C. elegans type

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rahendricks
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C. elegans type

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Found these at a Petsmart in a tank labeled "Spotted Cories". It was the stripe along both sides of the back that caught my eye.
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kim m
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They look like the fish that are called "Gold line elegans" in the hobby.

Nice find!
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Thanks Kim. Do you know if this is a color variant of C. elegans or a separate species? I have one which I believe to be a male and he reminds me a little of C. bilineatus.
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I think they're considered a seperate species... Ian Fuller and other have bred them. I have no experience with them myself.
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