Description
Common name: Banded Cory, Barbatus Cory
Latin name: Scleromystax barbatus
Maximum size: 8-10cm
Water chemistry: pH: 5.5 – 7.5; Hardness: 30-200ppm, Temperature: 18 – 25 C
Origin: Occurs in tributaries of the coastal rios Guapi, Capivari, and Inbomirim in south-eastern Brazil, between Rio de Janeiro and Santa Catarina.
Diet: Will take good quality flake (such as Nutrafin Max Spirulina Algae Flakes), sinking pellets, algae wafers and occasionally frozen bloodworms.
There are currently over 180 described species of Corydoras, making it one of the most species rich group of all South American fish genera. Corydoras will appreciate some cover in the form of rocks or bogwood. Most Cory species occur across a range of habitats from flowing rivers to still waters, so water flow in the aquarium is not critical.
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