Chiang, A., Haine, S., Goldring, R., Jungwirth, A. Siddiqui, M., Wilkinson, G., Manica, A. and R. Riley. Comprehensive Husbandry Guide for Corydoras Catfish and Many Other Amazonian Species. Available at SSRN: http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4684167
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Abstract
A variety of fish species have proven instrumental in the investigation of evolution, behavior, ecology, and physiology, among many other fields. Many model systems (e.g. zebrafish, guppies, and three-spined sticklebacks) have been kept by a large number of institutions and have had multiple protocols written about their husbandry. Here we present the protocols we have developed to maintain and breed a variety of catfish species, which are native to the tropical Americas. Corydoras species are excellent systems for investigating behavior, ecology, and other topics, and our husbandry protocols would be suitable for nearly every every species in the genus. In addition, these protocols are appropriate for a variety of soft water Amazonian species, and we present options for a variety of housing and husbandry conditions. On the whole, we suggest that, in a scientific laboratory setting, the use of remineralized reverse osmosis water is most appropriate, and that in context, a single measure, total dissolved solids (TDS), can be used to monitor the water chemistry for water introduced to fish enclosures.
Keywords: Corydoras catfish, husbandry, physiology of softwater fish
