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Martin S
Posts: 2099 Joined: 26 Mar 2003, 11:14 I've donated : $20.00! My images : 9 My cats species list: 90 (i:0, k:0) Spotted : 17
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by Martin S » 13 Nov 2008, 19:35
Six of these came into my LFS - they arrived in a bad way and this is the only survivor - not sure if it's
or not?
Thanks in advance
Martin
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Richard B
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by Richard B » 13 Nov 2008, 19:47
Hmm - this looks like a cory species...not sure which one but certainly not anything usually seen
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Richard B
Posts: 6952 Joined: 11 Aug 2006, 13:19 I've donated : $20.00! My articles : 9 My images : 11 My cats species list: 37 (i:0, k:0) My aquaria list: 4 (i:0) My BLogs : 2 (i:0, p:29) Spotted : 10
Location 1: on the sofa, or maybe at work?
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Interests: Tanganyika Catfish, African catfish, Non-loricariid sucker-catfish. Running, drinking, eating, sci-fi, stapelids
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by Richard B » 13 Nov 2008, 19:52
Nothing i could see in cat-e-log was vaguely close (unless i missed something).
One for Ian without a doubt (& a few others, of course). I really don't think this is any scleromystax specie
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Martin S
Posts: 2099 Joined: 26 Mar 2003, 11:14 I've donated : $20.00! My images : 9 My cats species list: 90 (i:0, k:0) Spotted : 17
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by Martin S » 13 Nov 2008, 19:55
Thanks Richard - they (it) came in i believe as Scleromystax, and the kronei was similar, but I wasn't sure either.
It's a decent sized fish, I'd say about 2"-2.5" if that helps.
Martin
Yann
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by Yann » 13 Nov 2008, 20:39
Hi!
Actually this Corydoras is
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by marcus01 » 13 Nov 2008, 22:49
hello mate sorry i was not in the shop when you took this picture..
the fish in question came in from peru under the name Corydoras Huanta.. which is also known as Corydoras fowleri
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Martin S
Posts: 2099 Joined: 26 Mar 2003, 11:14 I've donated : $20.00! My images : 9 My cats species list: 90 (i:0, k:0) Spotted : 17
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by Martin S » 14 Nov 2008, 16:49
Looks more like Yann's suggestion of
than the importer's ID of
.
Thanks all.
Martin
Richard B
Posts: 6952 Joined: 11 Aug 2006, 13:19 I've donated : $20.00! My articles : 9 My images : 11 My cats species list: 37 (i:0, k:0) My aquaria list: 4 (i:0) My BLogs : 2 (i:0, p:29) Spotted : 10
Location 1: on the sofa, or maybe at work?
Location 2: Warwickshire: UK
Interests: Tanganyika Catfish, African catfish, Non-loricariid sucker-catfish. Running, drinking, eating, sci-fi, stapelids
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by Richard B » 14 Nov 2008, 21:09
I checked those 2 species but the "nasal stripe" & black dorsal (including the dorsal spine) put me off these - presuming the unidentified one & the 2 suggestions are typical patterning there is still a lot of variation - i'm not saying these are not great suggestions but i'd still like to see what Ian thinks.....i'm not brilliant with corys
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Coryman
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by Coryman » 15 Nov 2008, 00:41
The fish is C. semiaquelus, often called by other names, kincluding "Peru Black"
Ian
Martin S
Posts: 2099 Joined: 26 Mar 2003, 11:14 I've donated : $20.00! My images : 9 My cats species list: 90 (i:0, k:0) Spotted : 17
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by Martin S » 16 Nov 2008, 17:32
Coryman wrote: The fish is C. semiaquelus, often called by other names, kincluding "Peru Black"
Ian
Thanks Ian for confirming Yann's ID, and also Richard and Dave for your input too.
Thanks again
Martin