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Name

Scientific name

Corydoras pastazensis

Described by

Authority Weitzman, Year 1963

Family

Callichthyidae

Common names

Pastaza Cory

Photograph credits

All 2 credited

Summary

The Pastaza cory, Corydoras pastazensis, is an armoured catfish from the upper Río Pastaza basin in Ecuador and the ríos Ucayali and Puinah…

Size and aquarium

Maximum size

70mm, standard length

Aquarium size

Minimum length 90 cm, Minimum depth 30 cm

Water

Water conditions

Temperature 22–28°C, pH 5–7

Hardness

2–12dGH

Conductivity

Not recorded

Behaviour

Temperament

Peaceful

Social needs

A shoal or group

Community suitability

Community-safe

Where it lives

Countries, regions, rivers and lakes

Ecuador, Peru, Bobonaza, Marañón, Napo, Pastaza, Puinahua, Tigre, Ucayali

Writing

Etymology

Corydoras: from the Ancient Greek κόρυς (korus), meaning ‘helmet’, and δορά (dora), meaning ‘skin, hide of an animal’, in allusion to the rows of bony plates o…

Distribution

This species has been collected in upper parts of the Pastaza river basin in Ecuador plus the ríos Ucayali and Puinahua in Peru. Records from the ríos Tigre an…

Habitat

Not written yet

Aquarium size

Minimum base dimensions of 90 ∗ 30 cm or equivalent are suggested for general care, although smaller aquaria may be used for breeding purposes.

Maintenance

Ideally use a substrate of fine sand, although rounded gravel is an acceptable alternative provided it's kept scrupulously clean. Other décor is largely down t…

Water conditions

Not written yet

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Diet

Corydoras spp. are foraging omnivores and will accept most sinking dried foods, as well as small live and frozen varieties such as bloodworm, Tubifex, etc. Fee…

Behaviour and compatibility

Peaceful and gregarious. Should be maintained in a group of at least 6-8 individuals.

Sexual dimorphism

Females tend to grow larger, and sexually mature individuals are noticeably rounder and broader-bodied than males, especially when gravid.

Reproduction

Not written yet

Notes

The form from the Río Tigre, previously referred to as the subspecies C. p. orcesi (Weitzman & Nijssen, 1970) was raised to full species status as C. orcesi by…

References

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