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Name
Scientific name
Hoplisoma panda
Described by
Bracketed
Family
Callichthyidae
Summary
The panda cory, Hoplisoma panda, long known as Corydoras panda, is an armoured catfish from the upper Amazon in Peru, named for dark and li…
Size and aquarium
Maximum size
50mm, standard length
Tank size
Minimum length 45 cm, Minimum depth 30 cm, Minimum height 30 cm
Water
Temperature and pH
Temperature 22–25°C, pH 6–7.4
Hardness
1–12dGH
Conductivity
Not recorded
Behaviour
Temperament
Peaceful
Social needs
A shoal or group
Community suitability
Not recorded
Where it lives
Countries
Not recorded
Supporting text
Etymology
Not written yet
Distribution
Native to parts of the upper Amazon in Peru. You'll find it difficult to get hold of wild specimens these days, though. Virtually all of the fish entering the …
Habitat
Inhabits both clear and blcakwater streams and tributaries, often flowing over sandy substrates. Many of these are fed with meltwater run-off from the snow-cap…
Aquarium size
A tank measuring 45 ∗ 30 ∗ 30 cm18 ∗ 12 ∗ 12 in - ~41 litres~11 US gal is adequate for a small group of these.
Maintenance
Hoplisoma panda will thrive in a tank set up to replicate an Amazon biotope. This would be very simple to arrange. Use a substrate of river sand and add a few …
Water conditions
Temperature: Wild fish prefer lower temperatures but tank-bred specimens are happy over the range 72 to 77°F (22 to 25°C). It won't do well if kept in warmer w…
Diet
Omnivorous and easy to feed. Use a good quality sinking pellet or tablet as the staple diet. Supplement this with live and frozen foods such as Daphnia, Artemi…
Behaviour and compatibility
Very peaceful and suitable for many community tanks. Don't keep it with anything very large or aggressive. Good tankmates include small characins, cyprinids, a…
Sexual dimorphism
Best sexed from above female will have more rounded belly and is likely to be slightly larger.
Reproduction
Can be bred in a similar fashion to many other Corydoras species. Set up the breeding tank (18" x 12" x 12" or similar is a good size), with either a bare bott…
Notes
There are currently over 180 described species of Corydoras (commonly shortened to "cory"), making it one of the most speciose of all South American fish gener…
References
References
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