Salukie
Aquarium Advice Freak
I have an old tropical aquarium fish book that lists Corydoras hastatus as the pygmy cory and it says not to confuse it with C. Pygmaeus. On the next page, we've got Corydoras pygmaeus labeled as the rare dwarf cory.
Now google, on the other hand, gives me a bunch of search results saying that C. Pygmaeus is the Pygmy and C. hastatus is the dwarf.
Now, the two cories look different; one's got a stripe down the middle and some little vertical stripes on the back. The other is lighter in colour and has a black spot on its tail. I've seen both pictures attached to either cories.
I'm so confused. Please, those of you who know your cories, help me!
Which one is the pygmy, which one is the dwarf? Which one is the more common one and which one is the rare one that's harder to care for?
Thanks everyone!
I've attached pictures of the entries in the book.
Now google, on the other hand, gives me a bunch of search results saying that C. Pygmaeus is the Pygmy and C. hastatus is the dwarf.
Now, the two cories look different; one's got a stripe down the middle and some little vertical stripes on the back. The other is lighter in colour and has a black spot on its tail. I've seen both pictures attached to either cories.
I'm so confused. Please, those of you who know your cories, help me!
Which one is the pygmy, which one is the dwarf? Which one is the more common one and which one is the rare one that's harder to care for?
Thanks everyone!
I've attached pictures of the entries in the book.