Adolfo's Cory

Hoplisoma adolfoi

An eye band, orange nape patch and diagonal dorsal stripe are conspicuous.

An eye band, orange nape patch and diagonal dorsal stripe are conspicuous. Colour intensity and stripe width do not reliably separate it from duplicareum.

Adult length: Up to 6 cm (standard length, without the tail fin)
Water temperature: 20–26 °C
Lifespan: 5–10 years
pH: 4–7
Hardness: 1–5 dGH

Natural habitat: Inhabits blackwater tributaries and seasonally flooded forest, where dissolved organic matter darkens the water.

Quoted maximum length excludes the tail.

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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.

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