Cory ID Help Please?

Corgisandcories · Post by **Corgisandcories** » 05 Aug 2003, 00:13

Can anyone help me ID these 2 Cories? I'm pretty sure the first one is Corydoras Napoensis

This one I originally bought thinking it was the same kind as above but now I'm not so sure. This one is darker black and the markings are gold instead of white/silver.

Thanks in advance,

Caol_ila · Post by **Caol_ila** » 05 Aug 2003, 00:31

Hi!

Imo the second fish is a napoensis. I have a couple of males looking similar that ian ided as napos...
For the first one i cant tell.

Corgisandcories · Post by **Corgisandcories** » 05 Aug 2003, 00:33

Looking through the old forum posts, I found a picture that looks just like the second set of pictures and it was IDed as C. Napoensis. With the differences in color, I still wonder if they're the same, though.

Caol_ila · Post by **Caol_ila** » 05 Aug 2003, 00:39

check out this site...it might help clear things up..
http://corydoras.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/

Corgisandcories · Post by **Corgisandcories** » 05 Aug 2003, 00:49

Thanks for the link Caol. I had been there before and they only have one picture of a napoensis. But I'm still not sure, lol.

Post by **Coryman** » 05 Aug 2003, 22:42

The first two pictures are of a female C. napoensis the other pictures are of a male, most species within the so called 'elegans' group show dimorphism in clolor patterns.

Ian

Corgisandcories · Post by **Corgisandcories** » 05 Aug 2003, 22:59

Wow, thanks Coryman! I didn't know that about the dimorphism in clolor patterns.

Post by **Coryman** » 07 Aug 2003, 22:45

There are quite a number of species where the colour (Spelling it right this time) pattern between males and females vary that much that you would be excused for thinking they were separate species.

Ian