Unidentified Corydoras Species

[momofishtank]

Hello,

I am new to this forum and have a very specific question: about 5 months ago, I bought a bunch of Corydoras Pygmaeus for my tank. They’ve all done quite well, but there is one fish in the school that has grown much bigger than the others, and quite frankly, just doesn’t look like a pygmy cory. I think it is fully grown by now, since it’s size hasn’t increased in about two months. I’ve attached a picture that I took during feeding today. Can anyone tell me what species this fish is?

Thanks in advance!

 

[PheonixKingZ]

Looks like a Salt & Pepper Corydoras. (Corydoras habrosus)

Corydoras habrosus – Salt and Pepper Cory — Seriously Fish

www.seriouslyfish.com

 

[Essjay]

Habrosus don't grow bigger than pygmies and they have spots on the tail which the cory in the photo above doesn't have.


I'm sure I've seen a similar species on here recently but I just can't remember where.....

 

[momofishtank]

Looks like a Salt & Pepper Corydoras. (Corydoras habrosus)

Corydoras habrosus – Salt and Pepper Cory — Seriously Fish

www.seriouslyfish.com

That’s what I thought at first, too. But it doesn’t quite look the same tbh.

 

[UnknownFishies]

Maybe just a very big pygmy? I honestly have no clue

 

[PheonixKingZ]

That’s what I thought at first, too. But it doesn’t quite look the same tbh.

It was the closest thing I could find to what you have. I know I’ve seen it before and it’s on the tip of my tongue.

 

[OliveFish05]

Not sure what it is, but I agree it does not look like a pygmy

 

[UnknownFishies]

it looks like a three stripe cory.

 

[momofishtank]

it looks like a three stripe cory.

Aren’t those more white with stripes?

 

[PheonixKingZ]

it looks like a three stripe cory.

Definitely not. “Three stripe” are the same things as false Julii’s.

These are false Julii’s:

 

[momofishtank]

Maybe just a very big pygmy? I honestly have no clue

Maybe it’s a mix between a cory pygmy and another cory species?

 

[J_S]

Corydoras elegans – Elegant Cory (Corydoras pestai) — Seriously Fish

www.seriouslyfish.com

 

[momofishtank]

Corydoras elegans – Elegant Cory (Corydoras pestai) — Seriously Fish

www.seriouslyfish.com

Thanks, I think this is the closest one so far

 

[UnknownFishies]

Definitely not. “Three stripe” are the same things as false Julii’s.

These are false Julii’s:
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Yeah, don’t think it’s that?. Could it be a hybrid?

 

[PheonixKingZ]

Yeah, don’t think it’s that?. Could it be a hybrid?

I don’t think so. @J_S ’s has been the closest so far, but I still don’t think that’s it.