Green Corydoras ID

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Phish
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Green Corydoras ID

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Can anyone ID these green Corydoras
Pics in link
http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/21-fi ... erald.html

Do you think they are young Corydoras aeneus - bronze/wild?
I personally believe they are Corydoras venezuelanus.
If not those, what do you think?
Just wanted to get other opinions

I do know from first hand experience that C. venezuelanus would interbreed/spawn with C. aeneus

Upon a search I have come across this thread of a similar look Cory ID.
http://www.planetcatfish.com/forum/view ... hp?t=13701
Still not sure what to make of the species classification.
I personally would say C. venezuelanus is a separate species from C. aeneus, not just a locality variation of the same species, so I would say the two should not be kept together and/or interbred.
Corycory
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Re: Green Corydoras ID

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Do you think they are young Corydoras aeneus - bronze/wild?
They look like bronze corys to me. The dark substrate makes corydoras aeneus go darker, meaning greener.
Phish
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Re: Green Corydoras ID

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Bump?
gossei
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Re: Green Corydoras ID

Post by gossei »

I concur with Corycory. You've got C. aeneus.

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