Corydoras
nattereri Steindachner, 1877
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contributors to this species: |
| Helen
Burns (1)
Karsten
Schönherr (1)
Johnny
Jensen's Photographic Library (3)
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| Relevant
Information: |
As with most of this genera
will do best in a group. As they are from the southern limits of
Brazil they will do better with cooler temperatures in the aquarium.
Similar looking to C.
baderi and also Scleromystax
prionotos which resides in the same river system.
Diet: A
good quality flake food and tablet food for adults with sporadic
feedings of frozen or live food will keep your Corydoras
in good health. |
| Common
Name: |
Blue
Corydoras |
| Synonyms: |
Corydoras
juquiaae, Corydoras nattereri triseriatus |
| Family: |
Callichthyidaemblycipitidae |
| Distribution: |
South
America: Coastal rivers in southeastern Brazil from Espirito
Santo to Paraná, Brazil.
Type locality: Affluent of Rio Parahyba, 3 mi.
up, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, by neotype designation. |
| Size:
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6.5cm (2½ins) |
| Temp: |
20-23°C
(67-73°F) |
| p.H. |
6.0
-7.2. |
| Reference: |
Seus,
Werner: Corydoras, The most Popular armoured catfishes
of South America.
Ferraris, C.J. Jr., 2007. Checklist of catfishes,
recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of
siluriform primary types. Zootaxa 1418:1-628 |
