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| Scientific Name | Corydoras schwartzi Rössel, 1963 |
| Common Name(s) | Schwartz's Cory |
| Type Locality | Mouth of Rio Purus, Amazonas, Brazil. |
| Pronunciation | Kory DOOR ass - SH WORts eye |
| 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 Mr. 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. Confused with C. parallelus, C. pulcher and C. ornatus. |
| Sexing | The female is wider bodied then the male is. Also the female is a little longer then the male at maturity but this is a less obviously in this species in comparison to congeners. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Brazil: Rio Purus Drainage Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes)  , Purus (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) |
| pH | 6.5 - 7.8 |
| Temperature | 22.0-24.0°C or 71.6-75.2°F (Show others within this range) |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Feeding | Will eat most foods ranging from flake food to frozen foods such as blood worms and brine shrimp. Also include some sinking wafers. |
| Furniture | A species that appears to have a liking for plants, other than that provide a soft sand or small, rounded gravel substrate and some refuge that the cory can sit under. Not a cave, rather something like a piece of bogwood sitting about 3cm / 1 inch off the bottom. |
| Compatibility | A mainstay of the hobby and an ideal community catfish. |
| Suggested Tankmates | Keep in a shoal of at least three ideally more. Five to seven is best. Can be kept with any community fish as does not specifically require softer water. This species is still imported from the wild in large numbers, quarantine is recommended especially if adding groups to well established tanks. |
| Breeding | Has occasionally been bred in the aquarium; breeding follows the usual Cory formula. One published record details a water depth of 20cm, pH of 7.5, GH of 11°, KH 3° at a temperature of 23.3°C in a heavily planted tank. |
| Further Information | |
| References | Senckenb. Biol.v. 44 (no. 5) - pp359 - Figs. 1-2 |
| Registered Keepers | (1) Tulio, (2) timrome (p: 2), (3) christeeni (p: 2), (4) Yan, (5) azfisher (k: 3), (6) philtre, (7) Richie Hell, (8) certan, (9) taffytheballardbear, (10) Andersonic (k: 2), (11) Igowoof, (12) Daragh, (13) Corylover (k: 2), (14) amygoodness, (15) humle (k: 2), (16) einstein-a-go-go, (17) fulvioander (k: 2), (18) Selveste_Preben (k: 34), (19) Cory Lover 1, (20) Smilingpiranha (k: 7), (21) hoplo (k: 12), (22) Plecofanatic1989 (k: 5), (23) Only enemy of the state (k: 8), (24) mouseninja (k: 7), (25) cbr6fs (k: 4), (26) teddyman5, (27) spot86t, (28) anitabritt (k: 2), who also notes: "2 wc adults. ", (29) panaque (k: 3), (30) misscoolkitty, (31) NHL (k: 4), (32) San (p: 2), (33) polardbear (k: 10), (34) Crel (k: 2), (35) Julie, (36) daryn39, (37) Bartman (k: 2), (38) inkyjenn, (39) koter73, (40) Clammage (k: 2), (41) Kampfer, (42) smegforbrains, (43) gem400 (p: 2), (44) evesonevo (k: 3), (45) emperorted, (46) jha61, (47) eoibio, (48) Nick44, (49) Minus (k: 2), (50) Raptor (k: 2), (51) buller42 (k: 6), (52) stlpleco, (53) SHEAG35 (k: 10), (54) fishpimpin, (55) keen-eyed (k: 2), (56) fleshgear, (57) syno321, (58) katgermain (k: 2), (59) highoctane500 (k: 4), (60) percyplec, (61) bulati, (62) christiansen (k: 4), (63) aquaoahu, (64) tetra&catman, (65) Jude, (66) jvision, (67) SHEAG (k: 8), (68) Mark Roesner, (69) arapaimag (k: 2), (70) Elwood (k: 5), (71) JamieH, (72) clydeboy, (73) Harry94 (k: 3), (74) MHS, (75) kiwiplymouth, (76) Decker504, (77) 4122Johns. 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 | None. |
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| Last Update | 2012 Jan 15 05:53 (species record created: 2001 Apr 16 00:00) |
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