What Cory is this ?????
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What Cory is this ?????
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Does any one Know What type of cory this is? It Looks Like a couple of different ones except for the black dot behind the gill plate. Any Ideas Would be greatly appreciated. Here are some other photos, http://www.aquaboyaquatics.com/new_cory.html
Does any one Know What type of cory this is? It Looks Like a couple of different ones except for the black dot behind the gill plate. Any Ideas Would be greatly appreciated. Here are some other photos, http://www.aquaboyaquatics.com/new_cory.html
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definatly the adolfi group
they were sold to me as adolfi but they are not. They dont look like any in that group that i can. The black dot is the catch.
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That spot behind the gills is a pussle. It's not coagulated blood after rough handling/netting?
Adolfoi on first look, but then again not.
The full coloured dorsal finn reminds me of C. burgessi, but that still does not normally have a line all the way to the tail, allthough this is seen in some pictures.
Looking forward to hearing what this really is.
Adolfoi on first look, but then again not.
The full coloured dorsal finn reminds me of C. burgessi, but that still does not normally have a line all the way to the tail, allthough this is seen in some pictures.
Looking forward to hearing what this really is.
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Were did they come from? Wild caught or from a breeder?
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Unlike the adolfoi, this cory has a almost black dosal fin, in addition to the reddish/pinkish patch behind the gills.
This wild caught species were also seen in the last few months in both North and South Asian markets. There are also real adolfoi mixed in the shipment. So they may be sympatric.
I thought it was more like a Corydoras sp. cf burgessi, but the shop I bought it from indicated that it was shipped in labeled as Corydoras sp. cf adolfoi. The discussion we had was that it was probably because black dosal patch (like those on the C burgessi) was not very consistent through out the specimens but the thin black line along the dosal ridge (like the adolfoi) was very prominent. Anyway, that's just speculation during our chit chat and nothing conclusive came out of it.
Let's see what Ian has to say about this fish.
Cheers,
This wild caught species were also seen in the last few months in both North and South Asian markets. There are also real adolfoi mixed in the shipment. So they may be sympatric.
I thought it was more like a Corydoras sp. cf burgessi, but the shop I bought it from indicated that it was shipped in labeled as Corydoras sp. cf adolfoi. The discussion we had was that it was probably because black dosal patch (like those on the C burgessi) was not very consistent through out the specimens but the thin black line along the dosal ridge (like the adolfoi) was very prominent. Anyway, that's just speculation during our chit chat and nothing conclusive came out of it.
Let's see what Ian has to say about this fish.
Cheers,
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Thanks for all the info. These guys came in as Adolfi, but only about 15 out of 100 were true adolfi. The rest are consistantly these C. cf. Adolfi. They are wild fish i got them directly from the airport. I will have to find out what area they came from. Are they rare enough that i should hang on to a few? Thanks again for all the responses.
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I would certainly keep a potential breeding group and try and breed some. If you are successfull and can produce some froI would be most interested in the fry patterns at 7 days and 1 month, I have this data for both C. adolfoi and C. burgessi and would like to see if there are any differences in the fry patterns, it may or may not show them to be a new species.
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Yann (and others),
Just a guess, but more likely than these fish being hybrids is that the exporters in Brazil are buying from multiple collecting stations along the upper Rio Negro and just consolidating all the fish that look to be the same species when they arrive in Manaus. Could be a regional variation of one of the upper Negro Corydoras since the "C. adolfoi group" pretty much all share the same pattern. It could also be a new sp. of this group.
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Just a guess, but more likely than these fish being hybrids is that the exporters in Brazil are buying from multiple collecting stations along the upper Rio Negro and just consolidating all the fish that look to be the same species when they arrive in Manaus. Could be a regional variation of one of the upper Negro Corydoras since the "C. adolfoi group" pretty much all share the same pattern. It could also be a new sp. of this group.
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I have been giving this one some more thought and looking at the pictures a little more I think it is nearer to C. burgessi in pattern and body shape, therfore for now I would call it C. cf burgessi.
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Hello, Thanks again for all the input. This forum is top notch! I have picked a group for myself but would like to offer them to other breeders. I have about 50 to 70 left. If you are a breeder and wish to try and work with this fish please contact me at mike@aquaboyaquatics.com . I dont want to sell these to someone who is not trying to breed them.