Salt and pepper catfish
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| Corydoras habrosus Weitzman, 1960 |
The salt and pepper catfish, Corydoras habrosus, is a tropical freshwater fish belonging to the Corydoradinae sub-family of the Callichthyidae family. It originates in inland waters in South America, and is found in the Upper Orinoco River basin in Venezuela and Colombia. It was originally described by S.H. Weitzman in 1960.
The fish will grow in length up to 0.75 inches (2.0 centimeters). It lives in a tropical climate in water with a 6.0 - 8.0 pH, a water hardness of 2 - 25 dGH, and a temperature of 77° F (25° C). It feeds on worms, benthic crustaceans, insects, and plant matter. In captivity, it deposits eggs in plants near the substrate, particularly on the underside of the leaves. Eggs are rarely placed on the top of the leaves. The spawning male protects the female from other males attempting to spawn with her.
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- "Corydoras habrosus". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. March 2006 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2006.
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