C. barbatus "Black"

Coryologist · Post by **Coryologist** » 15 Dec 2003, 13:31

Hi,

Looking for info on C. barbatus "Black." Anyone ever heard of this fish? - Frank

Post by **Coryman** » 15 Dec 2003, 15:20

There's no such animal as far as I know, anyway C. barbatus males are pretty much black in base colour, especially in the front half of the body and head.

Ian

magnum4 · Post by **magnum4** » 15 Dec 2003, 18:58

There is a brochis splendens "black"?

Post by **Coryman** » 15 Dec 2003, 19:10

Says who!

Sounds like another trade gimic to me , I would like to see pictorial evidence of these animals. Where is it from?

Ian

magnum4 · Post by **magnum4** » 15 Dec 2003, 19:21

That was from Aqualog, all corydoras page 20.

Post by **Coryman** » 15 Dec 2003, 21:51

I don' think they are anything other than old fish, the top picture of the two is definately an old fish and quite honestly the other picture is not good enough to tell much from.

I am afraid the Cory aqualog has a mountain of errors in it and the publishers knew about them but still went to print.

I would only use it as a rough guide and not as an id bible. That will come next year

Ian

Charly EON · Post by **Charly EON** » 16 Dec 2003, 16:04

Hello

It seems that it exists some melanic specimens of barbatus in the wild but I didn't see one yet .

Charly

Alan_au · Post by **Alan_au** » 17 Dec 2003, 11:09

I suspect the name is an inacurate translation of the japanese variety name C barbatus 'thunder'. Which in fact is not C barbatus at all but a cultivated colour variation of C kronei which has a zigzag black line or "lightening strike" pattern along the hind body instead of a straight black line.

C kronei is a striking enough fish as is, but with the "lightning strike" pattern is quite remarkable,,, so is the price !!! Like the Koi carp in Japan, the more spectacular the colour pattern the more sepctacular the price. The more striking the pattern on C barbatus Thunder, the more striking the price.

Strike me! what a description.

Alan

C. barbatus "Black"

C. barbatus "Black"

Corydoras barbatus "black"