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Name
Scientific name
Hoplisoma cochui
Described by
Authority Myers & Weitzman, Year 1954, Bracketed
Family
Callichthyidae
Common names
Barredtail Cory, C022
Photograph credits
All 1 credited
Summary
The barredtail cory, Hoplisoma cochui, long known as Corydoras cochui, is a small armoured catfish native to the upper rio Araguaia in cent…
Size and aquarium
Maximum size
35mm, standard length
Aquarium size
Not recorded
Water
Water conditions
Temperature 20–28°C, pH 6–7.5
Hardness
2–10dGH
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, Araguaia
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
Native to the upper rio Araguaia, central Brazil. Type locality is given as 'Rio Araguay, Santa Maria Nova, Goyaz, Brazil', referrimg to the Araguaia in Goiás …
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
Not written yet
Reproduction
Not written yet
Notes
This small species can be told apart from the similar-looking congener Hoplisoma habrosum by possession of 4-5 (vs. 2-3) dark markings along the side of the bo…
References
References
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