What corydoras am I??

SanDiegoFishes · Post by **SanDiegoFishes** » 18 Apr 2005, 05:31

Hello everyone,
I came across these cute corys in a fish store today, they were labeled as Corydoras species "Spotted". No idea what they are, but I think I have it narrowed down to three possibles. What do the experts think? I have 7 of them now too

Best, Barb

SanDiegoFishes · Post by **SanDiegoFishes** » 18 Apr 2005, 05:33

Here is a top view of the same fish, maybe this will help in identification. Thanks!

Post by **Coryman** » 18 Apr 2005, 14:14

They look like young C. delphax to me, what size are they?

Ian

SanDiegoFishes · Post by **SanDiegoFishes** » 18 Apr 2005, 17:49

Hi Ian,
From the tip of their nose to the very tips of their tails, they are about 1 3/4 inches.
Here is a couple other PICS.
Thanks! Barb

SanDiegoFishes · Post by **SanDiegoFishes** » 18 Apr 2005, 17:50

SanDiegoFishes · Post by **SanDiegoFishes** » 18 Apr 2005, 17:53

eupterus · Post by **eupterus** » 18 Apr 2005, 23:15

I would agree delphax although the last photo looks a bit like C. leuomelas as it has a higher dorsal fin. If you know where they come from it may be a clue. Columbia - likely to be delphax, peru could be leucomelas.

They appear to be quite young so may become more evident as they get older.

Hope this helps

SanDiegoFishes · Post by **SanDiegoFishes** » 19 Apr 2005, 01:34

eupterus wrote:I would agree delphax although the last photo looks a bit like C. leuomelas as it has a higher dorsal fin. If you know where they come from it may be a clue. Columbia - likely to be delphax, peru could be leucomelas.

They appear to be quite young so may become more evident as they get older.

Hope this helps

Alas, I will never know where they came from, the fish store didn't even know what they were, LOL!! They had them marked as "Spotted Cory species", $2.99 each. They had 7, they looked really healthy, so I brought them home to a life of TLC and lots of worms

Barb

metallhd · Post by **metallhd** » 19 Apr 2005, 05:26

Well just for reference sake, here's one of my 'spotted' corys, I believe positively ID'ed as c. brevirostris, also known as c. wortoi, that is unless I'm way off? The spot pattern is completely different, as you will see . . . I have 6 of these guys, picture doesn't do justice, but the pale stripe near the head is NOT gold, more of a tan/yellow hue.

http://www.telusplanet.net/public/metal ... ory_01.jpg

mad scientist · Post by **mad scientist** » 19 Apr 2005, 06:14

metallhd,
That's a bit tough to ID based on the very last picture. A side profile would serve this purpose better as the shape of the body and snout would give a better indication of the species.

Cheers,

bedwetter · Post by **bedwetter** » 19 Apr 2005, 13:26

Those look like delphax to me as well. I love these guys, they are one of the most active cory's I have, always swimming around.

I don't think they are leucomelas b/c the snout is too pointed.

nice pics by the way. What kind of container did you use for taking the photos?

jeff

corydoras4life · Post by **corydoras4life** » 22 Apr 2005, 23:34

Well just for reference sake, here's one of my 'spotted' corys, I believe positively ID'ed as c. brevirostris, also known as c. wortoi, that is unless I'm way off? The spot pattern is completely different, as you will see . . . I have 6 of these guys, picture doesn't do justice, but the pale stripe near the head is NOT gold, more of a tan/yellow hue.

http://www.telusplanet.net/public/metal ... ory_01.jpg
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well Metallhd i would say that they are the same species BUT
your spotted cory could just be older than SanDiegoFishes cory so this might help in your search for what the species of cory your fish is.

Post by **Coryman** » 23 Apr 2005, 16:45

Without a doubt they are young C. delphax. In C. leucomelas the dorsal blotch is more or less diamond shaped and and sits pretty much evenly on body and dorsal fin. The spotting and dorsal blotch are usually intense black.

Ian

chef · Post by **chef** » 24 Apr 2005, 00:54

i have to agree with coryman that these are delphax, and this would be more apparent if they were over a darker base as they do seem to be abit washed out without any substrate

SanDiegoFishes · Post by **SanDiegoFishes** » 05 May 2005, 19:36

Thanks Ian and Chef!! I am glad I ran across these little guys, they are doing well and looking great!
Best, Barb
(New C.delphax owner, big grin)