Another Id Question

[mikev]

Any ideas on what this may be?

The light band asaik is identical to one on c.incolana... but this is something else

Thanks

 

[Coryologist]

[font="arial][size="2"]C. melanistius - Frank
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[mikev]

Thank you!

 

[mikev]

Frank,

if I may -- two more questions. Are you sure they are not C. brevirostrus instead? I see patterning in the caudal fin and the dot shape matches brevirostrus photos better (and they don't feel like melanistius that I've seen at the stores before).

The other question: How difficult are these to breed? Treat-them-well-and-they-might type or more complicated?

(I'm somewhat tempted to grab this shoal ... insane since I'm at 9 species already (two more after two from you ) with plans for a couple more...)

 

[Carlovel1]

They look like Corydoras melanistius to me, unless I'm missing something
What does their caudal fin look like?
Carl

 

[Coryologist]

Frank, if I may -- two more questions. Are you sure they are not C. brevirostrus instead? I see patterning in the caudal fin and the dot shape matches brevirostrus photos better (and they don't feel like melanistius that I've seen at the stores before).

Could be. I'm wrong as often as I'm correct. That would be my second choice. We have no way of knowing if the original fish you saw were properly ID'd. A label on a tank can say anything. Just ask any of the people that have been buying a form of C. aeneus as C. eques, lately.

The other question: How difficult are these to breed? Treat-them-well-and-they-might type or more complicated?

That's a question that can't be answered as different folks have different success with different species. Both species have been bred in the hobby. There are no guarantees when it comest to spawning Corys. I have never kept either of these species, although I have imported both for commercial sales. Because there are so many spotted Corys and they can be so incredibly variable, I tend to keep only the most rare types. I'm a stickler for having all of my fish properly ID'd.

If you like the fish, buy them. Isn't that the whole idea of what fish keeping is all about? - Cheers. Frank

 

[mikev]

Thanks a lot Frank,

as clear as this can be. No way of knowing that I even saw C.melanistius previously, tank label means nothing. They looked, however, like the ones in the Bryson's article, here.. small spots, plain tail, barely visible headband.

(the ones I saw, incidentally, were labeled "Cories" and the store owner said that the invoice said "Schwartzi"....no way)
Lemme think....the real problem I need to deal with is finding almost all cories attractive.

What does their caudal fin look like?

Spotted. PlanetCatfish says on brevirostris page

Differs from Corydoras melanistius by having patterning in the caudal fin. Was elevated out of subspecies status (then known as Corydoras melanistius brevirostris) in 2001.

Hopefully you would not mind, but I may ask for one more ID in a couple of days... again a spotted species seen in a lfs, something toward trilineanus/julii/leopardus, but none of these. I'll try to get there with a camera.

 

[Ethan040]

They look just like my melanistius except yours look like they have a darker band around there necks.

Here are some pictures of mine from when i got them.

http/www.fishforums.net/index.php?/topic/324662-bluespotted-corydoras-melanistius/page__p__2695653__fromsearch__1&#entry2695653

 

[Coryologist]

Hopefully you would not mind, but I may ask for one more ID in a couple of days... again a spotted species seen in a lfs, something toward trilineatus/julii/leopardus, but none of these. I'll try to get there with a camera.

Always happy to try to help. Cheers. - Frank

 

[mikev]

Thank you!

Ethan, seems like the same species. But according to PlanetCatfish, patterned tail makes them both C.brevirostris