Albino Cories are a good community fish that are hardy, adaptable to vayring water conditions, very active, and they help keep the bottom of the aquarium clean by eating up leftover foods!
Skip Boatman - 2013-04-12 We have one Albino Cory in our tank with about 40 or so guppies. Tonight she laid eggs on the side of the tank. Is it possible for her to cross breed with the guppies, or was it just time for her to lay the eggs?
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Jasmine Brough Hinesley - 2013-04-13 I am really not sure, but I don't believe that corys and guppies can breed together. I am thinking she just laid unfertilized eggs. Keep an eye on them and see if they hatch!
Marinci - 2013-04-15 She just laid her eggs, but guppies wont fertilize the eggs because thy dont breed like that. If you want little fry Corydoras you have to have a male of its kind.
Gina - 2012-11-16 I adopted my Cory under very SAD conditions... Came home to a neighbor moving and noticed a freshly-emptied fishtank near his vehicle and I instinctively looked at the gravel to see what contents he tossed and.. (you guessed it!).. noticed 2 inches of fish laying in the 94 degree heat in direct sunlight. Poor thing had laid there for about three minutes. Scooped that bad-boy up and ran to the spicket and scolded my neighbor for being so careless. Well, fishy was in shock for about a week - understandably so.. but he survived.. this happened 6 months ago. He's now got a litter-mate and a few goldfish as his adopted family, and he's a real trooper. I <3 my fishies!
linz - 2012-11-06 I recently got two albino corys just swims round top of tank never goes on for more than thirty seconds is that normal?
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Jeremy Roche - 2012-11-06 All corys have the ability to breathe atmospheric air to a certain extent if necessary. This adaptation allows them to survive if their environment becomes oxygen-deprived for any reason. Darting to surface occassionaly, in the tank is perfectly natural and no cause for concern unless water conditions are deteriorating.
marigold - 2012-08-21 Albino corys sure are durable. We had a tank full of a variety of fish, then we moved a few hundred miles away and brought them with us. Most survived the move. But a month after the move we had to be out of town for a few days and our air conditioner broke. It was in hot June in Florida with a west facing window. This just cooked the rest of the fish *except* for the albino corys. It was awful seeing such a mass die-off. They were more lethargic, but survived, and now a couple of months later are still doing fine. We had some julii corys, but they died in the heat. So it's something about these albinos, fishy superpowers or something. And they are so darned cute!
Flerida Javier Ambion - 2011-11-24 I love Albino cory. I named them Teapot and Pirate. Teapot, because its stout and short. It was alone, so I had to buy more, but there was only one available in the shop and it has only one eye. So I named it Pirate. I wish there are more in the shop. I want to have 4-6 of the same kind. They behave like a puppy. so cuuuutte!
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Charlie Roche - 2011-11-24 Glad you like. Many don't realize that these guys have distinct personalities and get attached to their owners.
Donna - 2011-11-25 Yeah, my albino is the same way, very lithargic but seems to come to life if there's activity in the room
vanessa - 2012-04-27 We had an albino who was blind as well, it was very sad kept bumping into things and unable to find the food. We now have 2 who are not blind but very cute and mix in very well with the other corys.
Shawn Handley Jr. - 2012-04-07 How long do these fish live because I have 1 albino and 1 spotted cory cats that are at least 5 years old and still going strong
nm123 - 2011-10-14 Hey all you cory catfish fans out there did you know the reason why cory catfish breathe air from the top of the tank is too help them digest their food?
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Alex Burleson - 2011-10-15 To those people that did not know that, this would a helpful bit of information to them, I'm sure.
nm123 - 2011-10-15 Thanks I found the information on you tube if you were wondering where I got the information from.
Shawn Handley Jr. - 2012-04-06 Also because they have a primitive air bladder made for in the wild during the dry season 1000's of them congregate in low oxygennated water in which their air bladder allows them to extract a small amount of air from the air.
J.G - 2012-03-02 Hi. I have 2 albino Corydoras. Great fish. But one of mine is going dark pink. He is not as light in color as he was. Both have a bit of age on them, and a bit of size too. But one is slightly smaller than the other. It's this smaller one that is going darker pink. I was wondering if anyone knows if there is any diseases that effect them this way. He is active and eating. Still going to the top for the bubbles. Just his colour is getting darker. He is still acting as normal. Any help anyone could offer or any advice, is greatfully accepted. Thankyou.
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Vanessa Wheeler Hord - 2012-03-04 I just read about a practice used on these fish and many others called 'painting'. It's kind of horrible but legal for retailers and breeders to inject the fish with dye to make them more appealing to consumers. Albino Cory are often injected with white or orange dye. The dye starts to fade after 6-9 months though so if you have had your fish longer then that, it's probably safe to say that this is not the problem.
Jeremy Roche - 2012-03-03 A lot of times certain foods will make white fish turn a bit more pink in color. Even though you have 2 of the same fish, so will react different then other. Have you changed or added foods or treats?
