Long-nosed Skunk Cory

An arched dark dorsal-side stripe and a distinctly elongated snout.

An arched dark dorsal-side stripe accompanies a distinctly elongated snout, unlike the rounder-snouted and smaller arcuata.

Adult length

Up to 7.5 cm (standard length, without the tail fin)

Water temperature

23–25 °C

Lifespan

5–10 years

pH

6–7

Hardness

1–12 dGH

Natural habitat

Native to the Purus drainage in the middle Amazon basin.

Quoted maximum length excludes the tail.