Scleromystax barbatus or Scleromystax kronei?

Adam · Post by **Adam** » Tue Dec 21, 2004 3:06 am

Can anyone identify what type of Scleromystax this fish is? apparently there are four types, I'm guessing that it's Scleromystax barbatus(Bearded Cory). It's one of 6 very young fish so I'm not too sure.

Andrew C · Post by **Andrew C** » Sun Jan 23, 2005 11:40 am

Adam
Its either Barbatus or Kronei:

http://www.corycats.com/Scleromystax%20.htm

Andrew.

Fishnut2 · Post by **Fishnut2** » Sat Jan 29, 2005 9:36 pm

I believe that it's a young barbatus male...that hasn't colered up yet. Here's a few pics of a fully grown male, in breeding colors!

A breeding pair

Side view of a male

Adam · Post by **Adam** » Fri Feb 04, 2005 12:01 pm

Cheers for the info Andrew C and Fishnut2,

As they are getting older they are starting to look suspiciously more like Barbatus. One of them is starting to develop a nose stripe. I have read that Barbatus, if that's what they are, can be aggressive. I have 2 that can not stand the sight of each other and regularly chase each up and down the length and breadth of my community tank. I guess that they are likely to be males, should I seperate them to be on the safe side?

Sorry for the delay in replying to your posts.

Adam · Post by **Adam** » Fri Feb 04, 2005 12:05 pm

Fishnut2, forgot to mention it in my last post. Try resizing your pictures to 640x480 pixels, that should be a lot more web broser friendly for everyone.

Adam.

Andrew C · Post by **Andrew C** » Sat Feb 05, 2005 9:29 pm

Adam
Corydoras Barbatus are territorial, and the tank will end up with an Alpha male.