Corydoras
elegans Steindachner, 1877
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| Julian
Dignall
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Dennis Barrett (2) Danny
Blundell
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Jensen's Photographic Library
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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. |
