Bought as adolfi? think they are duplicareus

eupterus · Post by **eupterus** » 28 Mar 2006, 14:15

I bought these as C adolfi for Â£6 each but the more i look at them and thebigger they get they less convinced i am. They look more like duplicareus to me. Can anyone put my mind at rest

Sorry about the poor quality photos

chef · Post by **chef** » 28 Mar 2006, 14:59

Definately duplicareus danding is too broad to be adolphoi even allowing for some variability. Very good specimens anyway.

eupterus · Post by **eupterus** » 28 Mar 2006, 15:04

Im glad you agree, I also agree that they are stunning little cories. I wasnt sure that they were adolfi when I bought them but I liked them anyway. Are they rarer than adolfi and was it a good price?

chef · Post by **chef** » 28 Mar 2006, 22:59

They are'nt that common, but you can pick them up from time to time. As for the price they were good value i think. And they are very "easy" to spawn.

kim m · Post by **kim m** » 29 Mar 2006, 06:59

I think they look like duplicareus too...they are too robust to be adolfoi in my opinion.

Yes, they are quite easy...I had my group of 8 for a year before eggs started to appear. Now they produce 25-35 eggs every tenth day or so.

I keep them at 25-26 degrees celcius in a 35 litre tank. The water is rainwater, so it's soft/a bit acidic (I don't measure my water parameters, so I can't give you any).

I do a 50% waterchange once a week.

eupterus · Post by **eupterus** » 29 Mar 2006, 10:49

I have six at the moment but i know the shop has more, I have them in a four foot growing tank with some C panda C axelrodi and a group of C trilineatus. I may get a few more if they are not too common. Thanks for the replies