Help Id This Cory!

[JenCliBee]

Unfortunately none of you are correct ... it's actually C. sodalis... but this is an old thread so i guess it matters not

 

[Ruskull]

I think it's either a Julii or a False Julii. What's the difference between the two?

 
 
Julii Corys have spots while Threelined (False Julii) Corys have reticulated patterns.

Unfortunately none of you are correct

... it's actually C. sodalis... but this is an old thread so i guess it matters not

 
Actually you are wrong.  This is what a Sodalis Cory looks like, notice the lack of stripes on the flanks:
 

 

[JenCliBee]

Actually you are wrong.  This is what a Sodalis Cory looks like, notice the lack of stripes on the flanks:

Actually i'm not lol, ID'ing a species from one picture and one type of pattern is completely wrong, there is always variations to patterns on exactly the same species..... one of the best example is a human white male say, the next human white male will have completely different characteristics yet still stay the same species....
 
Please take a look around first at these variations and what the experts say before questioning and actually be correct with dismissing a correct ID
 
Info given from the foremost cory expert in the world.....
 
http/www.ianfuller.com/genera/corydoras/c_sodalis/corydoras.html
 
Notice the strips on the flanks lol.
 
 
P.S..... they also could be ID'ed as CW061...which is a very close relative but i would almost positively put money down that they will be ID'ed by most experts as sodalis .

 

[Ruskull]

I'm not a Cory expert by any stretch, but my eyes still work & in the 3 photos shown the Cory in question is a Three Line Cory no doubt in my mind.  The link you provided confirms this.  Notice the lack of the 3 stripes on the flank as well as the dark splotch on the dorsal.
 
The fact that I have 7 of these guys in one of my tanks proves it to me. 

 

[JenCliBee]

I'm not a Cory expert by any stretch, but my eyes still work & in the 3 photos shown the Cory in question is a Three Line Cory no doubt in my mind.  The link you provided confirms this.  Notice the lack of the 3 stripes on the flank as well as the dark splotch on the dorsal.
 
The fact that I have 7 of these guys in one of my tanks proves it to me. 

 
 
Fair enough mate, it seems nothing is going to convince, your wrong but either way it matters not

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[Paradise3]

Actually, they are right. Sodalis don't have a large black splodge on their dorsal. Checked Planet Catfish myself

They have small black spots on their dorsal and are a different body shape, I still say False Julii which do have the large black splodge and are the same body shape. Obviously, not a corydoras expert but I can tell the difference between C. Sodalis and C. Trilineatus

 
Sodalis - http/www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/species.php?species_id=120
Trilineatus - http/www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/species.php?species_id=508

 

[JenCliBee]

I cant believe people are trying to claim the pics are trili's lol..... am i seeing the wrong pics here? lol..... i assure you they are not, i would suggest somebody with an account post the pic's up on planet catfish and see what they come back with in regards to an ID..... i guarantee NO ONE will say Trili's.
 
 
I by no means consider myself to be a cory expert but i have kept and bred many many Cory's species for 10 years+ and in this whole time, ive never seen so many people be so clouded with such a wrong ID lol .
 
 
Just to clarify, the body shape of the cory's in the pics are completely different to trili's, there markings are completely different and clearly a different species. 

 

[Paradise3]

They are not Sodalis, that's for sure.
Also, check Harlequins, she breeds too I've seen her set up I'm sure I have, check through her threads. That should show you that she's a dedicated breeder(or was, not sure about now) so she knows her stuff. I will make an account if I have to and ask them myself.

 

[JenCliBee]

They are not Sodalis, that's for sure.
Also, check Harlequins, she breeds too

I've seen her set up I'm sure I have, check through her threads. That should show you that she's a dedicated breeder(or was, not sure about now) so she knows her stuff. I will make an account if I have to and ask them myself.

 
I mean no disrespect here, Harlequins came about breeding cory's from only the last couple of years, i was a very active member when she first bred her first cory's so i know very well how much experience she has.... by this time i had bred around 30 species and been keeping cory's for at least 7 years buy this time... so tbh, not blowing my own trumpet here but i to know my 'stuff'.... in this instance she is wrong .... definitely setup an account on PC, you will certainly get a positive ID

 

[Paradise3]

I have set up and account(wanted a catfish specific place to talk about my Shadow Catfish anyway) and have said that it's me and 2 friends arguing over the ID. Basically I've put "My friend bought this cory and I personally think it looks like a very washed out stressed C. Trilineatus but my other friend thinks C. Sodalis. What do you think?" so will wait for an ID. Plus my partner recently got a loach for his Boyu Orca tank(he turned it freshwater first ) and we think he's a Sinibotia Pulchra but we are not sure so I wanted a positive ID.

 

[JenCliBee]

I have set up and account(wanted a catfish specific place to talk about my Shadow Catfish anyway) and have said that it's me and 2 friends arguing over the ID. Basically I've put "My friend bought this cory and I personally think it looks like a very washed out stressed C. Trilineatus but my other friend thinks C. Sodalis. What do you think?" so will wait for an ID. Plus my partner recently got a loach for his Boyu Orca tank(he turned it freshwater first

) and we think he's a Sinibotia Pulchra but we are not sure so I wanted a positive ID.

 
 
I have just seen the thread ..... haven't actually been on that site in months tbh, having a new baby and ridding all fish related stuff a while back.... i dont really have the time to maintain tanks.... but PC is a great source of info but if you want a more active catfish orientated forum..try, plecoplanet... it's also a great source of info and usually much more UK based (or was lol)  

 

[Paradise3]

First response is C. Reticulatus.

 

[JenCliBee]

I half expected a couple of people to mention this species and in all honesty, this species didn't even cross my mind untill i re-read the first lot of replies to the thread just

.... i think alot of people consider C.ret and C. sod to be the same species but catch location just different.... where as others consider them to be separate. 

 

[Paradise3]

I half expected a couple of people to mention this species and in all honesty, this species didn't even cross my mind untill i re-read the first lot of replies to the thread just

.... i think alot of people consider C.ret and C. sod to be the same species but catch location just different.... where as others consider them to be separate. 

 
The only difference I see with Reticulatus is that they don't have the small lateral(practically) line

 

[JenCliBee]

I half expected a couple of people to mention this species and in all honesty, this species didn't even cross my mind untill i re-read the first lot of replies to the thread just

.... i think alot of people consider C.ret and C. sod to be the same species but catch location just different.... where as others consider them to be separate. 

 
The only difference I see with Reticulatus is that they don't have the small lateral(practically) line

 
Between sodalis and ret or ret and trili?.... the considered difference between sod and rit is the round splodge on the dorsal.... however ive had Ian fuller tell me himself this isn't a true way to differentiate them..... i still stand by sodalis but retic could be a distinct possibility.... trili 100% not