Corydoras agassizii • Callichthyidae • Cat-eLog

Cat-eLog Data Sheet
Scientific Name	**Corydoras agassizii** Steindachner, 1876
Common Name(s)	Agassiz's Corydoras, Spotted Cory
Type Locality	Amazon R. near Tabatinga, Brazil.
Pronunciation	Kory DOOR ass - aga SEEZ 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 to honour Dr. J. Louis R. Agassiz.
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.
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: Peru: Iquitos Amazon, Upper Amazon (click on these areas to find other species found there) (Click the map-icon to show/hide map of species distribution)
pH	6.0 - 8.0
Temperature	22.0-26.0°C or 71.6-78.8°F (Show others within this range)
Other Parameters	dH 2-25.
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.
Suggested Tankmates	Keep in a shoal of at least 6 individuals.
Breeding	Unreported.
Further Information
References	Sitzungsber. Akad. Wiss. Wienv. 74 (1. Abth.) - pp138 [90] - Pl. 12 (figs. 2-2a)
Registered Keepers	(1) fish fodder (k: 2), (2) Lornek8, (3) amergim, (4) Yan, (5) azfisher (k: 3), (6) Cyberbob, (7) Tulio, (8) foffo (k: 5), (9) Barracuda518 (k: 6), (10) Igowoof, (11) Dawg57 (k: 2), (12) greigzee (k: 3), (13) Coryman, (14) fulvioander (k: 2), (15) soobie123, who also notes: "One of a group of three "spotted cories" from Petsmart.", (16) anitabritt (k: 4), who also notes: "4 wc adults probarly 2,2 ", (17) nooneknows (k: 8), (18) kamas88, (19) gem400, (20) arzerkle, (21) tcmfish (k: 2), (22) saphphx (k: 3), (23) 2wheelsx2 (k: 26), (24) stensson (k: 7), (25) inkyjenn (k: 26), (26) fishpimpin, (27) Vision Dancer, (28) Nabobmob1, (29) Amazoniensis (k: 6), (30) This Old Spouse (p: 2), (31) KansasGuppyGuy (k: 6), (32) Corygal (k: 10), who also notes: "Wild caught. Lovely shoaling species, beautiful to watch.", (33) MHS, (34) Biulu (p: 2, k: 6), (35) Redfish (k: 2), (36) Vess, (37) corycrazy, (38) Albert (k: 6), who also notes: "A beautiful and calm species of cory .", (39) darr3ll, (40) FerocactusLatispinus, who also notes: "Spots is terribly big and bulky compared to the other corys! I'll bet he looks rather intimidating to them!", (41) keig0006 (k: 6), (42) TDMG82, (43) andersonpe, (44) Shazray, (45) RolandNL. Click on a username above to see all that persons registered catfish species. You can also view all "my cats" data for this species.
Breeding Reports	None.
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Cat-eLog Data Sheet

Scientific Name

Corydoras agassizii Steindachner, 1876

Common Name(s)

Agassiz's Corydoras, Spotted Cory

Type Locality

Amazon R. near Tabatinga, Brazil.

Pronunciation

Kory DOOR ass - aga SEEZ 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 to honour Dr. J. Louis R. Agassiz.

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.

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: Peru: Iquitos
Amazon, Upper Amazon (click on these areas to find other species found there)

(Click the map-icon to show/hide map of species distribution)

6.0 - 8.0

Temperature

22.0-26.0°C or 71.6-78.8°F (Show others within this range)

Other Parameters

dH 2-25.

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.

Suggested Tankmates

Keep in a shoal of at least 6 individuals.

Breeding

Unreported.

Further Information

References

Sitzungsber. Akad. Wiss. Wienv. 74 (1. Abth.) - pp138 [90] - Pl. 12 (figs. 2-2a)

Registered Keepers

(1) fish fodder (k: 2), (2) Lornek8, (3) amergim, (4) Yan, (5) azfisher (k: 3), (6) Cyberbob, (7) Tulio, (8) foffo (k: 5), (9) Barracuda518 (k: 6), (10) Igowoof, (11) Dawg57 (k: 2), (12) greigzee (k: 3), (13) Coryman, (14) fulvioander (k: 2), (15) soobie123, who also notes: "One of a group of three "spotted cories" from Petsmart.", (16) anitabritt (k: 4), who also notes: "4 wc adults probarly 2,2 ", (17) nooneknows (k: 8), (18) kamas88, (19) gem400, (20) arzerkle, (21) tcmfish (k: 2), (22) saphphx (k: 3), (23) 2wheelsx2 (k: 26), (24) stensson (k: 7), (25) inkyjenn (k: 26), (26) fishpimpin, (27) Vision Dancer, (28) Nabobmob1, (29) Amazoniensis (k: 6), (30) This Old Spouse (p: 2), (31) KansasGuppyGuy (k: 6), (32) Corygal (k: 10), who also notes: "Wild caught. Lovely shoaling species, beautiful to watch.", (33) MHS, (34) Biulu (p: 2, k: 6), (35) Redfish (k: 2), (36) Vess, (37) corycrazy, (38) Albert (k: 6), who also notes: "A beautiful and calm species of cory .", (39) darr3ll, (40) FerocactusLatispinus, who also notes: "Spots is terribly big and bulky compared to the other corys! I'll bet he looks rather intimidating to them!", (41) keig0006 (k: 6), (42) TDMG82, (43) andersonpe, (44) Shazray, (45) RolandNL.

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Breeding Reports

None.