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Name

Scientific name

Hoplisoma griseum

Described by

Authority Holly, Year 1940, Bracketed

Family

Callichthyidae

Common names

Not recorded

Photograph credits

All 2 credited

Summary

Hoplisoma griseum, long known as Corydoras griseus, is an armoured catfish from Guyana, where it may be restricted to the Potaro River in t…

Size and aquarium

Maximum size

50mm, standard length

Aquarium size

Minimum length 90 cm, Minimum depth 30 cm

Water

Water conditions

Temperature 20–26°C, pH 6–7.5

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

Brazil, Guyana, Essequibo, Potaro

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…

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Distribution

Native to Guyana, where it may be restricted to the Potaro River, a major tributary within the Essequibo watershed. It was described from aquarium specimens wh…

Habitat

Not written yet

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 that it is kept scrupulously clean. Other décor is largely …

Water conditions

Not written yet

Diet

Corydoras spp. are foraging omnivores, and most will accept most sinking dried foods as well as small live and frozen varieties such as chironomid larvae (bloo…

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 broader and deeper-bodied than males.

Reproduction

Can be bred in a similar fashion to many other Corydoras species. Use a ratio of two or more males per female if possible, and when the females are visibly ful…

Notes

Two similar-looking fishes have been collected in Rondônia state, northwestern Brazil, and assigned the 'C' numbers C040 and C073, respectively, while C134 fro…

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