Hi,
I don't see anything that would suspect me of this being a hybrid. However, it is most likely C. trilineatus which is commonly sold as C. julii.
The albinos are most likely C. schultzei / C. aeneus, a sharper picture especially of the dorsal fin could confirm this.
Cheers,
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- Sun Nov 29, 2020 12:14 pm
- Forum: South American Catfishes (Callichthyidae - Corys et al)
- Topic: Corydoras julii or hybrid ?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 688
- Fri Nov 27, 2020 6:58 pm
- Forum: All Resolved Issues
- Topic: Corydoras bilineatus
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1230
Re: Corydoras bilineatus
Hi, Corydoras sp. "San Juan" is to my knowledge only a trade name (like deckeri cory in Colombia) not used for only one species or form but a mix. No one in Iquitos will keep those separated acc. to locations and when those are stressed or juveniles they look probably anyway same. This is ...
- Thu Nov 26, 2020 5:42 pm
- Forum: All Resolved Issues
- Topic: Corydoras bilineatus
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1230
Re: Corydoras bilineatus
Hi Daniel,
I can remember that many years back there were in GB some alleged Corydoras bilineatus which might have been descendants of the stock of Joachim Knaack but I don't remember if this was confirmed or not.
If so, I assume Ian or Hans-Georg might know more...
Cheers,
I can remember that many years back there were in GB some alleged Corydoras bilineatus which might have been descendants of the stock of Joachim Knaack but I don't remember if this was confirmed or not.
If so, I assume Ian or Hans-Georg might know more...
Cheers,
- Wed Nov 25, 2020 10:27 pm
- Forum: All Resolved Issues
- Topic: Corydoras bilineatus
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1230
Corydoras bilineatus
Hi, I'm quite sure than some if not all picture in the data base are not really Corydoras bilineatus . They are all additionally labeled as "San Juan" cory which is the trade name for Elegans group corys in Iquitos, Peru. I think it's named after the district San Juan Bautista south-west o...
- Wed Nov 25, 2020 10:13 pm
- Forum: South American Catfishes (Callichthyidae - Corys et al)
- Topic: A couple more IDs - C. leopardus & C. bilineatus
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1464
Re: A couple more IDs - C. leopardus & C. bilineatus
Hi,
Corydoras bilineatus is a species that you would not expect to find in the pet trade, so I would exclude this species, there are many forms that are much more likely...
I fully agree that this is a really a tough group for ID'ing, I'm leaning towards CW029 without being sure though...
Cheers,
Corydoras bilineatus is a species that you would not expect to find in the pet trade, so I would exclude this species, there are many forms that are much more likely...
I fully agree that this is a really a tough group for ID'ing, I'm leaning towards CW029 without being sure though...
Cheers,
- Sun Nov 22, 2020 3:59 pm
- Forum: All Resolved Issues
- Topic: Otocinclus Mariae, wrong photo?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4728
Re: Otocinclus Mariae, wrong photo?
Hi Jools, I recommend to add the catching location for my picture as well, considering the huge distance to the type locality and Eschmeyer is listing only: Distribution: Upper Madeira and lower Amazon River basins, Bolivia. Tapanahony river is a tributary of Marowijne/Maroni river system and not th...
- Tue Nov 03, 2020 12:20 am
- Forum: All Resolved Issues
- Topic: Curculionichthys jumaorum
- Replies: 2
- Views: 744
Curculionichthys jumaorum
Hi,
size info is quite off...
Cheers,
size info is quite off...
Cheers,
- Mon Nov 02, 2020 5:22 pm
- Forum: All Resolved Issues
- Topic: C. coppenamensis
- Replies: 4
- Views: 872
Re: C. coppenamensis
Hi,
you can also use this one of a juvenile (~2,5 cm):

lower Coppename river, Suriname
Cheers,
you can also use this one of a juvenile (~2,5 cm):

