Spotted corydoras
Corydoras ambiacus
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The spotted corydoras from the upper Amazon (Brazil, Colombia and Peru), named after the Ampiyacu River in Peru. It is now in the genus Brochis.
- Scientific name
- Corydoras ambiacus
- Family
- Callichthyidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Callichthyidae
- Order
- Siluriformes
- Synonyms
- Corydoras agassizi, Corydoras grafi, Corydoras longirostris, Corydoras melanistius longirostris
Origin
- Native region
- América do Sul
Water
- Temperature
- 21–27 °C
- pH
- 6–8
- General hardness (GH)
- 2–12 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 6.5 cm
Behavior
- Temperament
- Peaceful
- Social life
- School
- Minimum group
- 4
- Swimming level
- Bottom
Care
- Care difficulty
- Easy
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Egg scatterer
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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