i just got 3 corries for my 50 gallon

here they are. what kind are they and do they look alright?

 

They look great. Are they to only ones in the tank? If so, are you sure they are going to get enough food?
Tom

 

They are lookin pretty spiffy.

 

yes I have been dropping either flakes omega one shrimp pellets and hakarI siniking wafers 2 or 3 times a day they always seem to be eating lol

 

They're C. trilineatus , am pretty sure. I have the same ones and that's how they were labelled at the store. They call them leopard corys too, but the English names sometimes get used by more than one species, so I find the latin names less confusing.

 

they sell those here as false juliI corys. those are the corys that we had.

 

I though that was what they were. they also go by the common name of reticulated corries

 

WOW.. I really love those corycats!! I wish our local petsmart carried them... I would definitely get myself a few of those! All they carry is the albino cories. Congratulations on the great find! ;D

 

thanks kate if you have a petco/deathco by you they generaly have them but I got mine from a fish only store cheep too only 3 bucks a fish

 

NICE ... no, no deathco around here. I will have to keep looking tho... maybe I can order them from another pet store that I know of.
Not a bad price either! ;D

 

I don't know but ordering fish through the mail gives me the heeby jeebies I know that's how they getthem at the pet stores but I have the delivery schedules of all the places by me and only go in 2 weeks after their last delivery so I don't get and sick fish. I can't stand buying a fish and them having it die on me. its heartbreaking plus they give me a hard time about the money back guarantee.

 

Yeh I hear ya! Our LFS, petsmart has a good return policy tho for up to 2 weeks. But they get fish in on every thursday and its a good idea to wait and let the fish acclimate and see who the weaker and sick ones are before bringing any home.

 

indeed