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Skunk Cory
Brochis arcuata
The arched dark stripe passes through the eye, with a shorter snout than narcissus. In urucu the comparable stripe stops behind the eye.
- Adult length
- Up to 5.5 cm (standard length, without the tail fin)
- Water temperature
- 20–28 °C
- pH
- 5–7.5
- Hardness
- 2–12 dGH
- Natural habitat
- Native to the upper Amazon and its tributary systems, including the Solimões and Negro basins.
Diet and feeding
Provide varied sinking foods and suitably sized live or frozen food; do not rely on leftovers.
Same-species behaviour
Keep 4–6.
Sources
www.seriouslyfish.com ↗ 2026-10-22