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Bycatch Corys

Posted: 21 Nov 2024, 07:32
by HAMidtun
Dear nerds of the catfish world,

During my last photoshoot at the store I was shown two specimens that came in as bycatch and thus has no ID on them. Since I am better at IDing snakes than corys I thought I'd ask the knowledgeable bunch that lurk on this forum.

First one:

Re: Bycatch Corys

Posted: 21 Nov 2024, 07:33
by HAMidtun
And the second one

Re: Bycatch Corys

Posted: 21 Nov 2024, 08:16
by bekateen
The first looks like a very nicely colored fish that comes in with either or ; I suspect it is O. zygata, and the proof is how did the color fade later (vs. the color doesn't fade). The second looks like .

Cheers, Eric

Re: Bycatch Corys

Posted: 21 Nov 2024, 17:57
by HAMidtun
bekateen wrote: 21 Nov 2024, 08:16 The first looks like a very nicely colored fish that comes in with either or ; I suspect it is O. zygata, and the proof is how did the color fade later (vs. the color doesn't fade). The second looks like .
Thank you Eric!