What cory is this? Melini lookalike!

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What cory is this? Melini lookalike!

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Anyone can ID this cory? It looked like a long-nosed melini to me!

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Post by Yann »

Hi!

No idea what it is exactly but could well turn out to be an hybrid...
The tail pattern make me tink this...
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Definitely looks like a hybrid...

Possibly between C. imitator and some spotted species.

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Can you post more pictures to give a clearer profile, I cannot fully determine the head shape.

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