This specimen was identified by Corydoradinae expert and co-author of Identifying Corydoradinae Catfish, Ian Fuller who claimed it to be Corydoras sp. “CW115”. This is a one of the newer undescribed species from lineage 9 Corydoras. My image was published to Planetcatfish.com for their entry on Corydoras sp. “CW115”. This possibly unidentified species is from the 1Rio Manapiare in Venezuela. It is one of the newer generation of possible new species, given it is a CW-Number. This…
Corydoras agassizii is a beautiful Corydoras from the eastern boarder of Peru and the Western boarder of Brazil. These fish have never been bred in captivity before, meaning all specimens are wild caught and imported. Here in the United States, they seem to be most often imported with the generic locality, “Peru” though they are known to be in the 1Rio Ampiyacu. Those who enjoy Corydoras will realize that C. agassizii has quite a different…
Corydoras atropersonatus is a Lineage 9 corydoras which it shows with its very curved head. These are often imported from 1Peru, Loreto, Rio Nanay; 1Ecuador, Rio Tigre drainage, Rio Canambo Pastaza Providence but the specimen shown is owned by myself but purchased as captive bred through Jerry Josh in the St. Louis Missouri area, USA. Atro in latin means black and personatus means mask, in reference to its black band over the eyes. There are…
Corydoras sterbai has been in the aquarium trade for a long time and many of what you see on the market today are captive bred specimens. This fish originates in Brazil but also has a Bolivian variant (Corydoras cf. sterbai). I have a group of 7 sterbais and the most dominant eater is a female. She is the largest in the group and has beautifully long barbels.