Corydoras griseus
Corydoras griseus, the gray corydoras, is a small catfish of the corydoras genus. Its natural range is in the Brazilian Amazon region in small tributary streams.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Callichthyidae |
| Genus: | Corydoras |
| Species: | C. griseus |
| Binomial name | |
| Corydoras griseus Holly, 1940 | |
Aquarium care
This fish requires slightly alkaline water of about 25 °C (77 °F) with a sandy bottom and many hiding places. It needs regular live-food feedings, though it will pick up and eat dried food off the bottom.
References
- Exotic Tropical Fishes; by H. Axelrod, C. Emmens, W. Burgess, N. Pronek
- fishwise.co.za
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). "Corydoras griseus" in FishBase. December 2011 version.
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