Look What I Found In One Of My Lfs

[Harlequins]

They are super cute me want,me want!!!!

 

[N0body Of The Goat]

coldcazzie, have you already ruled out C097 (Corydoras atropersonatus) as being a possible ID?

 

[coldcazzie]

They're very similar to C97. There's 3 species that are very similar. Obviously there is a certain amount of uncertainty on the ID - I'll be more sure (or less sure ) as they get older and I can see how they develop.

 

[Akasha72]

glad to see they are still doing well

 

[FishFanatic04]

Soooo pretty

 

[coldcazzie]

They all have fat tummies today from lots of tasty bloodworms

 

[Biulu]

Lucky you! How many more will you be getting?

 

[Alm0stAwesome]

They really are precious, there were some nice cory varieties at my LFS today, it was so hard to resist - they are so addictive!

 

[Man of fish]

Ain't they just the cutest wittle things

 

[coldcazzie]

Well see Lu, I don't know... I want to buy loads... but I need to keep in mind that I want to buy plants too - and quite a lot of them. Plus I need to sort my lighting out. And buy other fish, and shrimp. And I've limited funds. So I'm thinking, maybe 6? Plus the 9 that I have makes 15. That's a nice group. But my heart says "BUY THEM ALL!! MUAHAHAHAHAAAA!" so I dunno...

 

[Biulu]

15 is a nice group and if you're lucky, they'll spawn. You can then make your group bigger and sell some which will give you funds for other things....

 

[Akasha72]

Hi Caz, you were talking about ID-ing the lil guys earlier in this thread and I came across something tonight that I thought might help.

I was flicking through my Dad's tropical fish book and came across a cory that looks just like yours. They're calling it Schwartz's corydoras (Corydoras Schwartzi)

It's described as follows:

"There are so many pattern variations of this fish that it is difficult to give an accurate description. Generally there is a large, black bar running up the front of the dorsal fin. The body has lines of broken spots along it, ranging from tiny dots to large spots, the tail has fine spotted markings, the other fins are clear and the snout is rounded. The barbels are white and quite pronounced. Basically, they all have a black and white pattern. All the variations are very pretty."


Not sure if that is of any use to you but I thought I'd pass it on.

 

[FishFanatic04]

I think the Corydoras Schwartzi's markings are more lined then spotted. Caz's cories are dotted very clearly. I have been searching for them and studying her photos.

It was suggested that they may be Corydoras atropersonatus which look much closer. When they are older I bet the shape of their nose will help decide.


I hope they really are C. sychri. It is hard to find information or many photos of them. I am on a quest!

 

[Akasha72]

Well, what ever cory they are they are very very cute

 

[coldcazzie]

That's what I'm waiting for - the nose shape to become more pronounced.

We'll see how they grow. I'll take regular pictures so I can document it. I really hope they stay as they are. I don't really care what species they are. They're awesome as is

I might see about sending some pictures to Ian Fuller...