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Name
Scientific name
Hoplisoma concolor
Described by
Authority Weitzman, Year 1961, Bracketed
Family
Callichthyidae
Common names
Slate Cory
Photograph credits
All 4 credited
Summary
The slate cory, Hoplisoma concolor, long known as Corydoras concolor, is an armoured catfish restricted to parts of the Orinoco river syste…
Size and aquarium
Maximum size
60mm, standard length
Aquarium size
Minimum length 80 cm, Minimum depth 30 cm
Water
Water conditions
Temperature 20–26°C, pH 5.5–7
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
Venezuela, Orinoco, Parguaza
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
Restricted to parts of the Orinoco river system in western Venezuela. Type locality is 'Las Mangas, in a tributary of Río Parguaza, western Bolivar State, Vene…
Habitat
Not written yet
Aquarium size
Minimum base dimensions of 80 ∗ 30 cm or equivalent are recommended for long-term care.
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
Mature males develop an extended dorsal fin. Females tend to grow larger, and sexually mature individuals are noticeably rounder and broader-bodied than males,…
Reproduction
Eggs are normally deposited on the aquarium glass, or among fine-leaved vegetation. Once spawning is complete the eggs can be left alone or removed. Under the …
Notes
This species can be told apart from congeners by its uniformly greyish colour pattern, deep body (fitting 2.1-2.4 times in standard length), large eye (3.2-4.0…
References
References
4 on this profile