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Posted by Altum on April 26, 2006, 5:28 pm
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stuarth wrote:
> Excellent.
> Thanks for the quick reply.
> This helped me a lot. So its a defence mechanism is it? Cool.
>
> Though I'm a bit concerned about the toxin stuff it mentions on the
> site!
> A bit like Puffers then?
For the most part, Cories with brightly colored spines have the toxin.
It's warning coloration. FWIW, I've handled a lot of cories and never
been stung.
> However after looking at the site, I like the other Corys I found
> there.
>
> For example:
> http://www.thefishwiki.com/Bronze_Cory
> http://www.thefishwiki.com/Peppered_Cory
>
> These seem to look so cute!
>
> Anyone wish to recommend which kind I should get? I've got a 200L
> freshwater tank thats 6 months old. With a few large Angelfish.
They're a bit sensitive, but panda cories are my favorite. C. adolfoi
is a close second. I also like the very hardy, cheap, and attractive C.
trilineatus and C. julii.
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> Thanks for the quick reply.
> This helped me a lot. So its a defence mechanism is it? Cool.
>
> Though I'm a bit concerned about the toxin stuff it mentions on the
> site!
> A bit like Puffers then?