Corydoras cf. aeneus (black)  (Gill, 1858)
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Relevant Information:	The aquarium strain was first bred in Germany in 1989 and is now being bred in the Czech  Republic. It has been bred from the C schultzei variety of C.aeneus which some aquarists  believe is [schultzei] a species in its own right. The wild strain is from the Llanos of Venezuela  and also Colombia which is being imported as "black aeneus"
Common Name:	Black aeneus
Synonyms:	Corydoras schultzei, C.macrosteus, C.venezuelanus, C.microps, Hoplosoma aeneum.
Family:	Callichthyidaemblycipitidae
Distribution:	South America: Venezuela & Colombia
Size:	6cm, (2½ins)
Temp:	22-26°C (71-79°F)
p.H.	6.5-7.2.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Family:  Callichthyidae

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Corydoras cf. aeneus (black)

Corydoras cf. aeneus (black) Female

Corydoras cf. aeneus (black)

Corydoras cf. aeneus (black) Eggs

Corydoras cf. aeneus (black) 7 days

Corydoras cf. aeneus (black) 2 weeks

Corydoras cf. aeneus (black) 5 weeks

Corydoras cf. aeneus (black) 7 weeks

Corydoras cf. aeneus (black)

 

 

 

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