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Scientific Name | Corydoras (lineage 9) concolor Weitzman, 1961 |
Common Names | Slate Cory Einfarbiger Panzerwels (Germany), Mørk Pansermalle (Denmark) |
Type Locality | Las Mangas, in a tributary of Río Parguaza, western Bolivar State, Venezuela, 6°20'N, 67°10'W. |
Pronunciation | kor ee doh rass (lineage nine). - CONN cull or |
Etymology | |
Articles | - CotM 2000 April |
Species Information | |
Size | 54mm or 2.1" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
Identification | Easy to identify, this round nosed, high backed species is all over slate grey. |
Sexing | Males have a longer dorsal, and they are somewhat smaller in proportion than the more robust females. |
Habitat Information | |
Distribution | South America: Orinoco River basin. Orinoco (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view data on a map. |
IUCN Red List Category | Near Threatened, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2019. |
pH | 6.4 - 7.0 |
Temperature | 23.0-26.0°C or 73.4-78.8°F (Show species within this range) |
Husbandry Information | |
Feeding | The usual fare for adult Corys, a good quality flake food, tablet food, frozen bloodworm and whiteworm used sparingly. I fed the fry with infusoria to start off the first few days, then on to Brine shrimp nauplii, Microworm, fry and crushed flake. User data. |
Furniture | Planted tank with a few hideaways; that way they will feel secure in their environment, and you will see them out in the open more often. |
Compatibility | Peaceful |
Suggested Tankmates | Certainly will enhance your community tank as long as it is at least 24'' long with 36'' being a better option. The usual community fish will suffice, but I am suspicious of a few of the Barb family as they do tend to nip the dorsals of Corydoras, so pick carefully. |
Breeding | Using a 18'' x 12'' x 12'' tank with sand, Java moss, Java fern and a sponge filter. They spawned at a water temperature of 78F, a pH of 6 and GH 1. The eggs (shown above) are quite large, measuring 2mm and a creamy white colour. The first spawning yielded only 8 eggs but the second, 7 weeks later, amounted to 25 eggs. They laid eggs on and off for the next year then suddenly stopped for a year. The fry look like any other Cory fry having spots over the top half of the body and gradually begin to resemble the parents after 6 weeks, with pale orange fins, and a dark head which has quite a steep incline, making it look quite chunky. |
Breeding Reports | There are 11 breeding reports, read them all here. |
Further Information | |
Reference | Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington v. 74, pp 105, Figs. 1-2. |
Registered Keepers | There are 139 registered keepers, view all "my cats" data. |
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Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There are 41 records of this fish being seen, view them all. |
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Last Update | 2020 Oct 22 04:34 (species record created: 2001 Apr 30 00:00) |