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Name
Scientific name
Copella callolepis
Described by
Authority Regan, Year 1912, Bracketed
Family
Lebiasinidae
Common names
Not recorded
Photograph credits
All 3 credited
Summary
Copella callolepis is a small lebiasinid from the central Amazon region of Brazil, where all recent records come from. It is quite common i…
Size and aquarium
Maximum size
42mm, standard length
Aquarium size
Minimum length 60 cm, Minimum depth 30 cm
Water
Water conditions
Temperature 20–28°C, pH 4–7
Hardness
1–8dGH
Conductivity
Not recorded
Behaviour
Temperament
Peaceful
Social needs
A shoal or group
Community suitability
Community-safe
Where it lives
Countries, regions, rivers and lakes
Brazil, Amazon, Negro
Writing
Etymology
Copella: a diminutive of the generic name Copeina which was named for naturalist Edward Drinker Cope (1840-1897). callolepis: appears to be derived from the Gr…
Distribution
Type locality is given simply as 'Amazon' and its distribution is unclear although all recent records are from the central Amazon region, Brazil. It's been hea…
Habitat
Not written yet
Aquarium size
Surface dimensions of 60 ∗ 30 cm or equivalent should be the minimum considered for long-term care although smaller aquaria can be used for breeding.
Maintenance
Best kept in a densely-planted aquarium or paludarium with some overhanging vegetation, roots or branches important if you wish to raise fry alongside the adul…
Water conditions
Not written yet
Diet
Probably a micropredator feeding on tiny invertebrates and other zooplankton in nature. In the aquarium it will accept dried foods of a suitable size but shoul…
Behaviour and compatibility
Peaceful but somewhat unsuitable for the general community aquarium. It’s perhaps best-maintained alongside similarly-sized characids, gasteropelecids, lebiasi…
Sexual dimorphism
Males grows larger, develop more-extended fins and are more intensely-coloured than females, while the latter are noticeably rounder-bodied, especially when gr…
Reproduction
Not written yet
Notes
This species is quite common in the aquarium trade although normally misidentified as the congeners C. nattereri or the very similar C. meinkeni. It was consid…
References
References
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