Alright, about a year ago, I bought 4 cories from a LFS that is very poor at identification... 3 were in one tank marked "large cory" and the smaller one was alone in a tank marked "small cory".
At the time, I thought they were all trilineatus, but the one was younger than the rest... over the past year of observation I have found that they are clearly NOT the same species. First of all, the larger cories are still larger, and the smaller is still smaller.
Second, the 3 larger ones are almost always together, while the 4th as always been rather distant. Occasionally it will join the group, but most of the time it is separate.
I need to know what they are specifically, so that I can try to rectify the numbers... I am now in a position to be able to get EACH group up to 6+ of their specific species (assuming I can find more of the same).
First pic: large cory, I believe to be trilineatus, but I could be wrong (sorry the pic isn't better or zoomed in more...)
http/www.flickr.com/photos/56876192@N03/8452156678/]
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http/www.flickr.com/photos/56876192@N03/8452156678/]Trilineatus?[/url] by http/www.flickr.com/people/56876192@N03/]eaglesfan54[/url], on Flickr
Second pic: small cory, I don't know what it is...
http/www.flickr.com/photos/56876192@N03/8451065865/]
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http/www.flickr.com/photos/56876192@N03/8451065865/]Who dat?[/url] by http/www.flickr.com/people/56876192@N03/]eaglesfan54[/url], on Flickr
Contrasting the two, besides the obvious size difference, "large cory" is a full 2.5 inches in length, maybe 3, while the "small cory" is closer to 2, maybe slightly larger.
The "small cory" has a much shorter "snout" and it plunges down almost vertically off the top of the head, while the "large cory" has a longer, sloped "snout".
The "large cory" has broken pattern of markings along the "3-line" area, while the "small cory" has nearly perfectly straight lines broken by the "3-line" marking.
If I could get a better closeup I would, but unfortunately I can't. Any information would be helpful, because I really do want to get the right species... not just fish that look the same.
At the time, I thought they were all trilineatus, but the one was younger than the rest... over the past year of observation I have found that they are clearly NOT the same species. First of all, the larger cories are still larger, and the smaller is still smaller.
Second, the 3 larger ones are almost always together, while the 4th as always been rather distant. Occasionally it will join the group, but most of the time it is separate.
I need to know what they are specifically, so that I can try to rectify the numbers... I am now in a position to be able to get EACH group up to 6+ of their specific species (assuming I can find more of the same).
First pic: large cory, I believe to be trilineatus, but I could be wrong (sorry the pic isn't better or zoomed in more...)
http/www.flickr.com/photos/56876192@N03/8452156678/]
http/www.flickr.com/photos/56876192@N03/8452156678/]Trilineatus?[/url] by http/www.flickr.com/people/56876192@N03/]eaglesfan54[/url], on Flickr
Second pic: small cory, I don't know what it is...
http/www.flickr.com/photos/56876192@N03/8451065865/]
http/www.flickr.com/photos/56876192@N03/8451065865/]Who dat?[/url] by http/www.flickr.com/people/56876192@N03/]eaglesfan54[/url], on Flickr
Contrasting the two, besides the obvious size difference, "large cory" is a full 2.5 inches in length, maybe 3, while the "small cory" is closer to 2, maybe slightly larger.
The "small cory" has a much shorter "snout" and it plunges down almost vertically off the top of the head, while the "large cory" has a longer, sloped "snout".
The "large cory" has broken pattern of markings along the "3-line" area, while the "small cory" has nearly perfectly straight lines broken by the "3-line" marking.
If I could get a better closeup I would, but unfortunately I can't. Any information would be helpful, because I really do want to get the right species... not just fish that look the same.