Re: Catfish?

[Toni]

"George Thompson" > wrote in message
om...
>
> I'm now a little confused. What is its real name? Do I own catfish?
> Will they hurt my GF? They're tiny atm, how big will they grow? I'll
> go take a piccie in a sec...
>


That is a Corydoras- looks like C. paleatus (Peppered Cory) and they do not
eat algae.
As far as harming your goldfish- they can, but indirectly. If your goldfish
eats one it will lodge in its throat- how good are you wilth a pair of
tweezers?

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Toni
http://www.cearbhaill.com/aquarium.htm

[Donald Kerns]

Toni wrote:

>
> "George Thompson" > wrote in message
> om...
>>
>> I'm now a little confused. What is its real name? Do I own catfish?
>> Will they hurt my GF? They're tiny atm, how big will they grow? I'll
>> go take a piccie in a sec...
>>
>
>
> That is a Corydoras- looks like C. paleatus (Peppered Cory) and they
> do not eat algae.
> As far as harming your goldfish- they can, but indirectly. If your
> goldfish eats one it will lodge in its throat- how good are you wilth
> a pair of tweezers?

I second the Cory ID, photo isn't good enough for me to go lower than
that. Cory's are not known as algea eaters...

Ah-yup, dats um catfish in dere tank.

-D
--
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that there is no need to do so, almost everyone gets busy on the
proof." -Galbraith's Law

[George Thompson]

> That is a Corydoras- looks like C. paleatus (Peppered Cory) and they do not
> eat algae.

That's the one!

> As far as harming your goldfish- they can, but indirectly. If your goldfish
> eats one it will lodge in its throat- how good are you wilth a pair of
> tweezers?

hehe :0) I had visions of my goldfish with a mouth approx. 3mm in
width, with a 1cm wide corydora in its mouth!

I suspect it won't be a problem for quite some time...

Is there anything else I should be aware of with corydoras?

[Toni]

"George Thompson" > wrote in message
om...
>
> Is there anything else I should be aware of with corydoras?



Not really- they're a fun fairly easy fish as long as the temps stay in the
proper range.
They *do* like to be in groups as do most (all?) cories.
http://www.thetropicaltank.co.uk/Fishindx/cory-pal.htm


--
Toni
http://www.cearbhaill.com/aquarium.htm

[George Thompson]

"Mat" > wrote in message >...
> Hi,
>
> About your fish.. I saw some in my LFS (local fish shop) and they were in a
> tropical tank so I don't think it may last that long in you GFT!
>
> Mat

Since looking at that website noted in the one above, they seem happy
between 20-26'c I've had no probs so long, and they've been in there
a month. Not seen them eating a great deal, but I suspect they'd be
acting strange and or dead after a month if they weren't eating!