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Name
Scientific name
Hoplisoma davidsandsi
Described by
Authority Black, Year 1987, Bracketed
Family
Callichthyidae
Common names
Sand's Cory
Photograph credits
All 4 credited
Summary
Sand's cory, Hoplisoma davidsandsi, long known as Corydoras davidsandsi, is an armoured catfish apparently endemic to the rio Unini system …
Size and aquarium
Maximum size
60mm, standard length
Aquarium size
Minimum length 90 cm, Minimum depth 30 cm
Water
Water conditions
Temperature 20–28°C, pH 5–7
Hardness
1–5dGH
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, Amazon, Negro, Unini
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
Type locality is 'Rio Unini, whitewater area of the Rio Negro, Brazil', and this species appears endemic to that tributary system located within the lower rio …
Habitat
The type series was said to have been collected from a "whitewater area", but images of the rio Unini depict a blackwater system typical of the rio Negro basin…
Aquarium size
Minimum base dimensi0ns of 90 ∗ 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
Can be bred in a similar fashion to many other Corydoras species. Use a ratio of 2 males per female if possible, and when the females are visibly full of eggs …
Notes
This is one of a group of species from the rio Negro basin characterised by possession of an oblique dark bar along the dorsal region alongside Hoplisoma adolf…
References
References
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