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Holotype
Collecting in the wild
Underwater biotope
Diseased wild-caught
F1 juvenile

Cat-eLog Data Sheet
Scientific Name	**Hoplisoma carlae** Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1983
Common Names	Carla's Cory Carlas Pansermalle (Denmark)
Type Locality	Small arroyo, left bank tributary of Río Iguazu, 50 kilometers from Puerto Iguazu, Paraná basin, Misiones Province, Argentina.
Pronunciation	hop lee so mah
Etymology	Named to honour Mrs. Carla Lindenaar-Sparrius.
Articles	- Shane's World Geography In search of Corydoras carlae
Species Information
Size	42mm or 1.7" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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: Lower Iguazu River basin. La Plata, Paraná, Iguazu, Lower Iguazu (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view data on a map.
IUCN Red List Category	Not Evaluated
pH	6.0 - 8.0
Temperature	22.0-26.0°C or 71.6-78.8°F (Show species within this range)
Husbandry Information
Feeding	Will readily accepted all prepared foods that reach the bottom of the aquarium such as tablets, granules and larger flakes. Live (or frozen) foods such as bloodworm, white worm, grindal worm (Enchytraeus), Daphnia and Tubifex are readily accepted and good for conditioning groups of fishes for spawning. User data.
Furniture	Ideally substrate should be sand, but rounded gravel is an imperfect alternative. Avoid keeping over rough edged (chipped) gravel, this will increase this risk of damage the fishes barbels when it tries to dig. Substrate should be bordered with driftwood and aquatic plants leaving an open area for them to search for food and swim. The shade provided by overhanging rock work, arching bogwood, tall or floating plants are all that is required to settle these fishes.
Compatibility	A peaceful, shoaling, community fish.
Breeding	Unreported.
Breeding Reports	There are 3 breeding reports, read them all here.
Further Information
Reference	Revue française d'Aquariologie Herpétologie v. 10 (no. 3), pp 76, Figs. 5, 10c.
Registered Keepers	There are 21 registered keepers, view all "my cats" data.
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Last Update	2024 Jun 14 08:54 (species record created: 2003 Aug 08 00:00)