Corydoras haraldschultzi
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| Corydoras haraldschultzi Knaack, 1962 |
The mosaic corydoras (Corydoras haraldschultzi) or reticulated corydoras 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 Brazil and Bolivia. It was originally described by J. Knaack in 1962.
The fish will grow in length up to 2.3 inches (5.9 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 range of 75 - 83 °F (24 - 28 °C). It feeds on worms, benthic crustaceans, insects, and plant matter. It lays eggs in dense vegetation and adults do not guard the eggs. During each spawning in captivity, eggs are dropped by the female into her ventral fin pouch which are then taken by the female and placed at a previously cleaned site were they adhere to the substrate. Eggs, 2 mm in diameter, are laid mainly on the underside of fern leaves in close proximity to each other.
The mosaic corydoras is of commercial importance in the aquarium trade industry. It is occasionally confused with Corydoras sterbai; the difference is that the mosaic corydoras has a pattern of black dots on a white background on the head, whereas C. sterbai has a pattern of white dots on a black background.
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- "Corydoras haraldschultzi". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. March 2006 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2006.
- Burgess, Dr. Warren E. (1987). A Complete Introduction to Corydoras and Related Catfishes. Neptune City, NJ: T.F.H. Publications. ISBN 0-86622-264-2.
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