Bannertail Corydoras, Mrs Schwartz's Cory - Corydoras robineae Burgess, 1983
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Scientific Name	**Corydoras robineae** Burgess, 1983
Common Name(s)	Bannertail Corydoras, 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	Upper and middle of the Rio Negro, a major tributary of the Amazon. Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes), Negro, Upper Negro (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes), Negro, Middle Negro (click on these areas to find other species found there) (Click the map-icon to show/hide map of species distribution)
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 (k: 3), (21) steveh28 (k: 5), (22) fleshgear, (23) Donald (k: 29), (24) wgtaylor, (25) Mark Roesner, (26) arapaimag (k: 6), (27) soltarii007, (28) minkweir, (29) MHS, (30) mace, (31) wackytpt, (32) Amazoniensis, (33) Luis.Ventura, (34) ColandDeb, (35) gossei (k: 5), (36) darr3ll, (37) Regina, (38) Stuey, (39) Jools (k: 10). 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	(1) soltarii007 (b: 24).
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Cat-eLog Data Sheet

Scientific Name

Corydoras robineae Burgess, 1983

Common Name(s)

Bannertail Corydoras, 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

Upper and middle of the Rio Negro, a major tributary of the Amazon.
Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes), Negro, Upper Negro (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes), Negro, Middle Negro (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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

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 (k: 3), (21) steveh28 (k: 5), (22) fleshgear, (23) Donald (k: 29), (24) wgtaylor, (25) Mark Roesner, (26) arapaimag (k: 6), (27) soltarii007, (28) minkweir, (29) MHS, (30) mace, (31) wackytpt, (32) Amazoniensis, (33) Luis.Ventura, (34) ColandDeb, (35) gossei (k: 5), (36) darr3ll, (37) Regina, (38) Stuey, (39) Jools (k: 10).

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

(1) soltarii007 (b: 24).

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