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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

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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 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

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