LINEAGE / GENETICS
Every connection below distinguishes a published selection account from a trade description. These are not DNA-confirmed pedigrees. Unknown founder links stay explicitly unknown.
PROVISIONAL RELATIONSHIPS
Schultzei-type captive stock / Osteogaster aenea complex
↓ Reported selected descendants
Hartmut Eberhardt, Weimar, Germany; early-1990s selection reported by Ian Fuller. Earlier black-stock sightings are disputed.
Unresolved: Original fish origin and molecular genetics not verified.
Osteogaster sp. CW009 Green Laser
↓ Reported selected descendants
Ian Fuller: specialist report describes deliberate selection of blue descendants from Green Laser stock.
Unresolved: No demonstrated gene or controlled inheritance ratio.
Osteogaster sp. CW023 Orange Stripe
↓ Reported F2 selection
2017 specialist report describes selection for red descendants; Hans-Georg Evers supplied the documented fish, not necessarily the original founder.
Unresolved: CW014 identity and the complete founding pedigree remain unresolved.
Osteogaster sp. CW010 Gold Laser
↓ Reported captive phenotype
2017 specialist literature describes an albino phenotype of Gold Laser.
Unresolved: No source-backed original designer, causal allele or Mendelian ratio.
Hoplisoma sterbai
↓ Trade phenotype; pedigree unverified
Reported in captive fish-keeping; documented individual spawning is not first-strain origin.
Unresolved: Original creator, locus and hybrid identity not established.
Hoplisoma sterbai
↓ Trade phenotype; pedigree unverified
Long-fin form is an ornamental trait, not another described species.
Unresolved: Founder, multigeneration stability and inheritance unverified.
Osteogaster aenea complex
↓ Captive phenotype; genotype unverified
A 2024 aquaculture study measured behavior of pigmented and albino bronze Corydoras, 288 fish in 36 shoals.
Unresolved: Study does not identify origin breeder or sequence pigment genes.
Osteogaster aenea complex
↓ Trade phenotype; pedigree unverified
Fin-length variant seen in commerce, requiring validated parent stock to assign a family tree.
Unresolved: Original breeder and Mendelian inheritance unverified.
An award belongs to the entered fish and published category, not automatically the original breeder or the entire captive line.
| Event | Entry | Documented result | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Tropical Fish Society (November 2025) | Black Venezuela Cory | Second in Corydoras class | Organizer / report ↗ |
| San Diego Tropical Fish Society (November 2025) | Panda Cory | First in Corydoras class | Organizer / report ↗ |
| Catfish Study Group (Reported show) | Corydoras pygmaeus | Best Corydoras class | Organizer / report ↗ |
None of the eight entries has a cited, controlled cross design plus molecularly established color or fin-length locus. Do not infer TYR or OCA2 alleles, fixed dominance, hybrid parentage, or 3:1 ratios from a trade name or a single albino observation. The 2024 Bronze Cory study tested fish behavior, not genotype segregation.