CW21 VS. C. Axelrodi ??

[cmstwc]

I won 6 of CW21(?) yesterday from Pete on AB, aka Lotoffish. Fish haven't come in yet, but Pete is very nice on communication. At the same time, I asked a well known cory breeder, and he suggested those fish I won are actually C. Axelrodi (based on ad pictures) . Now, I am really confused about what they really are and what is the different between the two. Both of the identifier are very experienced, and I am very respectful to their comments. In either case, I am happy about it, because they just look pretty (in the picture for now). But, truth is truth, does anyone have a good set of definitions to distinguish between the two? Thank in advance!

[Coryologist]

Greetings. I am the person that ID'd those for Pete as CW021. Two other breeders, who have much more experience than myself have ID'd these as C. axelrodi. I certainly will defer to their call, although the fish in question do resemble what my CW021's looked like before maturing and developing their second, lower stripe.

Here is a picture of my C. axelrodi - very mature and very well conditioned.

I apologize for the mis-identification, but I am far from infallible and gave what I thought was an honest, reasoned call. - Frank

[cmstwc]

Not a problem Frank. So the difference between CW21 and Axelrodi is the second line? You may wanta contact Pete to let him know for future. I am fine with what I got.

[Carp37]

I'm only going on what people have told me (therefore may just be repeating misinformation), but I'd thought that CW021 had near-parallel black lines, whereas in axelrodi the lines converge (as can be seen in the bottom line in Frank's photo of an adult fish).

[Coryologist]

Not a problem Frank. So the difference between CW21 and Axelrodi is the second line? You may wanta contact Pete to let him know for future. I am fine with what I got.

Hello. I have notified him. - Frank