Corydoras
elegans Steindachner, 1877
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An old favourite in the hobby and
has been bred numerous times. See article.
Males have more colourful markings than the females and also have
three black bands in the dorsal fin. Aquarium Care:
This is akin to most of this genus, very peaceful, and would be
best housed with small to medium sized tankmates such as Tetras,
Rasboras and Danios or in a species tank for breeding purposes.
Best to purchase 6 individuals or more as they will be
happier in a group. Diet: Readily accepts a mixed
and varied diet which includes granular foods, tablet food, frozen
bloodworm and good quality flake to name but a few. Remarks:
There are a few different forms of this species and one of them
was described by Holly in 1940 as Corydoras pestai. This
is now a synonym of C. elegans but there is a train of
thought that this species (C. pestai) may be valid and
has been treated as so in Isbrücker (2001b: 232). |
Common
Name: |
Elegant
Corydoras |
Synonyms: |
Corydoras
pestai |
Family: |
Callichthyidaemblycipitidae |
Distribution: |
South
America: Upper Amazon River basin..Type
locality: Teffé, Brazil. |
Size:
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5.0cm ( 2ins)
Male; 5.5cm ( 2¼ins) Female. |
Temp: |
23-25°C
(73-77°F) |
p.H. |
6.0-7.2. |
Reference: |
Fuller, I.A.M. & Evers,
H-G: 2005 Identifying Corydoradinae Catfish 384p
Ferraris, C.J. Jr., 2007. Checklist of catfishes,
recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue
of siluriform primary types. Zootaxa 1418:1-628. |
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