How did I do?

[Vess]

Hi Everyone, hope all are well?

I am new to the site but do frequent other forums. I am currently on a quest to purchase as many different cory as possible, the problem being I am moderately new to them and LFS are not the greatest when it comes to correct identification. I was wondering if you would not mind if I put the pictures I have taken with identifications for your approval - as in please tell me if you think they are something else. I have a couple of randoms that stumped us

Mods if I have done something wrong please slap me appropriately. Heres the list of the ones I have managed to get a decent snap of.

1) Agassizii?



2) Panda



3) Sterbai



4) Venezuelanus



5) Concolor



6) Sodalis



7) Schwartz



Arcuatus



9) Albino Bronze



10) Trilineatus



11) Delphax



12) Metae



13) Elegans



14) Bronze (Aenus)



15) Pepper (Paleatus)



16) Duplicareus



17) Habrosus



18) CW021



19) Melanotaenia



20) Atropersonatus



21) C.Ambiacus



22) Simulatus



Sorry if image heavy, any help much appreciated!

Best

Lee

[Jools]

Pretty good Lee, I think 21 might be

Corydoras ambiacus

. May I ask where these pics were taken?

Cheers,

Jools
PS Learn to use the

tag - it is your ID friend!

[Vess]

Pretty good Lee, I think 21 might be

Corydoras ambiacus

. May I ask where these pics were taken?

Cheers,

Jools
PS Learn to use the

tag - it is your ID friend!

Will do thanks.

Ambiacus hmmm I will definitely check that out. The pics are mine taken with a canon 500D. I have no idea about photography so it was a good chance to have a play.

[minipol]

I also like Corydoras a lot. I don't have any at the moment but i plan too.
Used to always have around 6 or 7 different species.
Nice selection you have there !

[Karsten S.]

Hi,

most of the species are correctly labeled (including C. atropersonatus).

1) C. agassizii could something different, they usually have black colour in the dorsal.
18) is CW021.
21) I would also name this one C. ambiacus.

Cheers,

[Vess]

Hi,

most of the species are correctly labeled (including C. atropersonatus).

1) C. agassizii could something different, they usually have black colour in the dorsal.
18) is CW021.
21) I would also name this one C. ambiacus.

Cheers,

Hi Karsten - thanks for the help (To the others too!)

Are you sure on 18 being a cw021? I bought them off a reputable breeder who swears they are

Axlrodi

- would be good to tell him he's wrong ;)

For the last one, I recently picked up some of these - very very similar. Same species?



It was suggested they might be

leucomelas

but I am not so sure. I think they look like the 9th Pic on the

agassizii

page. Again thanks for all the help

[Karsten S.]

Hi Vess,

Are you sure on 18 being a cw021? I bought them off a reputable breeder who swears they are

Corydoras axelrodi

- would be good to tell him he's wrong ;)

I have bred some hundreds of CW021 (had also C. axelrodi) and I am very sure that yours are as well CW021 although a second shorter dark band below is usually much more pronounced, in the second pick you can see it very faintly. This second band tends to join the main band in C. axelrodi whereas (as in your specimen) it's parallel.
If you want to be 100% sure ask the breeder for some pics of the fry with ~2 cm. CW021 has a completely black dorsal whereas fry of C. axelrodi does not. I have never seen adult C. axelrodi with such a black dorsal as yours.
For me: no doubt about them being CW021.

For the last one, I recently picked up some of these - very very similar. Same species?



It was suggested they might be

Corydoras leucomelas

but I am not so sure. I think they look like the 9th Pic on the

Corydoras agassizii

page. Again thanks for all the help

This might be the same species only at a different age but I think rather not. I still think that the other one was C. ambiacus as the black colouring only covers the bottom part of the dorsal which is quite typical.
They ones of your new pics are exported from Peru usually under the wrong name C. punctatus (which comes from Suriname and looks quite different). These are definitely no C. leucomelas.
But I'm not really sure what they really are and how many similar species we have. Their appearence changes quite a bit over time the spots tend to become smaller and the fish stockier when growing.

Cheers,

[Vess]

Buddy that is fantastic information - thank you so much. I can see you being a huge help to me in the future if you do not mind.

[Vess]

Hi again guys, I am just continuing my research and trying to learn as much as possible.

Viewing the first fish again, classed as

Corydoras agassizii

- I to noticed the lack of pigmentation on the dorsal. Could these be

Corydoras ambiacus

to?

Could anyone else comment on the last photo I posted of the new recruits?

Thanks again for all your help.