Tag: Corys

The three Leopards seem to enjoy huddling together in the corner of the tank, only venturing out when they sense food. They’ve taken a liking for the same type of food as the or Peppered cousins in the large tank

The last of the three critters we picked up more than a week ago. This fellow is the easiest to tell from a glance, since his entire dorsal fin is black in colouration:

Here’s Halffin, the second of the three Leopards in the small tank. Like the other two of his brethen, the Leopards are distinguished by their colouration on their dorsal fin. This little fellow is so-named because his mark is, well,

The three leopard cories seem to have adjusted nicely into the small tank, although a week after their introduction they still seem pretty nervous about any sort of noise or movement near the tank. Many a time they would quickly

The posts several days ago identified the three Peppered Corys we’ve got. Here’s a picture that should help one tell Squint apart from Big Eye: The critter in the foreground – with the slightly larger eyes – is Big Eye,

With two of the three Corys named, it was possible to tell the last fellow apart. Between the two Spot-ty Corys, one had bigger eyes than the other. That made naming the last critter easy – Ling called him Squint

After figuring out Spot’s distinctive characteristic, the second of the three Corys Ling named was Big Eye. Between the two Corys, Big Eye has… well, bigger eyes. It’s hard to tell from the picture – but trust me, put next

It can be quite hard to tell the three Corys apart. For starters, they’re all about the same size, each measuring 5 cm from head to tail fin. There are no discernable differences in the markings on their bodies either.

The three Peppered corys seem to like their new home just fine, and have readily displayed all the lovable characteristics of their species: always scrounging the gravel for tasty morsels, occasionally socializing together in a little catfish convention, and making