Pepper Cory
Corydoras habrosus weitzman 1960 salt and pepper cory etymology.
Pepper cory. Blue leopard corydoras peppered catfish peppered cory adult size. The male is smaller than the female and in proportion to body length the dorsal fin and pectoral fins are longer on the male than the female. Pepper cory north carolina united states quilt teacher designer writer.
The salt and pepper cory gets to about 75 inches 2 cm in size and does well when kept in groups in tanks with lots of plants and softer substrates. Earl grey rajah is hard at work testing one of pepper s quilts. Pepper corys relish live foods but also do well with frozen flake granules and even pellet or tablet foods.
This fish species reaches about 5 9 centimetres 2 3 in sl. From the ancient greek ἁβρός habrós meaning graceful delicate. Corydoras paleatus also known as.
View my complete profile. Most of the available fish are captive bred specifically for the trade but wild caught specimens are occasionally available and are much more vividly coloured. The salt and pepper cory corydoras habrosus is one of the three pygmy corydoras species c.
Paleatus has been known to produce sound. Males 2 5 inches 6 5 cm females 3 inches 7 5 cm lifespan. 72 78 degrees f 22 26 degrees c tankmates.
To 12 degrees dgh temperature. Pepper cory diet and feeding. 5 years minimum tank size.
Blog archive 2020 7 december 1 the poo bah says november 1 july 1 may 1 february 1 january 2 2019 2 december 1. If you ve been wanting to try a particular pattern or quilting technique now you can receive hands on instruction in pepper s new the quilt studio. Corydoras paleatus is found in the amazon basin and feeds on worms crustaceans insects and plant matter.
The pepper catfish corydoras paleatus also known as the peppered cory or the blue leopard corydoras is a peaceful catfish that is one of the most popular corydoras to keep. What do you want to learn. It is native to uruguay and brazil though there have been reports of populations in several other south american countries.
It does this by. From the ancient greek κόρυς korus meaning helmet and δορά dora meaning skin hide of an animal in allusion to the rows of bony plates on the flanks of genus members. Enjoy pepper s humorous look at the myths surrounding artistic creativity.
Live foods can include bloodworms brine shrimp tubifex and white worms.