INTERESTING IMPORTS
Pygmy Cory Photo: Robert Beke
If our feature article has inspired you to invest in a school of corys then there are several great options on the importers lists. Bronze corys (standard and albinos) and peppered corys are hardy and reasonably priced and a great cory for beginners. If you are able to spend a little more then leopard, panda, gold leopards C. sterbai, and tailspot corys C. caudimaculatus are nice options. For nano tank fans, pygmy corys and Rio Salinas corys C. habrosus are on the list and if you are after a larger species then why
Betta Photo: Robert Beke
not try an emerald green cory Brochis splendens, a close cory relative. If you are after something a little rarer then smudge spot corys C. similis and Adolfoi’s cory C. adolfoi are also available. If you are thinking of adding a larger catfish species why not try a comical hoplo cat Megalechis thoracata, a distant cory relative, a bumblebee catfish Pseudomystus siamensis, banjo catfish, red whiptail, or glass catfish. For those with a large budget, the stunning zebra pleco Hypancistrus zebra is on two importers’ lists. For Siamese fighters fans there are a number of options. Long finned males are available in red, blue, and green. Crown tail males are available in red, blue, black, pastel, and assorted colours; and if you have a large budget then black half-moon plakat males are available. Female crowntail, halfmoon, and regular fighters are also on the list. If you are a fan of African cichlids then there are several great options including: blue, eureka red, marble, orchid blue, and sunshine peacocks, Fuelleborn’s cichlid, red Topped Trewavasae,