Mosaic corydoras
Corydoras haraldschultzi
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A Corydoras from the Guaporé River basin (Bolivia and Brazil) with a mosaic pattern: dark markings on a light background. It is confused with Corydoras sterbai, which has the reverse pattern on the head — light spots on a dark background. It is now in the genus Brochis.
- Scientific name
- Corydoras haraldschultzi
- Family
- Callichthyidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Callichthyidae
- Order
- Siluriformes
Origin
- Native region
- América do Sul
Water
- Temperature
- 24–28 °C
- pH
- 5.5–7.5
- General hardness (GH)
- 2–10 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 8.5 cm
- Minimum tank (volume)
- 108 L
- Minimum tank (length)
- 120 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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