
Flag-tailed Panda Cory
Hoplisoma oiapoquense
It shares a similar pattern with sympatric condiscipulus but has a shorter snout.
It shares a similar pattern with sympatric condiscipulus but has a shorter snout; the tail pattern alone does not separate them.
- Adult length
- Up to 5.5 cm (standard length, without the tail fin)
- Water temperature
- 23–28 °C
- Lifespan
- 5–10 years
- pH
- 6–7.2
- Hardness
- 2–15 dGH
- Natural habitat
- Inhabits the Oyapock system, with records from waters upstream of the first rapids.
Floor and movement space
A floor area of 45.0 × 38.0 cm suits an adult group.
Same-species behaviour
Keep a group of 6.