Albino Hifin Cory

Pseudomugil_signifer · Post by **Pseudomugil_signifer** » 19 Apr 2004, 05:29

Hey, everyone... I got a pair of cories from a fish auction today, labeled as C. macropterus. After looking at the profile here, I have a hard time believing that's what I have in my quarantine tank.

Here's a link to a pic of the female on yahoo:
http://f2.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/centro ... m=2a49.jpg

Hopefully, it's not too fuzzy. This was the best pic I could get out of a few different shots; they're very active and have been chowing on the frozen daphnia I put in there, so I had a hard time getting them to sit still.

I'm pretty suspicious about the species name because of the female's large dorsal fin. In the profile on C. macropterus, the female has a shorter dorsal fin. They pretty much look like albino C. aeneus with longer fins... I know those cories are pretty easy to breed, so I'm wondering if this is just another version. I checked around on this site for a while, as well as a few google searches, and I have yet to come across anything on my new guys.

Thanks for the help!

Post by **corybreed** » 19 Apr 2004, 12:27

The fish does not look like macropterus. Probably aeneus.
Mark

fishnut2 · Post by **fishnut2** » 19 Apr 2004, 14:23

That is an albino hi-fin paleatus...and I'd be willing to bet it's a male. The female's dorsal doesn't get that large. Very nice fish though!

Rich

Coryologist · Post by **Coryologist** » 19 Apr 2004, 17:04

Hi,

Rich is correct. http://www.guppymanguppies.com/planetca ... atus_6.jpg

Frank/Guppyman

fishnut2 · Post by **fishnut2** » 19 Apr 2004, 18:09

Here's a pic of regular hi-fin paleatus to compare them to. This also shows the different dorsal between the 2M and 1F. Hope this helps

Rich

Post by **corybreed** » 19 Apr 2004, 22:22

You guys are right definitaly paleatus. I was half asleep when I looked this morning,
Mark

Pseudomugil_signifer · Post by **Pseudomugil_signifer** » 20 Apr 2004, 03:32

Thanks for the help, guys. I totally forgot about paleatus cories; that does make more sense than the aeneus, even.

I'm still wondering, though- is it possible for the females to have longer dorsal fins than in fishnut's pic? The one I thought is a female has that really chunky look to it... like other female cories I've seen. They're supposed to be a pair, as well, which I why I still ask. I suppose the supplier didn't label them correctly as species, so he could've sexed them incorrectly, but they really do look like a pair as far as body shape goes.

Post by **Coryman** » 20 Apr 2004, 09:22

These long finned C. aeneus and C. paleatus all originated from the Czech Republic and are man made.

Ian

Albino Hifin Cory

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