catfish ID

[Renee1]

Hey,
I bought a catfish at a petstore. They weren't sure what it was called but it was labelled "skunk catfish". I know, stupid idea to buy a fish without knowing what exactly it is. It has the same markings as a skunk catfish but is a little thinner and his eyes are smaller. He looks like a sands corydora but i'm having trouble finding a lot of information on this breed. Can anyone help me out with this?

 

[OrionGirl]

Is it a cory? There are a couple different cory species with the common name of skunk cory-- C. narcissus is pretty commonly seen around here.

 

[mwood322]

The thinner body line makes me think you might want to check out skunk loaches just to be sure he really is a cory. Skunk loaches have smaller eyes than cories, and have obviously skinnier bodies. They are also generally quite aggressive for their size.

http://www.loaches.com/species_pages/botia_morleti.html

As for skunk cories I've seen that name attributed to Corydoras arcuatus, metae, and melini.

--Mia