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Name
Scientific name
Hoplisoma adolfoi
Described by
Authority Burgess, Year 1982, Bracketed
Family
Callichthyidae
Common names
Adolfo's Cory
Photograph credits
All 7 credited
Summary
Adolfo's cory, Hoplisoma adolfoi, long known as Corydoras adolfoi, is an armoured catfish apparently highly endemic to the upper rio Negro …
Size and aquarium
Maximum size
60mm, standard length
Aquarium size
Water movement Low: still or sluggish water
Water
Water conditions
Temperature 20–26°C, pH 4–7
Hardness
1–5dGH
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, Negro
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
Type locality is given as 'Small tributary of the upper Rio Negro on the equator near São Gabriel da Cachoeira, Brazil', and this species is apparently highly …
Habitat
Inhabits pristine blackwater tributaries and areas of flooded forest where the water is characteristically stained dark with organic chemicals. In the rio Negr…
Aquarium size
Not written yet
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
Temperature: 20 – 26 °C pH: 4.0 – 7.0, though wild fish may do best towards the middle and lower ends of this range. Hardness: 1 – 5 dGH; notes for wild fish a…
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 4-6 individuals.
Sexual dimorphism
Females tend to grow larger, and sexually mature individuals are noticeably rounder and broader-bodied than males, especially when gravid.
Reproduction
Can be bred in a similar fashion to many other Corydoras species. Use a ratio of 2 males per female if possible, and when the females are visibly full of eggs …
Notes
This species is among a number of congeners native to the rio Negro region to possess a colour pattern with an oblique dark bar running along the dorsal surfac…
References
References
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