough pigment. The iris (the colored part of your eye) helps control the amount of light coming into your eye and hitting your retina, which is located at the back of your eyeball. When a person has albinism, the iris doesn't have enough color and can't shield the retina from light. So, people with albinism often have to wear glasses or contacts to help them see better. Outside, they usually need sunglasses or tinted contact lenses. In addition to vision problems, with some kinds of albinism, a person might have trouble with his or her lungs, blood, kidneys, or other parts of the body." extracted from http://kidshealth.org/kid/health_proble ... inism.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albino state that "a variety of problems with photosensitivity in eyesight and skin usually result from the condition" and many features of albinism probably apply to animals also (2004). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted December 28, 2004 Report Share Posted December 28, 2004 If they ain't got pink eyes, they ain't albinoes Alan 104 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawn Posted December 28, 2004 Report Share Posted December 28, 2004 Another cory question. Are albino cory's blind? One of my friends says they must be because all albinos are blind but I wonder if that also applies to fish. This is a bit off subject but I know at least two albino people who can see very well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
breakaway Posted December 28, 2004 Report Share Posted December 28, 2004 Most kids with albinism have problems with their eyes and have trouble seeing. For eyes to work properly, it's really important for them to have enough pigment. The iris (the colored part of your eye) helps control the amount of light coming into your eye and hitting your retina, which is located at the back of your eyeball. When a person has albinism, the iris doesn't have enough color and can't shield the retina from light. So, people with albinism often have to wear glasses or contacts to help them see better. Outside, they usually need sunglasses or tinted contact lenses. extracted from http://kidshealth.org/kid/health_proble ... inism.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albino state that "a variety of problems with photosensitivity in eyesight and skin usually result from the condition" and many features of albinism probably apply to animals also (2004). Not all cases of albinism are the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jude Posted December 29, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2004 Hi Plecs I don't really know what loaches I have, the petshop didn't know so I spent some time on the net trying to id them. They are definitely both botia and I am positive one is a yoyo (pakistani) loach because the Y's and O's are very clear. I think we decided the other must be a golden zebra (or a name fairly similar) but its a while ago now so the memory has faded ..................... LOL Whatever they are, they are both very attractive fish. I've just moved them into the new 'big' tank and already the Yoyo is having a go at the other fish - so I might not be able to keep him He attacks the golden barbs, the pearl, golden and dwarf gouramis. So far all he has left alone are the bristlenoses ........... sigh! Cheers Judy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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