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Name

Scientific name

Hoplisoma melini

Described by

Authority Lönnberg & Rendahl, Year 1930, Bracketed

Family

Callichthyidae

Common names

False Bandit Cory

Photograph credits

All 12 credited

Summary

The false bandit cory, Hoplisoma melini, long known as Corydoras melini, is an armoured catfish from tributaries of the rios Negro, Caquetá…

Size and aquarium

Maximum size

50mm, standard length

Aquarium size

Minimum length 80 cm, Minimum depth 30 cm, Water movement Low: still or sluggish water

Water

Water conditions

Temperature 20–26°C, pH 4–7

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, Colombia, Amazon, Guaviare, Japurá, Losada, Negro, Orinoco, Papuri, Tiquié, Uaupés

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 tributaries of the rios Negro, Caquetá (both within the Amazon basin), and Orinoco in northwestern Brazil and east-central Colombia. It is known from…

Habitat

Inhabits pristine blackwater tributaries and areas of flooded forest where the water is characteristically stained dark with organic chemicals. Such habitats t…

Aquarium size

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 is kept scrupulously clean. Other décor is largely down …

Water conditions

Temperature: 20 – 26 °C pH: 4.0 – 7.0, though wild fish may do best towards the middle and lower ends of this range. Hardness: 1 – 5 dGH

Diet

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

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 broader-bodied than males, especially when gravid.

Reproduction

Can be bred in a similar fashion to many other Corydoras species. Use a ratio of two males per female if possible. When the females are visibly full of eggs pe…

Notes

This species is among a number of congeners native to the rio Negro region to possess a colour pattern with an oblique dark bar running along the dorsal surfac…

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