Hi I'm new to this forum, but have had a bit of a thing for Corydoras for a while now... I currently have 11:
2 x C. aeneus
3 x C. panda
1 x C. paleatus
1 x C. sterbai
1 x C. trilineatus
2 x C. reticulatus
and this little guy...
Can anyone tell me what type of Cory he is.... I thought at first he may be a small bronze, but the dark stripe runs more dorsally than that on the lateral line of the C. aeneus, and he doesn't have their trademark metallic bronze colouring - he is only metallic around his gill covers. I also considered the possibility that he could be C. rabauti or C. zygatus but I don't think his colouring is right - its more silvery than the rusty colours of these two spp. The markings on him aren't as complete as on these spp. too, but this may just be down to the fact that he's still a juvenile (he was being sold as an Otocincus to give you an idea of his size )
Any opinions welcome....
Lindsey x
Need help to identify this silvery/grey baby Corydoras....
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Thanks for your advice guys. Looks like he is a she in that case... She's doing really well at the mo, always first to the food despite being the smallest of my corys. She was very much on the slim side when I got her, probably due to the fact she'd been in with the Otocinclus in my LFS. Filling out nicely and colouring up better now.