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Of all the different species of Corydoras we\u2019ve tried keeping in our two aquariums at home, we\u2019ve had the most luck with the Leopard Corys. They\u2019ve been terrifically robust, gregarious, and very social to the other inhabitants in the tank. These are actually pretty small critters, and the four we\u2019ve got in our large living room aquarium each measure just under an inch.<\/p>\n
We\u2019ve been keeping our eye open to see if we can get new companions for these four from Sea View Aquarium for several weeks, but no luck. Until over the last weekend, we went by Lam Hong and saw the largest Corydoras yet in Singapore, and Sterbai Cories according to the species ! These babies were going for $6 (about four times more expensive than the normal ones), and they each measured more than 2.5 inches from head to fin! Sterbais look very much like Leopards, though closer examination of the pectoral fins will show a difference of colors.<\/p>\n
I don\u2019t think these large Cories were bred here in the local farms, since I\u2019ve not seen them at the other aquariums here; my guess is that these are possibly the ones that have been caught in the wild. The very large specimens are commonly found in the rivers of Latin America, and while this huge fellow and the little ones are technically the same species, they\u2019re certainly not from the same source.In any case, we picked up this fellow, alongside eight Neon Tetras to join the current shoal. You can get an idea of the comparative sizes in the picture above. As with other new critters we pick up, the bag floats in the tank for a while so that the water temperatures can equalize.<\/p>\n
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<\/div>\nIt\u2019s pretty funny to see the big fellow swim around in the tank now. He\u2019s so big he looks like he could gulp any one of our Neon Tetras. But he\u2019s really a gentle giant; so much so that Ling is determined to name him \u201cGG\u201d for Gentle Giant. The other fellows in the tank aren\u2019t intimidated by GG at all, even though he does tend to create quite a bit of water turbulence when he swims around.<\/p>\n
Here\u2019re more information on this species: here<\/a> and here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Of all the different species of Corydoras we\u2019ve tried keeping in our two aquariums at home, we\u2019ve had the most luck with the Leopard Corys. They\u2019ve been terrifically robust, gregarious, and very social to the other inhabitants in the tank.<\/p>\n