Schwartzi? I Think Not.

[Kuhni]

I have purchased for so called Schwartzi, I believe they may be something else. I am not able to take a photo at the moment because my dad has the camera. I'll try describe it as best I can.

The cory unlike the Schwartzi has it's spots unorganised and all around its body whereas the schwartzi's spots are fairly organised into lines, It has a black band starting from in front of the dorsal fin to the bottom of it's loer jaw just under the eye. It's dorsal fin is mainly covered in a big black splotch larger than the sort on my trilineatus. It has a somewhat beige area behind it's band which appears to look like a shadow of the actual band as it is very close in size and shape. The Tail has the vertical stripes such as seen in the schwartzi.

Are they schwartzi, maybe the patterns vary quite alot and that is the case. Or are they one of the many similar cories.

 

[Kuhni]

Okay there's a photo for you guys, let the guessing begin. lol

 

[Coryologist]

C. agassizii - Frank

 

[Betterbettas]

IMHO it's Corydoras leucomelas.

 

[Sp00ky]

i would probably go with leucomelas as well. purely for the fact that the black markings in the tail fin are more solid as opposed to the agaassizzi which are broken black lines. any chance of some more photos just to be sure ?

 

[Kuhni]

I like the sound of leucomelas or agassizii better than Schwartzi.

 

[puppyduck]

Agreed. He looks like a wee blackfin. Bless his cottons!

 

[jollysue]

Looks like the C.leucomelas I got from Bryan to match my mystery Corys. here