Will the *real* Julii . . .

[kateswan]

Okay. I look at pictures of corydoras for fun.
It's not the worst hobby a person could have.

I've got a tankful of what I thought were
Corydoras Julii, but upon research I don't
think that's what they are. They don't have the
separate dots, although they have the fin blob.
This seems to leave leopardus or trilineatus . . .
What do they *really* sell as Jumpin' Julies?
And why don't LFS know what they're selling?

My guys have scroll-like markings instead of
dots, and the single side bar.

Kathy S

[madattiver]

i will take a stab that it is probably c. trilineatus as this is the most commonly mis named cory in the market today.. everytime i see cory's labeled julii they actually are c. trilineatus. do you have a pic of your fish??? i myself have 7 c. trilineatus misslabeled as c. julii in the pet shop i purchased them from.

[Coryman]

They will almost certainly be C. trilineatus, they are all sold as C. julii because they fetch a higher price.

Ian

[kateswan]

I did a search on the Planet Catfish database
and discovered this topic has been discussed before.
Sorry if I'm going over old ground . . . but --

A Saturday visit to one of the Marts found a tank
with "assorted corydorus" that were a) identical to
my guys, and b) identical to the pictures of *real*
Julii -- with the separate dots, sidebar broken instead
of fairly solid, with the dorsal blob on both.

Can trilineatus and julii interbreed?

I also found some corys at a LFS --
(the saleslady: "They're cory cats."
me: "What kind?"
saleslady: "You know. Cory cats.")
Below the cap of the head they looked like
julii or trilineatus, but the entire cap of their
little heads was a kind of charcoal colored smear --
almost like paleatus coloring.

So -- can paleatus/julii/trilineaus interbreed?
Other corys?

I didn't bring home any of the LFS corys,
but I did buy 6 of the Mart corys that are almost
certainly julii. By the way -- this is the first time
I've seen the distinct dot pattern in fish offered
as juliis where I live (the back of beyond, U.S.).

I'll nag the spousal-unit to help me take some
digital photos later today.

Oh -- and my would juliis fetch a higher price
than trilineatus? In my opinion the tris are prettier
than the juliis.

Kathy S

[Coryman]

I a word 'NO' generaly Corys do not readily interbreed, there are a couple that because of their geografical location have weak genetic barriers which will alow them to cross breed, but not the species you have.

Ian