What Type Of Cory Is This?

[spe464]

I unfortunately only purchased 4 of these guys and now want to get more but there is some confusion on what kind they are.... thoughts? The aquarium I bought them from swears that they are red laser corey, but I've also been told, green, gold and orange... I really want to match the specific cory. Thanks for the help!

Doug

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[Aquarian58]

They look like the kind of Cories which in Australia are referred to as the Bronze variety.
 
If you can follow this link https/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bronze_corydoras it should tell you what you need to know

 

[Baccus]

Bronze Corydora are C. aeneus which also is the same family as Green Laser, and Gold laser and all would happily breed together. By your photographs I would think that yours are Green Lasers also known as Green Stripe. I do not think that your fish is a bronze simply because I have never seen a bronze corydora with the distinct iridescent line down its side.
Another name for Gold laser is Orange Stripe so I can see where depending on what country the person identifying your fish came from could determine which name they used as a common name.

 

[Blubble37]

lil bronze fella, very sweet temprament and very shy

 

[DoubleDutch]

Looking at the yellow fins aso personally I expect it to be a Corydoras melanotaenia.

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[Munroco]

I have similar looking cories, like you I was unsure about their ID. I asked here  http/www.fishforums.net/index.php?/topic/441536-corydoras-aeneus/ and also on Planet Catfish http/www.planetcatfish.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=43825

 

[Aquarian58]

This may be a question for another thread, but I'm curious about the substrate in the OPs photos and whether or not it would normally be considered to be too coarse for Cories.
 
My "Bronze" Cories are in a tank which has what I would describe as coarse sand or fine gravel and they have no trouble or problems with burrowing in to eye depth
 
The OPs substrate appears to be a form of scoria which to my thinking often has rough or sharp surfaces.

 

[spe464]

Here is a better picture of the cory. As far as the substrate, it's the exact same substrate the aquarium store has in their tanks. Eco-complete. I hope it's ok for them...

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[Baccus]

Sadly the substrate is probably too rough really for a cory (well almost any bottom dweller really), being rough it not only runs the risk of causing small cuts on the corys delicate belly but also allowing bacteria to enter through the cuts. You may even see the barbels get worn away, which can be caused by a  combination of rough surface and bacterial infections. Rough surfaces like that also prevent the corydora from displaying their natural habits, such as nosing into the substrate up to their eyes looking for food.
You would try gradually clearing a portion of the tank of the rough substate and introducing sand, in no time you would probably see a preference of the corys for the sand over the rock.
 
Oh and I am still betting the cory is a Green Laser

 

[DoubleDutch]

Sadly the substrate is probably too rough really for a cory (well almost any bottom dweller really), being rough it not only runs the risk of causing small cuts on the corys delicate belly but also allowing bacteria to enter through the cuts. You may even see the barbels get worn away, which can be caused by a  combination of rough surface and bacterial infections. Rough surfaces like that also prevent the corydora from displaying their natural habits, such as nosing into the substrate up to their eyes looking for food.
You would try gradually clearing a portion of the tank of the rough substate and introducing sand, in no time you would probably see a preference of the corys for the sand over the rock.
 
Oh and I am still betting the cory is a Green Laser

I think you mean a gold laser ?

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[Aquarian58]

Here is a better picture of the cory. As far as the substrate, it's the exact same substrate the aquarium store has in their tanks. Eco-complete. I hope it's ok for them...

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Nice pic, spe464.
 
My Cories have what appears to be the beginnings of a gold stripe behind their eyes, perhaps 2 or 3mm long, which, having seen your pic, I hope will become more pronounced as they mature (I'm assuming they are not yet fully grown since they are less than 2.5cm in length)
 
I've been attempting to upload a pic but the the file size restrictions are preventing me at this stage

 

[fishmad135]

I reckon its C.schultzei, better known as the Gold Shoulder cory. Similar to gold laser just different stripe.!

 

[DoubleDutch]

I'd say CW010. Beautiful fish

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