Description
Common name: Bandit Corydoras
Latin name: Corydoras metae
Maximum size: 5-6cm
Water chemistry: pH: 5.5 – 7.5; Hardness: Up to 20 dH, Temperature: 20 – 26 C
Origin: Endemic to the River Metae, eastern Colombia and western Venezuela.
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 driftwood. 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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