Id Catfish!

[meehan09]

Hello all, i yesterday got a black/white catfish and ive forgotten the name now

Ive tried him with algae wafers and he/she doesn't seem intrested?, Can anyone tell me what this type of catfish needs?

Also what type/kind/species the catfish is, ive attachted a photo below.

Thanks in advance

 

[mixmaster jay]

corydoras melini or matae it looks like one of them to me ,i know they like blood worm

http/www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/genus.php?genus_id=1

 

[JenCliBee]

metae by looks of the phot

 

[meehan09]

Yep after searching google ive found this is a match to him.

Bandit corydoras ( http/www.aqua-fish.net/imgs/fish/bandit-...ras-profile.jpg ) - found on google )


Also what other types of food will he eat? Has if i put bloodworm in the guppies probally will get it all, and he doesnt seem to be eating the algae wafers?


I hope somone can help , and thanks with the ID Jay

 

[mixmaster jay]

no problem i only learn from the best (jenclibee) lol ,the stripe on its back is points me more towards matea its further up its back than the melini

i also gave you a link to a good cory species page that maybe worth adding to faves for future referenc maybe

 

[meehan09]

Yes sorry ive noticed now, yep is a matea So its called "Corydoras metae"


Thanks for the ID help, i have noticed its stripe is at the top if the fish


Could you direct me about feeding at all?, If i use bloodworm the guppies etc etc will probally get it all before he/she does , And with the wafers he doesnt seem to be intrested?, Any ideas please

 

[mixmaster jay]

they are Omnivorous. They will take most pellet food and algae wafers. Also live and frozen foods such as bloodworm and daphnia

http/www.fishkeeping.co.uk/modules/cares...p?caresheetID=2 its for a bronze but they are all the same really

 

[JenCliBee]

no problem i only learn from the best (jenclibee) lol ,the stripe on its back is points me more towards matea its further up its back than the melini

i also gave you a link to a good cory species page that maybe worth adding to faves for future referenc maybe

lol, Cheeky .... yeh metae will usually have a black stripe that goes to the tail and stop before it goes through, melini will have a black stripe actually go through to the end of the tail, also melini's black stripe is split behind/across the top of the dorsal fin and is actually to seperate spripes that lead either side of the body.

I am crap at trying to expalin lol.

Yes sorry ive noticed now, yep is a matea So its called "Corydoras metae"


Thanks for the ID help, i have noticed its stripe is at the top if the fish


Could you direct me about feeding at all?, If i use bloodworm the guppies etc etc will probally get it all before he/she does , And with the wafers he doesnt seem to be intrested?, Any ideas please

my cory's get a variety of foods, tetra prima as the stable diet with a mix of bloodworm pellets, earthworm pellets(more for conditioning) normal cornivore sinking catfish pellets and normal sinking pellets... live food... bllodworm, daphnia, brine shrimp and live tubifex (if you can get it) but live foods tend to be more a treat once a week than actually a daily feed... most sinking foods should be fine for them though.

 

[mixmaster jay]

well you can explain better than me lol

 

[meehan09]

Ok i will try the mini sinking pellets has a stable ( tetra prima )

Has the metae doesn't seem to be intrested in the algae wafers, i will try it with some different kinds.


Thankyou for all your help, and i will update you within next few days

 

[mixmaster jay]

no problem
yeah an update would be good thanks

 

[meehan09]

Ok no problem, i will update Sunday... Has iam off to lfs tomorrow

 

[mixmaster jay]

okey dokey

 

[JenCliBee]

well you can explain better than me lol

That aint hard ...... and im useless lol

To the OP none of mine touch algae wafers either.

 

[mixmaster jay]

well we came through with this one lol we must make a half useless team then lol