Which Kind Of Cory?

OpalineAqua · Feb 10, 2009

I bought these new cory catfish, and the store sold them as "leoperd cories" but I looked them up in a fish encyclopedia and couldn't find them. Does any one know another name for a leoperd cory? :unsure:

Coryologist · Feb 10, 2009

OpalineAqua said:
I bought these new cory catfish, and the store sold them as "leoperd cories" but I looked them up in a fish encyclopedia and couldn't find them. Does any one know another name for a leoperd cory?

Probably C. trilineatus.

There is a C. leopardus, but quite rare. - F.

emma12321 · Feb 10, 2009

Hi,

Take a look on this site http

/www.nettaigyo.com/corydoras/encyc/index-e.html there are lots of corys that could be classed as leopard.

Emma

OldMan47 · Feb 10, 2009

This trilineatus carries the name of leopard catfish http

/www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/image.php?image_id=8990

So does leopardus shown here http

/www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/image.php?image_id=1940

They are very similar in appearance but their head shapes are different and the patterns on them are not quite the same. You will have to judge the fish you have unless you can put up a picture so we may be able to help you.

Inchworm · Feb 10, 2009

Hi OpalineAqua

The corys usually sold in the lfs and called leopard corys are C. trilineatus. The same fish is also sold as C. julii. Who knows why they do that? :dunno:

If you are looking at the links OldMan47 posted, don't let the lines and markings dazzle you. Look at their noses.