Hello! I am a Cory catfish researcher at the University of Maryland, and I am currently seeking adopters for ~55 wild caught Corydoras catfish whose behavior I have finished studying. My only concern is that the fish go to good aquarium homes- ideally, adopters would be able to take at least 6 fish (although fewer is possible if other Corydoras species are also being kept). They are healthy and active fish that have been cleared by the university vet for adoption; they have laid eggs multiple times, and our population has grown without much effort on our part. They have a variety of markings (from simple aeneus-style black patches to more elaboration pigmentation) and we have both wild-caught and first generation individuals. A little more information: I study social behavior and communication in Cory catfish (I was honored to give a talk at the January PVAS meeting about my research). I have recently completed behavioral observations on a new species of Corydoras catfish from the Rio Guaviare, a tributary of the Orinoco along the Colombia/Venezuela border. They were sold to me in December 2020 as Corydoras aeneus, but my team's genetic analysis revealed that these fish are in fact not Corydoras aeneus at all, but from a totally different lineage! I will be able to provide more information about their genetics when we finish the molecular side of that analysis. Please get in touch if you are interested in adopting any of these fish; they can be adopted straight away, and I am very happy to answer any further questions. They are located in College Park at the University of Maryland, but I can meet adopters further afield halfway. Thank you! Riva Riley

Thanks so much for giving this a look- I'm a Cory catfish biologist (for real)! I study social behavior and communication. I moved to Maryland a few months ago to start a new research project, and after a long period of COVID-related administrative delays, am setting up my laboratory and am looking for a good source of ideally wild-caught (or descended from a known population- a couple or even a few generations out from wild caught would still be great, so long as the population/locality of origin are known) Corydoras aeneus and Corydoras elegans (I'll be working on an additional species, but still mulling over which one). My research is strictly behavioral, and no fish are harmed at any point (the fish from my PhD were adopted by my old lab-mates and are living in high style). I will be looking to rehome most of these fish (some I may adopt myself, I'm a bit of a Corydoras softie) after my research project has ended, and would be happy to return them to the source after the research has included (I will still of course pay full freight for them at the outset and return them with the sole expectation that will be provided or found a good home). If you or anyone you know could help, I would be very grateful! Best, Riva Riley