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Cory ID Help Please?
Posted: 05 Aug 2003, 00:13
by Corgisandcories
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,
Posted: 05 Aug 2003, 00:31
by Caol_ila
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.
Posted: 05 Aug 2003, 00:33
by Corgisandcories
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.
Posted: 05 Aug 2003, 00:39
by Caol_ila
check out this site...it might help clear things up..
http://corydoras.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/
Posted: 05 Aug 2003, 00:49
by Corgisandcories
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.
Posted: 05 Aug 2003, 22:42
by Coryman
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
Posted: 05 Aug 2003, 22:59
by Corgisandcories
Wow, thanks Coryman! I didn't know that about the dimorphism in clolor patterns.
Posted: 07 Aug 2003, 22:45
by Coryman
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