Salt and pepper catfish

Salt and pepper catfish
Salt and Pepper catfish
Corydoras habrosus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Callichthyidae
Subfamily: Corydoradinae
Genus: Corydoras
Species: C. habrosus
Binomial name
Corydoras habrosus
Weitzman, 1960

The salt and pepper catfish, Corydoras habrosus, is a tropical freshwater fish belonging to the Corydoradinae sub-family of the Callichthyidae family. It originates in inland waters in South America, and is found in the Upper Orinoco River basin in Venezuela and Colombia. It was originally described by S.H. Weitzman in 1960.

Corydoras Habrosus
Corydoras Habrosus

The fish will grow in length up to 0.75 inches (2.0 centimeters). It lives in a tropical climate in water with a 6.0 - 8.0 pH, a water hardness of 2 - 25 dGH, and a temperature of 77 °F (25 °C). It feeds on worms, benthic crustaceans, insects, and plant matter. In captivity, it deposits eggs in plants near the substrate, particularly on the underside of the leaves. Eggs are rarely placed on the top of the leaves. The spawning male protects the female from other males attempting to spawn with her. This fish is also a bottom dweller. It doesn't stray too far above the base of the tank or rivers.

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