Identify this cory?

nitro · Post by **nitro** » 11 Sep 2004, 18:05

Can omeone tell me which cory this is?

http://community.webshots.com/photo/127 ... 6019HGlRQN

http://community.webshots.com/photo/127 ... 6054RcRTct

Thanks.

Post by **Coryman** » 11 Sep 2004, 19:57

It looks very much like C. loretoensis but a better picture would help.

http://www.corycats.com/corydoras_loretoensis_htm.htm

Ian

nitro · Post by **nitro** » 11 Sep 2004, 21:39

thanks for reply.

i cant get a better picture as we dont have digi cam at the moment.

benny · Post by **benny** » 13 Sep 2004, 04:01

There is a black band across the eyes. Adult Corydoras loretoensis don't seem to have this physical feature. Body shape also seems to be different.

Could they be juvenile Corydoras kanei?

A better picture would really help but I suppose it's not an option in this case...

Cheers,

Post by **Coryman** » 13 Sep 2004, 11:05

benny,
It has the body shape and large eye which is similar, but as you say the eye mask is wrong for C. loretoensis. What ever it is it looks very much like a juvenile unless the gravel size is confusing the issue. All corys go through considerable colour changes before they reach their full size, Almost all Cory fry show an eye mask for the first few week and with some species it can be two months or more before the mask completely disappears.

What size is the fish?

This is an un-described species that I bred a few years ago that looks very similar to the fish in question. In my book, page 101, I called it C. cf kanei, but according to Steve Grant it is not the same fish that he discribed. the adult size was 35 mm male, 40 mm female.

Ian

nitro · Post by **nitro** » 13 Sep 2004, 18:26

The fish is about 40-45mm. I 've had it about 7 months now.
It also has far more spots than the pic you posted.

Hope this helps.

benny · Post by **benny** » 14 Sep 2004, 03:08

Does it look like this?

Here's another of the same species with varied markings.

Cheers,

nitro · Post by **nitro** » 14 Sep 2004, 07:39

Yeh it looks exactly like that but it has more spots on it.

Post by **medaka** » 14 Sep 2004, 22:14

hi nitro
the photo you posted, i have to say do not look like my C Kanei, similar yes,, but noticably
different to my eyes anyway..

Fish Demon · Post by **Fish Demon** » 17 Sep 2004, 07:34

I have some that look nearly exactly the same as Nitro's.

They look like some variety of C. atropersonatus to me.