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danmathias
Posts: 4 Joined: 18 Apr 2006, 21:39
Location 1: Oldbury, UK
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by danmathias » 18 Apr 2006, 21:59
Bought these guys at Shirley aquatics as Corydoras Schwartzi. Got 2 of them - ones not feeling too good though.
Sorry about the pic quality, still getting to grips with this aquatic photography malarky...
Any help ID'ing them would be greatly appreciated
Thanks
Dan
eupterus
Posts: 176 Joined: 17 Apr 2005, 23:18
Location 1: Essex uk
Interests: Livebearers, corys and L numbers
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by eupterus » 18 Apr 2006, 22:19
Not easy to tell from the photo,s how big are they. C ambiacas have bigger spots when young. It s just an estimated guess
Eupterus.
C. hastatus - habrosus - pygmaeus - aeneus - duplicareus - axelrodi - panda - trilineatus - napoensis - delphax - melini - paleatus - barbatus - concolor - robinae -seussi - reynoldsi - septentrionalis - arcuatus - C57 "nordestini" - guapore - aeneus "black" - C131
the_letter_J
Posts: 19 Joined: 19 Apr 2006, 04:32
Location 1: in the middle (US)
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by the_letter_J » 19 Apr 2006, 08:31
Well, it could be a
C133 it looks close to a schwartzi, a bit more elongated though.
Cats
2 - trilinius cory, 1 - Ancistrus sp. (7), 1 - Glyptoperichthys joselimaianus (L001) ,3 - rubber lip (L187b ) & (C. sp. (4) ), 1 - (L168) , 1 - cory schwartzi, 3 - Ancistrus sp. 3
danmathias
Posts: 4 Joined: 18 Apr 2006, 21:39
Location 1: Oldbury, UK
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by danmathias » 19 Apr 2006, 08:48
From the picture posted, I think it is C133
I've got another suspect non-schwartzi cory, but can't post it right now (at work...)
Thanks for your help guys!
Coryman
Expert
Posts: 2119 Joined: 30 Dec 2002, 19:06 My articles : 12 My catfish : 5 My BLogs : 1 (i:0, p:46) Spotted : 194
Location 1: Kidderminster UK
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Interests: Cory's, Loricariids, photography and more Cory's
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by Coryman » 19 Apr 2006, 10:44
A young C141 would be my choice, C133 is a short nosed species that it sympatric with and similar in colour pattern to C. ornatus.
Ian
the_letter_J
Posts: 19 Joined: 19 Apr 2006, 04:32
Location 1: in the middle (US)
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by the_letter_J » 19 Apr 2006, 18:07
here is a shot of my
schwartzi
I intially had it confused with a C133. I'll see about getting some current pics.
Cats
2 - trilinius cory, 1 - Ancistrus sp. (7), 1 - Glyptoperichthys joselimaianus (L001) ,3 - rubber lip (L187b ) & (C. sp. (4) ), 1 - (L168) , 1 - cory schwartzi, 3 - Ancistrus sp. 3
danmathias
Posts: 4 Joined: 18 Apr 2006, 21:39
Location 1: Oldbury, UK
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by danmathias » 19 Apr 2006, 19:52
Yup, that's what my other 7 look like.
I do have this one other:
Also sold to me as a Schwartzi. Any ideas?
Thanks for your help so far!
the_letter_J
Posts: 19 Joined: 19 Apr 2006, 04:32
Location 1: in the middle (US)
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by the_letter_J » 20 Apr 2006, 04:27
Cats
2 - trilinius cory, 1 - Ancistrus sp. (7), 1 - Glyptoperichthys joselimaianus (L001) ,3 - rubber lip (L187b ) & (C. sp. (4) ), 1 - (L168) , 1 - cory schwartzi, 3 - Ancistrus sp. 3
danmathias
Posts: 4 Joined: 18 Apr 2006, 21:39
Location 1: Oldbury, UK
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by danmathias » 20 Apr 2006, 21:00
I'm not sure it's a Delphax. Mine seems to be browner than the pictures and has a longer nose.
Thanks for the help so far!
Dan
My cats: 4 x Corydoras Nattereri, 7 x Corydoras Schwartzi, 2 x C141, 1 x Unknown Corydoras, 3 x Corydoras Aeneus, 2 x Corydoras Paleatus, 1 x Ancistrus spp.
the_letter_J
Posts: 19 Joined: 19 Apr 2006, 04:32
Location 1: in the middle (US)
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by the_letter_J » 21 Apr 2006, 06:01
Well may be that it's
another that looks similar, remember that the fish can show different colours depending on surroundings, lighting and how the picture was shot, with/without flash etc...
like these two:
Cats
2 - trilinius cory, 1 - Ancistrus sp. (7), 1 - Glyptoperichthys joselimaianus (L001) ,3 - rubber lip (L187b ) & (C. sp. (4) ), 1 - (L168) , 1 - cory schwartzi, 3 - Ancistrus sp. 3