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Adolfo's catfish (Corydoras adolfoi) is a tropical freshwater fish belonging to the Corydoradinae sub-family of the family Callichthyidae. It originates in inland waters in South America, and is found in the Rio Negro basin and the Rio Uapes in Brazil. [2] It is also known as Adolfo's corydoras.
Corydoras is a genus of freshwater catfish in the family Callichthyidae and subfamily Corydoradinae. The species usually have more restricted areas of endemism than other callichthyids, but the area of distribution of the entire genus almost equals the area of distribution of the family, except for Panama where Corydoras is not present. [ 1 ]
Corydoras trilineatus Cope , 1872 The three stripe corydoras ( Corydoras trilineatus ), leopard catfish , false julii corydoras , or three line catfish is a tropical freshwater fish belonging to the subfamily Corydoradinae of the family Callichthyidae .
Corydoras pygmaeus, or the pygmy corydoras or pygmy catfish [1] is a tropical and freshwater fish belonging to the subfamily Corydoradinae of the family Callichthyidae. It originates in tropical inland waters in South America , and is found in the Madeira River basin in Brazil .
The false network catfish (Corydoras sodalis) is a tropical freshwater fish belonging to the subfamily Corydoradinae of the family Callichthyidae. It originates in inland waters in South America, and is found in the Amazon River in Loreto, Peru, and Amazonas, Brazil. The fish will grow up to 1.9 in (4.9 cm) long.
However, Sterba's corydoras is a hardy fish and tank bred specimens have adapted to a wider range of water conditions. However, like almost all fish it will not tolerate high levels of nitrates. Unlike some other catfish they are not good algae eaters, but are good at "cleaning up" leftover food and detritus from the substrate.
The green gold catfish (Corydoras melanotaenia) is a tropical freshwater fish belonging to the Corydoradinae subfamily of the family Callichthyidae. It originates in inland waters in South America, and is found in the Meta River basin in Colombia. The fish grows up to 2.3 in (5.8 cm) long.
Corydoras rabauti, also known as the rust corydoras, or Rabaut's corydoras [1] is a small species of tropical freshwater armoured catfish native to the Upper Amazon, Solimões, and Rio Negro basins in South America. It was first described by the American ichthyologist Francesca Raimonde La Monte in 1941, and is frequently seen in the aquarium ...