Gold-Stripe Elegans?

[Fish Demon]

I found a contaminant in a shipment of San Juan Corys that appears to be some varety of C. elegans, but differs in a few ways.

Like the Gold-Stripe Bronze Corys, mine has a bright gold stripe running down its back. It's visible even from across the room.

It has a narrow stripe runnning down the middle of the upper scutes, more narrow than other Elegans I've seen. It also has some spots right below where the stripe starts.





Any ideas?

[bedwetter]

I have come across these as well; mine were mixed in with some napoensis. Apparently, they are an undescribed species and they have not yet been assigned a C number. I was only able to find females, but Ian Fuller has spawned them. Did you get both males and females?

Jeff

[Fish Demon]

No, this was the only one in a shipment of about 20 San Juans. I think it's a female, but I'm not sure.

Do you have a link to pictures of them or info?

Thanks!

[bedwetter]

I do not know of any links or info on them at all. I do not know what the males look like either. sorry. It is a beautiful species, hopefully we can find out more!

[chef]

they do have a C.no it's C.152 i think but ian will know. they also have according to ian the smallest eggs of any cory sp that he has spawned

[Coryologist]

These are starting to appear more frequently in these parts. Image is of a male. - Frank

[chef]

just been speaking to mr fuller and i stand corrected the gold stipe elegans does'nt have a C.no yet but will have one soon mixed up with another sp

doh

[Coryman]

This undescribed species produces the smallest eggs I have ever seen from a Cory. I had a batch of around 100 eggs laid in small clusters of 4 to 8 and when I measured them they were 0.7 mm diameter.

The fry at three week look identical to C. pygmaeus.

Ian