Aaron_fish_mad_guy Posted May 23, 2006 Report Share Posted May 23, 2006 Has anyone seen albino corydoras sterbai for sale in New Zealand? Cos I've bred some ( well ... three!) I heard that they went on sale in Singapore in 1998 are there any in NZ ? When they are adults they will look like this! http://www.aquarealms.com/photos/v/memb ... i.jpg.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishboi Posted May 23, 2006 Report Share Posted May 23, 2006 are u talking about ones like these? http://www.trademe.co.nz/Home-living/Pe ... 489981.htm if u are they are very common in Auckland and are for sale pretty much in every LFS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antwan Posted May 23, 2006 Report Share Posted May 23, 2006 i have never seen an albino corydoras of any kind other than bronze (which is the common albino i believe). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron_fish_mad_guy Posted May 23, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2006 They look similar but no they are different - i think . check the 2 photos sterbai have coloured fins and a far more pointed dorsal fin. What is the scientific name of the common albino that are sold around. Anyone know if they are sterbai. If not my normal sterbai parents are great! I'll give them another fresh king prawn tomorrow! http://www.aquarealms.com/photos/v/members/coryfav/Albino_Corydoras_Sterbai.jpg.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted May 23, 2006 Report Share Posted May 23, 2006 People usually breed the sterbai for their lovely colour patterns. What is the point of an albino? (I have a personal dislike of albino fish - can you tell? :-? ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted May 23, 2006 Report Share Posted May 23, 2006 Hi Aaron, any other albino in the tank?? The normal albinos available are the Paleatus and the Aeneus. I haven't heard of any albino sterbia in NZ, but that doesn't mean there aren't some here. Is it possible that yours could have crossed with an albino in your tank?? Please fill in the gaps. Alan 104 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron_fish_mad_guy Posted May 23, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2006 this is what they look like (if I got the posting pics thinggy right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron_fish_mad_guy Posted May 23, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2006 I have never had any other corydora species albino or otherwise! Intriguing (sp?) ah! Only 5 corydoras sterbai in that 1 tank you saw in my garage! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caper Posted May 23, 2006 Report Share Posted May 23, 2006 :oops: Uh, does the one on trademe have dropsy? corydora Are all corydora bottom feeders? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron_fish_mad_guy Posted May 24, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 24, 2006 hope this linkd so you all can se these freaky fish well the top one is normal , but the bottom one .... what do you all think? Yaa my first photos on FNZAS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiuh Posted May 24, 2006 Report Share Posted May 24, 2006 well done. hail to albinos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke* Posted May 24, 2006 Report Share Posted May 24, 2006 yea Caper I believe they're all bottom feeders. They can consume some normal air though so they often dart to the surface of the water briefly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharn Posted May 25, 2006 Report Share Posted May 25, 2006 it is possible that the parents of yours may hold the albino gene from crossbreeding back down the line? its not uncommon to get random throw backs if they can cross breed... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcon021 Posted May 25, 2006 Report Share Posted May 25, 2006 sterbai are one of my favourite catfish. The albino version of them still has the orange fins. If they have been crossed with albino bronzes you may not get the orange and the pointed fin. I think that there is a thread about them on planet catfish. Can you show me some more pictures? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron_fish_mad_guy Posted June 18, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2006 I changed them from the mother garage tank to the smaller inside tank , and found 6! They are almost a centimeter long now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron_fish_mad_guy Posted April 28, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2009 I've got 2 to adults, yup , pink pectorial fins and all, will put up a pic sometime soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmsmith Posted April 28, 2009 Report Share Posted April 28, 2009 Lol, wow, thats for the long awaited update! 3 years :bounce: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquatopia Posted April 28, 2009 Report Share Posted April 28, 2009 People usually breed the sterbai for their lovely colour patterns. What is the point of an albino? (I have a personal dislike of albino fish - can you tell? :-? ) I would support that opinion Caryl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon1990 Posted April 29, 2009 Report Share Posted April 29, 2009 Do they have any patterning? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquatopia Posted April 29, 2009 Report Share Posted April 29, 2009 Do they have any patterning? I would not imagine so - the albino gene prevents the production of pigment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon1990 Posted April 29, 2009 Report Share Posted April 29, 2009 Have you never seen a albino fish before? :lol: Ive Had albino angels and they had their stripes still, they were quite faint though And im sure theres more? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquatopia Posted April 29, 2009 Report Share Posted April 29, 2009 Have you never seen a albino fish before? :lol: Ive Had albino angels and they had their stripes still, they were quite faint though And im sure theres more? Yes I have seen an albino fish before, and most likely a significant number more than you since you are half my age and I have been keeping fish for 20 years on and off ! Have you seen a normal Albino Cory ? (they are the whitish coloured ones with no markings :lol: ). The albino gene, by its very nature, inhibits pigment production, so its usually a pretty fair assumption that an albino corydoras (be it sterbai or whatever) will not have any markings (its the pigmentation that gives something its markings in the first place) - hency my comment "i would not imagine so". :roll: Oh, here's a great link I found on google for you relating to Albino corydoras sterbai - unsurprisingly they have no markings;- http://www.azaquaticplants.com/community/showthread.php?t=9673 .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RochelleMay Posted April 29, 2009 Report Share Posted April 29, 2009 But albino kribensis still have patterns on the just not pigmented. So they don't have pigment of course but they can still have patterns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquatopia Posted April 29, 2009 Report Share Posted April 29, 2009 But albino kribensis still have patterns on the just not pigmented. So they don't have pigment of course but they can still have patterns. But we are not talking about Albino kribensis or Albino Angel fish on this thread are we ? We are talking about Albino Corydoras. There are exceptions to most rules, but they are just that - exceptions. Most true albino anything, by its very nature will NOT have pigmentation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RochelleMay Posted April 29, 2009 Report Share Posted April 29, 2009 I was just saying in regards to the Angels as he said that there were more like this... So I said what one I know of. and also you said "its the pigmentation that gives something its markings in the first place" Which is what we were talking about and stating some ones that are an exception. And also what you said Aquatopia seemed like it was in regards to all fish not just corys when you said about how it wouldnt have any markings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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