C. aeneus or melanotaenia?

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Kets
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C. aeneus or melanotaenia?

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Dave Rinaldo
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Re: C. aeneus or melanotaenia?

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I would say
Corydoras aeneus
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Re: C. aeneus or melanotaenia?

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Dave Rinaldo wrote:I would say
Corydoras aeneus
I'd say so too.
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Re: C. aeneus or melanotaenia?

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Hi,

100% not C. melanotaenia.
This is one of the many variants of C. aeneus that might be called differently soon :wink:

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