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	male/female corys??????
_wendy_ Enthusiast Posts: 174 Kudos: 164 Votes: 64 Registered: 18-Mar-2005	how can u tell if a cory is male or female?? i saw all 6 of my peppered cories tonight, first time for ages. they were out and very active tonight. anyway i noticed one was alot larger than the others and also had a different shape top fin. it was more pointed and about twice the size of the other fish.he did look very different in shape. i was wondering if this was the difference in male/female, or whether maybe he wasnt from the same lot as the others and maybe a diff breed? the marking are the same
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:05
OldTimer Mega Fish USAF Retired Posts: 1181 Kudos: 1294 Votes: 809 Registered: 08-Feb-2005	That's probably the female. Females do tend to be larger and more rounder in their overall shape than the males. Jim Water, taken in moderation, cannot hurt anybody. -- Mark Twain
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:05
jase101 Big Fish Posts: 345 Kudos: 273 Votes: 1 Registered: 06-Jul-2004	females are definitely the bigger ones, and my sterbai females tend to show a more golden tinge on their fins when in breeding condition.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:05
sirbooks Moderator Sociopath Posts: 3875 Kudos: 5164 Votes: 932 Registered: 26-Jul-2004	Cories are easy to sex once they near their full size. Females tend to be a little larger lengthwise and have broader bellies, and egg-filled girls are extra-fat. In some cories, males have taller dorsal fins than females do, though this is not always a telling trait. C. paleatus (the peppered cory) is actually one of the species where males have tall dorsal fins. Unfortunately, captive-bred peppers have had the tall fins and wild colors bred out of them. Wild peppered cories are really nice, their dorsal fins look like sails! And when he gets to Heaven, to Saint Peter he will tell: "One more Marine reporting, Sir! I've served my time in Hell."
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:05
jasonpisani Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 5553 Kudos: 7215 Votes: 1024 Registered: 24-Feb-2003	I agree with the others, females are bigger & wider than males. http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/s8xi5heh/my_photos http://www.geocities.com/s8xi5heh/classic_blue.html http://www.flickr.com/photos/corydoras/ Member of the Malta Aquarist Society - 1970. http://www.maltaaquarist.com
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:05
_wendy_ Enthusiast Posts: 174 Kudos: 164 Votes: 64 Registered: 18-Mar-2005	the actual shap eof cory isnt any different to the others, it is just slightly larger in size, but the top fin is about twice the height compared to other corys we have
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:05


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