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Spotted Cory
Hoplisoma brevirostre
A short rounded snout and dark tail bars.
A short rounded snout together with dark tail bars offers a useful comparison with similar corys.
- Adult length
- Up to 6 cm (standard length, without the tail fin)
- Water temperature
- 20–26 °C
- Lifespan
- 5–10 years
- pH
- 6–7.5
- Hardness
- 2–12 dGH
- Natural habitat
- Native to the Orinoco basin and coastal drainages in Suriname.
Quoted maximum length excludes the tail.
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.