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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…

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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…

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