Fisher Posted November 1, 2013 Report Share Posted November 1, 2013 (edited) what do you say? Edited February 22, 2015 by Fisher Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guppygirl Posted November 1, 2013 Report Share Posted November 1, 2013 Closest I have come to id'ing those cories is Corydora delphax. I have 5 or so in my tank but I think all mine are male. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisher Posted November 1, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2013 thanks much! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
syno321 Posted November 1, 2013 Report Share Posted November 1, 2013 They could be either ambiacus, agassizii or lamberti. These 3 species are very difficult to differentiate from each other. Collection origin would be great to have but I think is probably impossible to get in this case. Check planetcatfish Cat-eLog for the pictures of the different species and see what you come up with. Since you get to look at them live, I'm going to assume that your assesssment will be more accurate than a picture. I'd be interested to know what identification you arrive at. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperGuppyGirl Posted November 1, 2013 Report Share Posted November 1, 2013 (edited) Sorry wrong topic post Edited November 1, 2013 by SuperGuppyGirl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisher Posted March 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2014 (edited) The seller wasn't able to tell me who the importer was. So after 5 straight months of non-stop taxonomy, (and trying to distill the variant photos on planetcatfish), I reckon they're C ambiacus.Their body pattern seems just as bold as C agassizii, but these have a more pronounced mask than C agassizii.The black dorsal spot on C lamberti seems to run mid-dorsal to tip; these run down through the front dorsal rays and blends into its back.*shrug.Edit: the delphax photos are also convincing! A few have that bronze/gold hue behind the mask and through the gill cover. On others, the coloration isn't as strong, or long. Photos of both ambiacus and delphax contain those variants. Edited April 6, 2014 by Fisher Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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