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lenoirj · Regulars Joined: 10 Dec 2006 Location: Yakima, Washington

Can anyone tell me what the female peppered cory looks like versus the male?

tetrabarb · Regulars Joined: 05 Jan 2007 Location: SE US

its really hard to tell, but if you have around six (which is what you should have anyways because corys are schooling fish) you will know you have a males and females...if your trying to breed them that is. The only thing you could look for is that the females are fatter then the males, but thats not a good guide because they may be younger etc..
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lenoirj · Regulars Joined: 10 Dec 2006 Location: Yakima, Washington

I have 3 which I was told is the minimum to have. I can't have any more than that because I have a 10gallon with 3 cherry barbs, 1 CT betta, 2 ghost shrimp, and a snail. In other words, I'm pretty full. I just found a site via this site that told me the same thing you did. I'm pretty sure I have 1 female and 2 males but I will continue to observe them. I just got them yesterday so I don't really "know" them yet. Wink

THANKS!!!!

tetrabarb · Regulars Joined: 05 Jan 2007 Location: SE US

what makes you think your tank is too full? its pretty full if you follow the 1 inch rule but you can always bend it a little Wink

.3 is a good number, but it sounds like you could definetly fit 1 even 2 more in there.
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lenoirj · Regulars Joined: 10 Dec 2006 Location: Yakima, Washington

Tetrabarb: I don't want to push my luck! I've pretty much got my husband talked into buying a 55 gallon long (I love to watch fish school together so you can bet I will have a couple of different kinds of schooling fish) some time this year so I think I will hold out for that! He was unsure when I bought this little 10 gallon but I think he is really enjoying it and he sees how much I enjoy it. Plus, he knows that I will be doing all the work with the 55 Rolling Eyes

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Back to the cories: I've noticed that they all seem to have some small degree of what looks like fin rot (it could just be nipped fins, I got them at Petsmart and they were in with zebra danios). Should I go ahead and medicate now or wait a few days and see if they improve?

lenoirj · Regulars Joined: 10 Dec 2006 Location: Yakima, Washington

In reply to my own previous post, upon inspecting the corys a little closer, I don't think they have fin rot (I checked pics on another website of fin rot too). Being that they were in with those zebra danios, I suspect they have nipped. Do I need to medicate for that? Maybe I will start a new thread!