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Name

Scientific name

Hoplisoma cruziense

Described by

Authority Knaack, Year 2002, Bracketed

Family

Callichthyidae

Common names

Santa Cruz Cory

Photograph credits

All 1 credited

Summary

The Santa Cruz cory, Hoplisoma cruziense, long known as Corydoras cruziensis, is an armoured catfish from the Bolivian portion of the Río M…

Size and aquarium

Maximum size

50mm, standard length

Aquarium size

Minimum length 80 cm, Minimum depth 30 cm

Water

Water conditions

Temperature 20–28°C, pH 6–8.5

Hardness

2–12dGH

Conductivity

Not recorded

Behaviour

Temperament

Peaceful

Social needs

A shoal or group

Community suitability

Community-safe

Where it lives

Countries, regions, rivers and lakes

Bolivia, Beni, Madeira, Mamore

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

The precise extent of its range is unclear but it appears restricted to the Bolivian portion of the Río Madeira basin, and possibly the Mamoré and Beni tributa…

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Habitat

Not written yet

Aquarium size

Minimum base dimensi0ns of 80 ∗ 30 cm are recommended.

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 not well-documented but is said to differ from the comparable C. punctatus by possessing larger dark markings on the body which may form an irr…

References

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