lower Coppename river, Suriname
Cheers,
- Sun Nov 01, 2020 11:17 pm
- Forum: All Resolved Issues
- Topic: Hypostomus from Suriname
- Replies: 1
- Views: 888
Hypostomus from Suriname
Hi, I just saw that you are lacking some Hypostomus pictures in your DB. https://www.l-welse.com/gallery/files/3/9/9/8/hypostomus_micromaculatus_ks_10383_800.jpg Hypostomus micromaculatus , Gran Rio, Suriname https://www.l-welse.com/gallery/files/3/9/9/8/hypostomus_nickerie_3610.jpg Hypostomus coran...
- Sun Nov 01, 2020 10:37 pm
- Forum: All Resolved Issues
- Topic: CW151 in the wrong lineage
- Replies: 4
- Views: 873
- Sun Nov 01, 2020 9:17 am
- Forum: All Resolved Issues
- Topic: C. coppenamensis
- Replies: 4
- Views: 872
C. coppenamensis
Hi,
this first picture from Roland is CW137 (Corantijne drainage), the second one is a true C. coppenamensis.
Cheers,
this first picture from Roland is CW137 (Corantijne drainage), the second one is a true C. coppenamensis.
Cheers,
- Sun Nov 01, 2020 9:11 am
- Forum: All Resolved Issues
- Topic: CW151 in the wrong lineage
- Replies: 4
- Views: 873
CW151 in the wrong lineage
Hi,
CW151 belongs to lineage 8.4
you can use this picture:

Suriname, Tibiti river (Coppename drainage)
Cheers,
CW151 belongs to lineage 8.4
you can use this picture:

Suriname, Tibiti river (Coppename drainage)
Cheers,
- Sun Nov 01, 2020 9:03 am
- Forum: What is my catfish?
- Topic: I love them so! Please help me identify them. "Julii" Cory Perhaps?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1933
Re: I love them so! Please help me identify them.
Hi,
Cheers,
I fully agree on this.bekateen wrote: ↑Thu Oct 29, 2020 9:11 pm Yes, but more likely the leopardus relative Corydoras(ln8sc4) sp(c102). The black markings are thicker and farther apart on C102 than on Corydoras(ln8sc4) leopardus once they are fully grown.
Cheers,
- Thu Oct 29, 2020 6:34 pm
- Forum: What is my catfish?
- Topic: Corydoras IDx2
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1326
Re: Corydoras IDx2
Hi,
I would tentatively also say C. napoensis and C. elegans.
CW008 looks also similar but to my experience this is unlike many other species in the elegans group quite uniform in colouration and has a more regular striped pattern.
C. nanus can be excluded by minimum 100%
.
Cheers,
I would tentatively also say C. napoensis and C. elegans.
CW008 looks also similar but to my experience this is unlike many other species in the elegans group quite uniform in colouration and has a more regular striped pattern.
C. nanus can be excluded by minimum 100%

Cheers,
- Thu Oct 29, 2020 6:20 pm
- Forum: What is my catfish?
- Topic: Corydoras aeneus?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1716
Re: Corydoras aeneus?
Hi, well, I kept C. melanotaenia quite a time ago and the extent to which they show the yellow colour can vary significantly and I do see yellow ventral fins which is not known for "standard" C. aeneus (which is not C. aeneus in sensu stricto) but there are definitely other forms of the ae...
- Wed Oct 28, 2020 11:32 pm
- Forum: What is my catfish?
- Topic: Corydoras aeneus?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1716
Re: Corydoras aeneus?
Hi, it's definitely not C. aeneus in sensu stricto and I would not even call it C. aeneus at all but C. melanotaenia even though the fins are not so bright yellow to exclude all doubts... There are so many C. aeneus look-a-likes in South America. One thing is clear, it's a really nice shot of a nice...
- Wed Oct 28, 2020 11:23 pm
- Forum: What is my catfish?
- Topic: ID Elegans group cories
- Replies: 21
- Views: 3686
Re: ID Elegans group cories
Hi, you will never find C. nanus (Suriname) or C. bilineatus (Bolivia) in ordinary pet shops, if you ever should be so lucky to find them in specialised shops they should be very much more expensive than other Corydoras . Both species are coming from countries from which there are no regular exports...
- Wed Oct 28, 2020 11:01 pm
- Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
- Topic: What is a pleco?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1145
Re: What is a pleco?
Hi, another thing that IMHO is definitely wrong is this: common pleco (Hypostomus plecostomus) Hypostomus plecostomus is not at all common (in the hobby), but the so-called "common pleco" is regularly mis-identified as Hypostomus plecostomus which is more or less not available in the pet t...
- Wed Oct 07, 2020 9:48 pm
- Forum: What is my catfish?
- Topic: Need help identifying my catfish
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1264
Re: Need help identifying my catfish
Hi Eric,
perhaps you were refering to this one: CW132 ?
But I also think that B. splendens is more probable.
Cheers,
perhaps you were refering to this one: CW132 ?
But I also think that B. splendens is more probable.
Cheers,
- Tue Sep 29, 2020 9:29 pm
- Forum: All Resolved Issues
- Topic: Ancistrus sp. "L 503"
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1197
Re: Ancistrus sp. "L 503"
here you are:

