Corydoras simulatus or corydoras septentrionalis
Corydoras simulatus or corydoras septentrionalis
Hi guys,
Need to tap on your expertise again. I bought 4 of these and I'm not sure if they are simulatus or septentrionalis. Maybe it's not even either of these.
Your advice is greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
Regards,
Benny
Need to tap on your expertise again. I bought 4 of these and I'm not sure if they are simulatus or septentrionalis. Maybe it's not even either of these.
Your advice is greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
Regards,
Benny
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Hi,
As Ian mentioned, if the fish are imported with C. metae, you can be sure its C. simulatus.
The differences in colouration are like Ian said not very striking between C. simulatus and C. septentrionalis, but the fish Benny pictures (nice photo btw . looks more like the description Weitzman and Nijssen give forC. simulatus than for C. septentrionalis imo. Unfortunatly there is no really clear feature that distinguishes the two species.
Achim
The long-snouted Corydoras imported with C. melini are not C. simulatus, but afaik a currently undescribed species. At least in the imports i saw here in Germany.If your fish were imported mixed in with either C. metae or C. melini then I would go along with them being C. simulatus.
As Ian mentioned, if the fish are imported with C. metae, you can be sure its C. simulatus.
The differences in colouration are like Ian said not very striking between C. simulatus and C. septentrionalis, but the fish Benny pictures (nice photo btw . looks more like the description Weitzman and Nijssen give forC. simulatus than for C. septentrionalis imo. Unfortunatly there is no really clear feature that distinguishes the two species.
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benny,
Unfortunatly you need to get a side on picture with the barbels lowered. Not an easy task.
I put my fish in a narrow photo tank and placed another piece of glass inside, diagonally from front to back. The fish cannot sit on the bottom and all fins and usually the barbels are fully visible.
Ian
Unfortunatly you need to get a side on picture with the barbels lowered. Not an easy task.
I put my fish in a narrow photo tank and placed another piece of glass inside, diagonally from front to back. The fish cannot sit on the bottom and all fins and usually the barbels are fully visible.
Ian