Corydoras identification

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Corydoras identification

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Hi All,

I purchased some Corydoras eques. The fish I got do not look like pictures of them that I have seen on the web, can someone help me out? This is what I received. (I will try to get some better pictures this weekend).

<img src="http://www.ibc-smp.org/Corydoras1.jpg">
<img src="http://www.ibc-smp.org/Corydoras2.jpg">

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Post by Silurus »

These might be C. nanus instead.
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These are C. napoensis

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Post by Yann »

Hi!

Yeap it is Corydoras napoensis...
Funny how you bought these under the same wrong name I bought mine...thousands of miles apart...
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Post by xsu-xsu »

Why not c. undulatus?
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Post by Silurus »

Because the body is too long to be C. undulatus (the adipose fin is much nearer the dorsal fin in C. undulatus).
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Post by xsu-xsu »

Ok, I'll agree with that!!

If you want a challenge, see my new thread!! There are 2 supposedly different corys from the same supplier and I'll be damned if I can see any difference!!
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Post by Samurai »

Just wish to clarify something, that cory does not have a black blotch on its dorsal fins and no banding at the caudal fins, how to tell it is a napo, clar to elaborate! Thanx!
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