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Corydoras oiapoquensis

Fishes › Catfish (Siluriformes) › Callichthyidae (Corydoras and armored catfish)

Aquarium hobby

Experience: Beginner

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FamilyCorydoras and armored catfish

Adult lengthup to 2.2 in

WaterFreshwater

Care at a glance

Species care notes

Tank: a base of at least 18 × 15 in (roughly 13 US gallons); space needed is rated “modest tank”.
Water: a fairly wide range, from slightly acidic to slightly alkaline, 73–82 °F, pH 6–7.2, 2–15 dGH.
Behaviour: temperament peaceful; a shoaling fish best kept in a group.
Difficulty: Easy (Seriously Fish rating).

Short excerpts from the species profile:

Setup: “Use a substrate of fine sand and provide shelter in the form of smooth rocks and chunks of bogwood.”
Diet: “Will accept most sinking dried foods, as well as small live and frozen varieties such as bloodworm, brine shrimp and chopped earthworm.”
Tankmates: “Very peaceful and suitable for many community tanks.”
Breeding: “Can be bred in a similar fashion to many other Corydoras species.”

From the Seriously Fish profile for this species, which has the full habitat, maintenance, diet, behaviour and breeding write-up 167

Understanding the animal

In the wild

From this species’ own FishBase record (habitat, bottom type, water and breeding data), not its family. Wild conditions are context, not enclosure settings.¹

Where it lives	Lives in freshwater. Stays near the bottom. Although quite abundant, it has not been found anywhere else except upstream of the first rapids. Sympatric with C. condiscipulus.
Climate	Tropical climate.

FishBase species summary: Corydoras oiapoquensis

Native climate (measured)

Warm-season highs	about 90°F (up to 90°F in the hottest sampled areas)
Cool-season lows	about 69°F (down to 68°F in the coldest sampled areas)
Average temperature	78–78°F across sampled records
Relative humidity	82–83% on average (driest month about 77%)
Rainfall	about 2722 mm a year

Measured at 10 wild occurrence records sampled against WorldClim 2.1 climate data (1970–2000 averages). Air conditions in the range are ecological context, not enclosure settings: microhabitats such as burrows, leaf litter or basking rocks can be cooler, warmer or more humid.

Data and studies

The numbers

Each bar is what one source reports. Where several sources weigh in, the dashed gold band marks their average.

Adult length

Average of sources2in

FishBase 1641.8

Seriously Fish species profiles 1672.2

Maximum recorded length. Measured as standard length (snout to the base of the tail, not counting the tail fin). Fish in home aquariums often stay smaller than wild records.

Sources for this sheet

FishBase (Froese & Pauly, eds.), version 24.07 Peer-reviewed researchThe global scientific database on fishes, maintained by a consortium of research institutions; every value is referenced.
Seriously Fish species profiles Experienced keeper or breederLong-running aquarium reference written and peer-checked by experienced fishkeepers and ichthyologists; each profile covers habitat, tank size, water, diet, behaviour and breeding.