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Name

Scientific name

Hoplisoma sterbai

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Family

Callichthyidae

Common names

Sterba's Cory

Photograph credits

All 6 credited

Summary

Sterba's cory, Hoplisoma sterbai, long known as Corydoras sterbai, is a peaceful armoured catfish from Bolivia and Brazil, marked with ligh…

Size and aquarium

Maximum size

65mm, standard length

Aquarium size

Minimum length 45 cm, Minimum depth 30 cm, Minimum height 30 cm

Water

Water conditions

Temperature 24–28°C, pH 6–7.6

Hardness

1–15dGH

Conductivity

Not recorded

Behaviour

Temperament

Peaceful

Social needs

A shoal or group

Community suitability

Not recorded

Where it lives

Countries, regions, rivers and lakes

Bolivia, Brazil

Writing

Etymology

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Distribution

Bolivia and Brazil. The type specimen was collected from the Rio Guaporé. It can be difficult to get hold of wild specimens these days, though. Virtually all o…

Habitat

Small tributaries, creeks, pools and areas of flooded forest.

Aquarium size

A tank measuring 45 ∗ 30 ∗ 30 cm - ~41 litres is big enough for a small group of these.

Maintenance

Hoplisoma sterbai 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 fe…

Water conditions

Temperature: 24 – 28 °C pH: 6.0 to 7.6 Hardness: 1 to 15°H

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

Like most corys, it's easily sexed when viewed from above. Females are noticeably rounder and broader-bodied than males, especially when full of eggs. They're …

Reproduction

Generally considered one of the easiest Corydoras tp spawn and a good choice for the beginner. Set up the breeding tank (18" x 12" x 12" or similar is a good s…

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…

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