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Name
Scientific name
Hoplisoma brevirostre
Described by
Authority Fraser-Brunner, Year 1947, Bracketed
Family
Callichthyidae
Common names
Spotted Cory
Photograph credits
All 2 credited
Summary
The spotted cory, Hoplisoma brevirostre, long known as Corydoras brevirostris, is an armoured catfish usually said to occur in the Orinoco …
Size and aquarium
Maximum size
60mm, standard length
Aquarium size
Not recorded
Water
Water conditions
Temperature 20–26°C, pH 6–7.5
Hardness
2–12dGH
Conductivity
Not recorded
Behaviour
Temperament
Peaceful
Social needs
A shoal or group
Community suitability
Not recorded
Where it lives
Countries, regions, rivers and lakes
Brazil, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela, Orinoco
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
Hoplisoma brevirostre was described from an aquarium specimen apparently exported from the Río Orinoco drainage in Venezuela, and its wider distribution is som…
Habitat
Not written yet
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
Not written yet
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 higher-bodied than males.
Reproduction
Not written yet
Notes
This species is one of a number of similar-looking congeners including Hoplisoma melanistium, Brochis delphax and B. ephippifera, all of which are tricky to te…
References
References
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