I thought it was a c. agassizii, but ...

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I thought it was a c. agassizii, but ...

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now I don't think so. When I first bought her I thought she was a c. delphax like the rest of the group I bought, but she's on her own and definitely not c. delphax. I posted her photo on another forum and they identified her as c. agassizii, but that's not right either. She's about 2.5" long. Help?

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Re: I thought it was a c. agassizii, but ...

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Bump! :-W

The other suggestion is c. delphax, but there is no color on the dorsal fin. But, maybe?
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Re: I thought it was a c. agassizii, but ...

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Although it is close to C. delphax I think it is actually C. ambiacus.

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Re: I thought it was a c. agassizii, but ...

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Mine is now about 3" in length, the biggest cory I have. Does that fit with the c. ambiacus? I just read a little info about how they're confused with the c. agassizii, and I think you're right about this I.D.

These are what I think are my c. delphax. Is this correct? (I got all these cory at an LFS that had no clue what they were.)

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Re: I thought it was a c. agassizii, but ...

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C. delphax looks a safe bet for the other group.

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