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Name

Scientific name

Osteogaster melanotaenia

Described by

Bracketed

Family

Callichthyidae

Common names

Green-gold Cory

Photograph credits

All 1 credited

Summary

The green-gold cory, Osteogaster melanotaenia, long known as Corydoras melanotaenia, is an armoured catfish from the Rio Meta basin in Colo…

Size and aquarium

Maximum size

60mm, standard length

Aquarium size

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

Water

Water conditions

Temperature 20–23°C, pH 6–7.2

Hardness

2–15dGH

Conductivity

Not recorded

Behaviour

Temperament

Peaceful

Social needs

A shoal or group

Community suitability

Not recorded

Where it lives

Countries, regions, rivers and lakes

Colombia

Writing

Etymology

Not written yet

Distribution

Rio Meta basin, Colombia.

Habitat

Small tributaries, creeks, areas of flooded forest and sand banks.

Aquarium size

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

Maintenance

Osteogaster melanotaenia 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 a…

Water conditions

Temperature: Prefers things a little cooler than many South American species. Somewhere in the range 68 to 73°F (20 to 23°C) is best. pH: 6.0 to 7.2 Hardness: …

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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.

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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