J.G - 2012-03-06 Hi. I had no idea that practice happened. Not a very honest one. But somehow, as with the age of these little guys, I don't think that is my problem. Yes, I have changed their diet since moving to a different suburb. This new local pet shop doesnt carry the food I've always used, so I've changed to Spectrum...and I was using Nutrifin. So this may be it. Thanks for bringing that to my attention. I'll be keeping a good eye on the little guys. They are up there as one of my favorite fish. Oh...are they blind..? Thanks again for your input. Regards JG
Albino Cories are a good community fish that are hardy, adaptable to vayring water conditions, very active, and they help keep the bottom of the aquarium clean by eating up leftover foods!
We have one Albino Cory in our tank with about 40 or so guppies. Tonight she laid eggs on the side of the tank. Is it possible for her to cross breed with the guppies, or was it just time for her to lay the eggs?
I am really not sure, but I don't believe that corys and guppies can breed together. I am thinking she just laid unfertilized eggs. Keep an eye on them and see if they hatch!
She just laid her eggs, but guppies wont fertilize the eggs because thy dont breed like that. If you want little fry Corydoras you have to have a male of its kind.
What is the difference between male and female Albino Cory??
They will pair up. Hard to tell which is which.
ok. :) Thank You
Is it ok to have janitor algae fish with guppies and baby guppies?
It should be no problem at all if you mean plecostomus or any of the cory types.
I adopted my Cory under very SAD conditions... Came home to a neighbor moving and noticed a freshly-emptied fishtank near his vehicle and I instinctively looked at the gravel to see what contents he tossed and.. (you guessed it!).. noticed 2 inches of fish laying in the 94 degree heat in direct sunlight. Poor thing had laid there for about three minutes. Scooped that bad-boy up and ran to the spicket and scolded my neighbor for being so careless. Well, fishy was in shock for about a week - understandably so.. but he survived.. this happened 6 months ago. He's now got a litter-mate and a few goldfish as his adopted family, and he's a real trooper. I <3 my fishies!
Good going -
I recently got two albino corys just swims round top of tank never goes on for more than thirty seconds is that normal?
All corys have the ability to breathe atmospheric air to a certain extent if necessary. This adaptation allows them to survive if their environment becomes oxygen-deprived for any reason. Darting to surface occassionaly, in the tank is perfectly natural and no cause for concern unless water conditions are deteriorating.
Albino corys sure are durable. We had a tank full of a variety of fish, then we moved a few hundred miles away and brought them with us. Most survived the move. But a month after the move we had to be out of town for a few days and our air conditioner broke. It was in hot June in Florida with a west facing window. This just cooked the rest of the fish *except* for the albino corys. It was awful seeing such a mass die-off. They were more lethargic, but survived, and now a couple of months later are still doing fine. We had some julii corys, but they died in the heat. So it's something about these albinos, fishy superpowers or something. And they are so darned cute!
I love Albino cory. I named them Teapot and Pirate. Teapot, because its stout and short. It was alone, so I had to buy more, but there was only one available in the shop and it has only one eye. So I named it Pirate. I wish there are more in the shop. I want to have 4-6 of the same kind. They behave like a puppy. so cuuuutte!
Glad you like. Many don't realize that these guys have distinct personalities and get attached to their owners.
Yeah, my albino is the same way, very lithargic but seems to come to life if there's activity in the room
We had an albino who was blind as well, it was very sad kept bumping into things and unable to find the food. We now have 2 who are not blind but very cute and mix in very well with the other corys.
How long do these fish live because I have 1 albino and 1 spotted cory cats that are at least 5 years old and still going strong
Hey all you cory catfish fans out there did you know the reason why cory catfish breathe air from the top of the tank is too help them digest their food?
To those people that did not know that, this would a helpful bit of information to them, I'm sure.
Thanks I found the information on you tube if you were wondering where I got the information from.
Also because they have a primitive air bladder made for in the wild during the dry season 1000's of them congregate in low oxygennated water in which their air bladder allows them to extract a small amount of air from the air.
Hi. I have 2 albino Corydoras. Great fish. But one of mine is going dark pink. He is not as light in color as he was. Both have a bit of age on them, and a bit of size too. But one is slightly smaller than the other. It's this smaller one that is going darker pink. I was wondering if anyone knows if there is any diseases that effect them this way. He is active and eating. Still going to the top for the bubbles. Just his colour is getting darker. He is still acting as normal. Any help anyone could offer or any advice, is greatfully accepted. Thankyou.
I just read about a practice used on these fish and many others called 'painting'. It's kind of horrible but legal for retailers and breeders to inject the fish with dye to make them more appealing to consumers. Albino Cory are often injected with white or orange dye. The dye starts to fade after 6-9 months though so if you have had your fish longer then that, it's probably safe to say that this is not the problem.
A lot of times certain foods will make white fish turn a bit more pink in color. Even though you have 2 of the same fish, so will react different then other. Have you changed or added foods or treats?
Hi. I had no idea that practice happened. Not a very honest one. But somehow, as with the age of these little guys, I don't think that is my problem. Yes, I have changed their diet since moving to a different suburb. This new local pet shop doesnt carry the food I've always used, so I've changed to Spectrum...and I was using Nutrifin. So this may be it. Thanks for bringing that to my attention. I'll be keeping a good eye on the little guys. They are up there as one of my favorite fish. Oh...are they blind..? Thanks again for your input.
Regards
JG