Fairy catfish
Corydoras atropersonatus
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A Corydoras from the upper Amazon in Ecuador and Peru (Tigre and Nanay basins). It is now in the genus Hoplisoma.
- Scientific name
- Corydoras atropersonatus
- Family
- Callichthyidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Callichthyidae
- Order
- Siluriformes
Origin
- Native region
- América do Sul
Water
- Temperature
- 21–27 °C
- pH
- 5–7
- General hardness (GH)
- 2–10 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 5 cm
Behavior
- Temperament
- Peaceful
- Social life
- School
- Minimum group
- 4
- Swimming level
- Bottom
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Egg scatterer
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Data deficient (DD)
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