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| Scientific Name | Corydoras carlae Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1983 |
| Common Name(s) | Carla's Cory |
| Type Locality | Small arroyo, left bank trib. of Río Iguazu, 50 km from Puerto Iguazu, Paraná basin, Misiones Prov., Argentina. |
| Pronunciation | Kory DOOR ass |
| Etymology | Cory = helmet, doras = skin. In this case it was incorrectly used to mean armour (cuirasse) instead of skin in allusion to the dual rows of plates that run along the flanks of this genus. Named to honour Mrs. Carla Lindenaar-Sparrius. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 50mm (2") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Identification | Corydoras are identified by their twin rows of armour plates along the flanks and by having fewer than 10 dorsal fin rays. They are most commonly confused with the other genera in the sub-family, namely Brochis, Scleromystax and Aspidoras. |
| Sexing | Females grow larger and are more full-bodied, this is best observed from above the fish. Males will typically have more pointed as opposed to more rounded fin tips as they mature. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: Lower Iguazu River basin. La Plata  , Paraná , Iguazu, Lower Iguazu (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) |
| pH | 6.0 - 8.0 |
| Temperature | 22.0-26.0°C or 71.6-78.8°F (Show others within this range) |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Feeding | Will accept a wide range of commercial foods including tablets, granules and flakes. Live (or frozen) foods such as bloodworm, white worm, grindal worm, Daphnia and tubifex are readily accepted. |
| Furniture | Shade provided by overhanging rock work, arching bogwood, tall or floating plants are all that is required. Ideally substrate should be sand, but rounded gravel is an imperfect alternative. Do not keep over regular, not rounded gravel, this will damaged the fishes barbels when it tries to dig. |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Further Information | |
| References | Rev. Fr. Aquariol. v. 10 (no. 3) - pp76 - Figs. 5, 10c |
| Registered Keepers | (1) mummymonkey (k: 55), who also notes: "Pretty easy to keep but seems to be sensitive to nitrate - keep up the water changes for lots of fry.", (2) Birger Amundsen, (3) roadkingray, (4) Rita Aspevik (k: 8), (5) boyneburn, (6) mace, (7) kim m. Click on a username above to see all that persons registered catfish species. You can also view all "my cats" data for this species.  Add this species to your "my cats" page. |
| Breeding Reports | (1) Rita Aspevik (b: 44). |
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| Last Update | 2010 Apr 02 14:56 (species record created: 2003 Aug 08 00:00) |
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