whatever you have, i have one too. he was a suprise find at the fish store and the owner asserted that he was a pygmy and that he was a bit larger than they usually are, mines about an inch long. he looks exactly like your fish though, with the short round body and longish fins. he hasnt grown at all since we got him either and that was over a year ago. im planning to go back there sometime soon so i'll ask them if they know the species name. they said they sometimes got them in with the usual pygmies.
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Well after much searching and asking turns out they are Corydoras Nanus and today I now have some young fry from them
The female is going on 1.6 inches but the males are a lot smaller, never got any longer just fatter LOL
The female is going on 1.6 inches but the males are a lot smaller, never got any longer just fatter LOL
geezer2008
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Well after much searching and asking turns out they are Corydoras Nanus and today I now have some young fry from them
The female is going on 1.6 inches but the males are a lot smaller, never got any longer just fatter LOL
do you have any other full side on shots? Only reason i ask is that C.nanus have 3 definative lines of marking down the flanks and from that pic yours only seem to have 2. Also, the only way to really tell the difference between C.nanus and C.elegans (which nanus are often confused for) is that C.nanus has a shallower body and a much more elongated snout.
I am glad you got them sorted out. It is definitely nice that they bred for you too. You must be doing something right with them.
Coryman
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Amerce,
Your fish are C napoensis and not C. nanus. The latter is a species from Suriname, which does not have commercial fish exports. Species from Suriname only turn up in the hobby through hobbyists or scientists that go there to collect privately.
C. napoensis come from the Napo river system in northern Peru and if fairly common in the hobby. The very similar C. bilineatus comes from Bolivia and is not so common in the hobby.
My final point is that all three species belong to the so called "Elegans" group of Corys and do not fall into the Dwarf category, they are all species where the females reach at least 45 mm SL. (standard length)= body length.
Ian
Your fish are C napoensis and not C. nanus. The latter is a species from Suriname, which does not have commercial fish exports. Species from Suriname only turn up in the hobby through hobbyists or scientists that go there to collect privately.
C. napoensis come from the Napo river system in northern Peru and if fairly common in the hobby. The very similar C. bilineatus comes from Bolivia and is not so common in the hobby.
My final point is that all three species belong to the so called "Elegans" group of Corys and do not fall into the Dwarf category, they are all species where the females reach at least 45 mm SL. (standard length)= body length.
Ian
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