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.
Gray corydoras | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Callichthyidae |
Genus: | Corydoras |
Species: | C. griseus
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Binomial name | |
Corydoras griseus Holly, 1940
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Aquarium care
editThis 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
edit- Exotic Tropical Fishes; by H. Axelrod, C. Emmens, W. Burgess, N. Pronek
- fishwise.co.za
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Corydoras griseus". FishBase. December 2011 version.