Carrie Ford Posted March 15, 2022 Share Posted March 15, 2022 Hello, a coworker of a friend wanted to get rid of his 5 gallon tank, so my friend got it for me. I need assistance in IDing this one fish though. Looks like maybe a type of cory, but I'm not sure and he didn't know either. Poor lil guys... 1 glolight tetra and this catfish all alone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwcarlson Posted March 15, 2022 Share Posted March 15, 2022 (edited) Cory, not sure what kind (Bronze maybe?). The fact that he was still long enough for you to get a picture is kinda sad as I think corys only have one speed (full). Would probably be ecstatic with some friends. Edit to add he looks maybe a little hungry too, but could be the angle. Edited March 15, 2022 by jwcarlson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrie Ford Posted March 15, 2022 Author Share Posted March 15, 2022 That's what I was thinking. Poor fish, I'll have to find him a better permanent home--my 29 doesn't have the bioload for a school of corys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jawjagrrl Posted March 15, 2022 Share Posted March 15, 2022 Guessing bronze cory too - poor little fella needs some friends! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrie Ford Posted March 15, 2022 Author Share Posted March 15, 2022 Looks like I'll be making a trip to the co-op tomorrow evening so they can rehome the lil guy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beardedbillygoat1975 Posted March 15, 2022 Share Posted March 15, 2022 Looks more like a Brochis then a bronze. This one is too long in the body for a bronze. I would say either giant brochis or hognosed as the emerald cory is really obvious. This is a giant. a 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odd Duck Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 (edited) Definitely doesn’t look like a bronze. I have more than enough of those. I agree with @Beardedbillygoat1975, he looks more like a Brochis to me, too, with that longer dorsal fin. Bronzes only have 7-8 fin rays in their dorsals, Brochis range from 10-18 depending on species. Brochis also have a straighter, longer looking face/nose like this guy. This guy I do think is a Brochis splendens. They can have far more color variation than most people realize and I’ve seen them nearly as dark as my very dark bronzes. They have a dorsal fin nearly as few rays as C. aeneus so they are the hardest to tell apart from bronzes until you count those dorsal fin rays - 10-12 in B. splendens which fits for this guy. He needs some feeding and TLC, for sure. Edited March 16, 2022 by Odd Duck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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