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| Scientific Name | Corydoras robineae Burgess, 1983 |
| Common Name(s) | Mrs Schwartz's Cory |
| Type Locality | Rio Aiuana, s. trib. of the middle Rio Negro, Amazonas, Brazil. |
| Pronunciation | Kory DOOR ass - ROBB i nay |
| 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 for Mrs Robine Schwartz. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 70mm (2.8") 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. The only known species of Corydoras with a black and white horizontally striped ''flag tail''. |
| Sexing | Mature females are plumper and the males are quite slim for adult Corydoras. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Middle of the Rio Negro, a major tributary of the Amazon. Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes)  , Negro, Middle Negro (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) |
| pH | 6.0 - 7.5 |
| Temperature | 21.0-26.0°C or 69.8-78.8°F (Show others within this range) |
| Other Parameters | Hardness up to 15°dGH |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Feeding | Sinking catfish pellets and bloodworm. |
| Furniture | Needs a rounded substrate or sand. This species is especially prone to barbel loss at the hands of inept water management / inappropriate substrate. |
| Compatibility | Peaceful, keep in groups of 3 or more. |
| Suggested Tankmates | Most small community fish. Tetras and dwarf cichlids are ideal. |
| Breeding | Until recently was one of the mystery corydoras that has yet to spawn in the aquarium. Keep in pairs, or no more than 3 males to 1 female. Condition them at 77F and then drop the temp. to 65F with a large water change. They will not spawn above 75F. Spawning has been attributed to feeding a diet of live tubifex worms. Water should be surprisingly hard for Corydoras, (11.3 dGH) and just alkaline (pH of 7.1 - 7.2). A bare aquarium with a few plants is all that is required, although the plants are for refuge, no reports exist of this species spawning on vegetation. Actual spawning is a mystery; it has always occurred at night. Eggs will hatch after 4-5 days, and the water temperature can be raised to 79F during this period. Initially chopped whiteworm appear to be the best first food, but the fry are quick growers and can soon be moved onto adult food. |
| Further Information | |
| References | Trop. Fish Hobby.v. 31 (no. 9) - pp42 - Figs. |
| Registered Keepers | (1) Keithj (k: 5), (2) Floody, (3) mikelucky, (4) Richie Hell, (5) nettaigyo, (6) Daragh (k: 8), (7) AmLi (k: 5), (8) Birger Amundsen, (9) fulvioander (k: 8), (10) gismo5001, (11) Julie, (12) reneb (k: 2), (13) chris1932 (p: 2), (14) Kampfer, (15) gem400, (16) Azarak (k: 5), (17) MatsP (p: 2, k: 10), (18) robert521, (19) tcmfish (k: 5), who also notes: "We got in a lot at the LFS and most didn't make it. I took the survivors and they have done extremely well.", (20) naturalart, (21) steveh28 (k: 5), (22) fleshgear, (23) Rita Aspevik (k: 6), (24) Donald (k: 29), (25) wgtaylor, (26) Mark Roesner, (27) arapaimag (k: 6), (28) soltarii007, (29) minkweir, (30) MHS, (31) mace, (32) wackytpt, (33) Amazoniensis, (34) Luis.Ventura. 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) soltarii007 (b: 24). |
| More Resources |
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| Last Update | 2006 May 24 00:00 (species record created: 2001 Apr 30 00:00) |
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