Corydoras guapore Knaack,
1961
|
his pretty little Cory was first collected
by Harald Schultz in the Rondõnia area of Brazil in
the main streams of the upper Rio Guapore and was thus named after
this river by Jocham Knaack in 1961.
It is as with many Corydoras,
inoffensive in the aquarium and will tend to shoal in the
middle layers of the tank much like C. pygmaes and
C. hastatus so it would be better with its own kind
in a group to make it feel more secure in its surroundings.
There are three Corydoras that are similar to C.
guapore, being C. caudimaculatus, C. ourastigma and
C.similis. C. caudimaculatus is a more stockier looking fish
with many spots on the body, C. ourastigma has an elongated
snout and a larger blotch on the caudal peduncle and C.similis
has a metalic blue/green body colouration and has a fainter blotch
to its caudal peduncle. As you can see in
the top picture that guapore has also a distint body shape
and large eye.
Corydoras caudimaculatus |
Corydoras similis |
Corydoras ourastigma |
Will do best in a group of
about 6 in a planted tank with hiding places and a soft
substrate such as sand or a smooth gravel base. Filtration is
a personal choice with either internal or external power filters
with a good water flow.
It is not the easiest Corydoras to find in the aquatic
shops and not the cheapest either, but if you can afford it and
have the tank space, it is one of the nicest looking cory's around,
and you could maybe be one of the few to spawn this species.
Head short and compact. Large eyes. Shaped
more in common with the dwarf Cory's such as C. pygmaes and
C. hastatus
Sandy coloured body, can turn to a orange/yellow
when in good condition with very fine spots. Blackish/blue blotch
to caudal peduncle. Adipose fin with black blotch to rear.
Dorsal fin with spotted bands. Caudal fin with noticeable banding,
of 8 to 10 rows of spots.
This is akin to most of this genus, very peaceful,
and would be best housed with small to medium tankmates such as
Tetras Rasboras and Danios.
Not any breeding reports on this species.
Not as easy to breed as some other Corydoras but keeping
up the water changes regularly will hopefully entice them
to show an interest in breeding. There is an abundance of breeding
articles for the genus Corydoras in the article
section of ScotCat to give you an insight of how it is all done.
Can be fed most aquarium fare such as good
quality flake, grindel and white worm, tablet foods and frozen foods
such as bloodworm. Also keen on Brine Shrimp Naupli.
Corydoras: Cory
= helmeted; doras = leathery
skin,(helmeted Doras) cuirass.
guapore: Named
after Rio Guapore, where this Corydoras was collected.
seuss, Werner;
Corydoras The most popular catfishes of South America. Dähne
Verlag, Ettlingen.
James S. Harry
Top: 
Middle:
Adrian Payne
(2); Helen Burns. |
|
|
| Synonyms:
|
| None |
| Common
Name: |
| Guapore Cory |
| Family: |
| Callichthyidae |
| Subfamily: |
| Corydoradine |
| Distribution: |
Brazil, Guaporé River basin. |
| Size: |
| 5.0cm. (2ins) |
| Temp: |
| 23-27°C (73-81°F.) |
| pH.: |
| 6.5-7.2. |
| Donation: |
If you found this page helpful
you can help keep ScotCat running by making a small donation,
Thanks.
|
|
|
|
|
|
